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"Adaptation" (2002)
Also Known As: "The Millionaire's Hothouse" and
"The Orchid Thief"
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Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour
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Despite the success of his first produced script, "Being John Malkovich," for which he received an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay, Charlie Kaufman is plagued by insecurities, both in his career and his personal life... When he is hired to adapt "The Orchid Thief," a nonfiction book about a fanatical orchid breeder, John Laroche, he is completely stumped... Though, on the surface, the book is about Laroche’s flower poaching adventures in the Florida Everglades, on another level.. it’s also about the desire in all of us to experience passion... This longing plagues the book’s author, Susan Orlean and, Charlie realizes, himself as well. Charlie’s twin brother, Donald Kaufman, only makes things worse when he moves in with Charlie and announces he’s going to be a screenwriter too... As Charlie battles his severe case of writer’s block, Donald cheerily types away on a script about a serial killer with multiple-personality disorder. Donald’s script immediately sells, making him the “hot” new writer in town. As if Charlie wasn’t feeling bad enough, Donald is also getting laid regularly, while Charlie can’t even get to first base... Then, one day, Charlie has a last ditch inspiration... He’ll use his own dilemma as a framework for the script about Laroche and Orlean. But as the words start to flow, and the story takes shape, Charlie inadvertently sets in motion a chain of events impacting on the lives of all the characters...
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The creative team behind "Being John Malkovich," screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze, tops the strangeness of that film with their newest collaboration, the very bizarre and unconventional movie, "Adaptation"
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"Adaptation" is the story of a writer (Charlie Kaufman) who struggles with writer's block while trying to get a handle on adapting "The Orchid Thief," a successful book about flowers, into a workable screenplay... Out of desperation, Kaufman inserts himself into the story and the adaptation of the novel becomes a screenplay.. about adapting the book (sounds confusing, doesn't it?) The finished product, "Adaptation," is one of the most interesting and innovative films of 2002...
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The real author of "The Orchid Thief" - Susan Orlean - was initially shocked to read she was a character in the movie version of her book. .."I thought the script was completely strange and yet, wonderful," said Orlean, adding, "But the important thing is that, in the end, this was the perfect thing to have happened to this book. It has become more of a character in the movie than the actual basis for the movie."...
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When Orlean was informed Meryl Streep would be portraying her in "Adaptation," she was elated... 25 years ago the two women had worked on "The Deer Hunter" but had never been formally introduced... It was the only film Orlean ever appeared in as an extra and Meryl Streep was one of the movie's stars... "It somehow seemed like karma that she was going to play me... To have such a great actress wanting to play a character based on you is thrilling," explains Orlean....
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2006-07-31 18:27:11
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