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Nicolas Cage in Adaptation. (2002)

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Adaptation.

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Director

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  • Spike Jonze
    Spike Jonze

Writers

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(WGA)
  • Susan Orlean
    Susan Orlean
    book "The Orchid Thief"
  • Charlie Kaufman
    Charlie Kaufman
    screenplay

Cast

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  • Nicolas Cage at an event for Drive Angry (2011)
    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    Charlie Kaufman
    /Donald Kaufman
  • Tilda Swinton at an event for I Am Love (2009)
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    Valerie Thomas
  • Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    Susan Orlean
  • Chris Cooper at an event for The Tempest (2010)
    Chris Cooper
    Chris Cooper
    John Laroche
  • Jay Tavare
    Jay Tavare
    Jay Tavare
    Matthew Osceola
  • Litefoot in Kull: The Conqueror (1997)
    Litefoot
    Litefoot
    Russell
    (as G. Paul Davis)
  • Roger Willie at an event for Windtalkers (2002)
    Roger Willie
    Roger Willie
    Randy
  • Jim Beaver
    Jim Beaver
    Jim Beaver
    Ranger Tony
  • Cara Seymour at an event for Evergreen (2004)
    Cara Seymour
    Cara Seymour
    Amelia Kavan
  • Doug Jones at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    Doug Jones
    Doug Jones
    Augustus Margary
  • Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Ranger Steve Neely
    (scenes deleted)
  • Gary Farmer
    Gary Farmer
    Gary Farmer
    Buster Baxley
  • Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    Defense Attorney
  • Gregory Itzin at an event for The Change-Up (2011)
    Gregory Itzin
    Gregory Itzin
    Prosecutor
  • Curtis Hanson
    Curtis Hanson
    Curtis Hanson
    Orlean's Husband
  • Agnes NaDene Baddoo
    Agnes NaDene Baddoo
    Orlean Dinner Guest
    (as Agnes Badoo)
  • Paul Fortune at an event for Marie Antoinette (2006)
    Paul Fortune
    Paul Fortune
    Orlean Dinner Guest
  • Paul Jasmin
    Paul Jasmin
    Orlean Dinner Guest
  • Lisa Love at an event for The September Issue (2009)
    Lisa Love
    Lisa Love
    Orlean Dinner Guest
  • Wendy Mogel
    Wendy Mogel
    Orlean Dinner Guest
  • David O. Russell
    David O. Russell
    David O. Russell
    Orlean Dinner Guest
  • Judy Greer
    Judy Greer
    Judy Greer
    Alice the Waitress
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Caroline Cunningham
  • Bob Stephenson in The Forgotten (2009)
    Bob Stephenson
    Bob Stephenson
    David
  • Bob Yerkes
    Bob Yerkes
    Charles Darwin
  • Lynn Court
    Lynn Court
    Laroche's Dad
  • Roger E. Fanter
    Roger E. Fanter
    Laroche's Uncle Jim
  • Sandra Lee Gimpel
    Sandra Lee Gimpel
    Sandra Lee Gimpel
    Laroche's Mom
    (as Sandra Gimpel)
  • Caron Colvett
    Caron Colvett
    Laroche's Wife
  • Larry Krask
    Larry Krask
    EMT
  • Ron Livingston at an event for The Oscars (2015)
    Ron Livingston
    Ron Livingston
    Marty Bowen
  • Brian Cox: June 1
    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    Robert McKee
  • John Etter
    John Etter
    McKee Lecture Attendee
  • Ray Berrios
    Ray Berrios
    Police Officer
  • Nancy Lenehan
    Nancy Lenehan
    Nancy Lenehan
    Kaufman's Mother
    (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Susan Orlean
    Susan Orlean
    Susan Orlean
    Woman in Supermarket
    (scenes deleted)
  • Lance Acord
    Lance Acord
    Lance Acord
    Self
    (uncredited)
  • Brigitte Bogle
    Brigitte Bogle
    Teenage Orlean
    (uncredited)
  • Ryan Bosch
    Ryan Bosch
    Partygoer
    (uncredited)
  • Jan Citron
    Jan Citron
    Jan Citron
    Flower Shop Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Curt Clendenin
    Curt Clendenin
    Curt Clendenin
    Restaurant Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Tony Collucci
    Tony Collucci
    Guy in Diner
    (uncredited)
  • Lathan Crowe
    Lathan Crowe
    Orchid Vendor
    (uncredited)
  • John Cusack in Utopia (2020)
    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    (uncredited)
  • Donald Dowd
    Donald Dowd
    Donald Dowd
    Cafe Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Chip Godwin, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Megan Edwards and Casey Strand ("The Dry Spell") at the 2005 Slamdance Film Festival, Park City, Utah.
    Chip Godwin
    Chip Godwin
    Bicycle Messenger
    (uncredited)
  • Spike Jonze at an event for Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)
    Spike Jonze
    Spike Jonze
    Self
    (uncredited)
  • Spencer Kayden
    Spencer Kayden
    Café Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    (uncredited)
  • Jake Magnuson
    Jake Magnuson
    Cafe Customer
    (uncredited)
  • John Malkovich at an event for Beowulf (2007)
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    Self
    (uncredited)
  • Thomas Patrick Smith
    Thomas Patrick Smith
    Thomas Patrick Smith
    Thomas Patrick Smith
    (uncredited)
  • Rheagan Wallace
    Rheagan Wallace
    Rheagan Wallace
    Kim Canetti
    (uncredited)
  • Anne Zogby
    Anne Zogby
    Wardrobe Supervisor
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Jonathan Demme
    Jonathan Demme
    producer
  • Charlie Kaufman
    Charlie Kaufman
    executive producer
  • Vincent Landay
    Vincent Landay
    producer
  • Peter Saraf
    Peter Saraf
    executive producer
  • Edward Saxon
    Edward Saxon
    producer

Composer

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  • Carter Burwell
    Carter Burwell

Cinematographer

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  • Lance Acord
    Lance Acord
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Eric Zumbrunnen
    Eric Zumbrunnen

Casting

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  • Justine Arteta
    Justine Arteta
    casting director (as Justine Baddeley)
  • Kim Davis-Wagner
    Kim Davis-Wagner

Production Designer

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  • K.K. Barrett
    K.K. Barrett

Art Director

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  • Peter Andrus
    Peter Andrus

Set Decorator

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  • Gene Serdena
    Gene Serdena

Costume Designer

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  • Casey Storm
    Casey Storm

Makeup Department

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  • Lynn Barber
    Lynn Barber
    makeup artist
  • Joseph Coscia
    Joseph Coscia
    hair stylist
  • Tony Gardner
    Tony Gardner
    special makeup designer: Artist's Asylum
  • Isabel Harkins
    Isabel Harkins
    makeup artist
  • Joel Harlow
    Joel Harlow
    makeup department head
  • Vance Hartwell
    Vance Hartwell
    special makeup effects artist
  • J. Roy Helland
    J. Roy Helland
    hair stylist: Meryl Streep / makeup artist: Meryl Streep
  • Jessica Huebner
    Jessica Huebner
    special makeup effects project manager: Artist's Asylum
  • Scott Malchus
    Scott Malchus
    special makeup effects producer: Artist's Asylum
  • Roz Music
    Roz Music
    hair department head

Production Management

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  • Desmond Cannon
    Desmond Cannon
    post-production supervisor / studio executive post-production
  • Maria K. Chavez
    Maria K. Chavez
    production supervisor: second unit
  • Kevin Flatow
    Kevin Flatow
    assistant production manager
  • Shoshana Horowitz
    Shoshana Horowitz
    production supervisor: second unit
  • Karen Koch
    Karen Koch
    unit production manager
  • Andrew J. Sacks
    Andrew J. Sacks
    production supervisor
  • Tobin Armbrust
    Tobin Armbrust
    executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Dan Bradley
    Dan Bradley
    second unit director
  • Brian Moon
    Brian Moon
    first assistant director: Florida Unit
  • Brian O'Kelley
    Brian O'Kelley
    second assistant director
  • David K. Riebel
    David K. Riebel
    second assistant director: second unit (as Dave Riebel)
  • Nick Satriano
    Nick Satriano
    first assistant director: second unit
  • Gregory J. Smith
    Gregory J. Smith
    second second assistant director
  • Matthew D. Smith
    Matthew D. Smith
    second assistant director: second unit
  • Thomas Patrick Smith
    Thomas Patrick Smith
    first assistant director

Art Department

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  • Jess Anscott
    Jess Anscott
    stand-by greensperson
  • Lynn Christopher
    Lynn Christopher
    set designer
  • Peter Davidson
    Peter Davidson
    set designer (as Peter R. Davidson)
  • Robert Davis
    Robert Davis
    labor foreman
  • James A. Fleming
    James A. Fleming
    swing gang (as Jamie Fleming)
  • Chris Forster
    Chris Forster
    construction coordinator
  • Jeffrey Paul Johnson
    Jeffrey Paul Johnson
    property master
  • Christian Kastner
    Christian Kastner
    on-set dresser
  • Michael Leblovic
    Michael Leblovic
    lead painter
  • Patti McNulty
    Patti McNulty
    art department coordinator (as Patricia McNulty)

Sound Department

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  • David Bach
    David Bach
    adr editor
  • Richard Beggs
    Richard Beggs
    sound designer
  • David Franklin Bergad
    David Franklin Bergad
    dialogue editor (as David Bergad)
  • David A. Cohen
    David A. Cohen
    dialogue editor
  • Lawrence L. Commans
    Lawrence L. Commans
    boom operator
  • Mark DeSimone
    Mark DeSimone
    adr mixer / adr engineer (uncredited)
  • Mark Fay
    Mark Fay
    boom operator (as Mark W. Fay)
  • Bruno Frascà
    Bruno Frascà
    sound recordist
  • Lora Hirschberg
    Lora Hirschberg
    re-recording mixer
  • Michael Kirchberger
    Michael Kirchberger
    supervising sound editor

Special Effects

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  • Paul Barnes
    Paul Barnes
    lead moldmaker: Artist's Asylum
  • Gary D'Amico
    Gary D'Amico
    special effects coordinator
  • Conor McCullagh
    Conor McCullagh
    alligator puppeteer (as Connor McCullagh)
  • Paul Salamoff
    Paul Salamoff
    effects technician: Artist's Asylum
  • James Ferguson
    James Ferguson
    special makeup effects coordinator (uncredited)
  • Michael Gaspar
    Michael Gaspar
    special effects coordinator: second unit (uncredited)
  • Chris Jones
    Chris Jones
    special effects technician (uncredited)
  • Bryan Sides
    Bryan Sides
    studio coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects

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  • John Allardice
    John Allardice
    digital artist: Digital Domain
  • Richard Björlin
    Richard Björlin
    visual effects producer: Digital Domain
  • Cris Blyth
    Cris Blyth
    digital artist: Digital Domain
  • Shannan Burkley
    Shannan Burkley
    matte painter: Digital Domain
  • Jodi Campanaro
    Jodi Campanaro
    digital compositor: Digital Domain
  • David Crawford
    David Crawford
    digital compositor: Gray Matter FX
  • Jean-Marc Demmer
    Jean-Marc Demmer
    digital compositor: Digital Domain
  • Sean Devereaux
    Sean Devereaux
    visual effects compositor: Digital Domain
  • Leslie Ekker
    Leslie Ekker
    visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain
  • Paul Graff
    Paul Graff
    2D artist: Gray Matter FX

Stunts

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  • Rick Barker
    Rick Barker
    stunts
  • Dan Bradley
    Dan Bradley
    stunt coordinator
  • Chris Carnel
    Chris Carnel
    stunt double: Chris Cooper
  • Julie Janney
    Julie Janney
    stunt double: Meryl Streep
  • Lane Leavitt
    Lane Leavitt
    stunts
  • Norb Phillips
    Norb Phillips
    stunts (as Norbert Phillips)
  • Darrin Prescott
    Darrin Prescott
    stunts
  • Scott Rogers
    Scott Rogers
    stunts
  • Eddie Yansick
    Eddie Yansick
    stunt double: Nicolas Cage
  • Daniel W. Barringer
    Daniel W. Barringer
    stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Michael Adler
    Michael Adler
    chief lighting technician (as Mike Adler)
  • Rebecca Allen
    Rebecca Allen
    video playback
  • Danny Anderson
    Danny Anderson
    dolly grip (as Danny M. Anderson)
  • Nina Chien
    Nina Chien
    second assistant camera
  • Keith B. Davis
    Keith B. Davis
    first assistant camera: "b" camera: re-shoots
  • James Fealy
    James Fealy
    director of photography: second unit
  • Jamie Felz
    Jamie Felz
    first assistant camera
  • Jim Frohna
    Jim Frohna
    gaffer: second unit
  • Alexander Griffiths
    Alexander Griffiths
    second grip (as Pie Griffiths)
  • Zoli Hajdu
    Zoli Hajdu
    dolly grip

Animation Department

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  • Beau Cameron
    Beau Cameron
    CG character animator: bee sequence, Gray Matter FX

Casting Department

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  • Cate Engel
    Cate Engel
    casting associate
  • Kelly Hunt
    Kelly Hunt
    extras casting
  • Rich King
    Rich King
    extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Anita Louise Brown
    Anita Louise Brown
    costumer (as Anita Brown)
  • Shari Gray
    Shari Gray
    wardrobe supervisor (as Shari D. Gray)
  • Stacy Horn
    Stacy Horn
    wardrobe supervisor (as Stacy M. Horn)
  • Marina Marit
    Marina Marit
    set costumer
  • Ann Roth
    Ann Roth
    costume designer: Meryl Streep
  • Debbie Travis
    Debbie Travis
    costumer (as Deborah Travis)

Editorial Department

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  • Greg Curry
    Greg Curry
    colorist: dailies
  • Nathan R. Fitzgerald
    Nathan R. Fitzgerald
    assistant editor (as Nathan FitzGerald)
  • Bob Fredrickson
    Bob Fredrickson
    color timer
  • Chris Lamie
    Chris Lamie
    colorist: digital color correction
  • Larry Law
    Larry Law
    additional editor
  • Eric Osmond
    Eric Osmond
    first assistant editor
  • Mark Todd Osborne
    Mark Todd Osborne
    additional colorist (uncredited)
  • Curtis Schultz
    Curtis Schultz
    post-production assistant (uncredited)
  • Peter Tackaberry
    Peter Tackaberry
    assistant editor (uncredited)
  • Corinne Villa
    Corinne Villa
    assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

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  • Kent James Stewart Barber
    Kent James Stewart Barber
    assistant location manager
  • Rick Schuler
    Rick Schuler
    location manager
  • Carson Turner
    Carson Turner
    assistant location manager
  • Francisco Aragon
    Francisco Aragon
    location scout (uncredited)
  • Scott Fitzgerald
    Scott Fitzgerald
    location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Michael Farrow
    Michael Farrow
    music scoring mixer
  • Bryan Lawson
    Bryan Lawson
    assistant music editor
  • Sandra Park
    Sandra Park
    orchestra contractor
  • John Patitucci
    John Patitucci
    musician
  • Robert Rinehart
    Robert Rinehart
    musician: viola
  • Adam Milo Smalley
    Adam Milo Smalley
    music editor
  • Jason Stasium
    Jason Stasium
    digital score recordist
  • Evan Barker
    Evan Barker
    copyist (uncredited)
  • Erik Charlston
    Erik Charlston
    musician: percussion (uncredited)
  • Tony Finno
    Tony Finno
    music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Chiemi Karasawa
    Chiemi Karasawa
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

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  • Chris Basso
    Chris Basso
    Production Van Driver/Operator / driver (uncredited)
  • Griff Ruggles
    Griff Ruggles
    transportation coordinator
  • Robbie Stinton
    Robbie Stinton
    transportation captain (as Robby Stinton)
  • Michael 'Crash' Anderson
    Michael 'Crash' Anderson
    driver (uncredited)
  • Carlos Bernal
    Carlos Bernal
    driver (uncredited)
  • Mike Buenfil
    Mike Buenfil
    driver (uncredited)
  • Mike J. Dawson
    Mike J. Dawson
    driver (uncredited)
  • John Dixon
    John Dixon
    driver: Nicolas Cage (uncredited)
  • J. Armin Garza II
    J. Armin Garza II
    driver: camera car (uncredited)
  • Bill Gay
    Bill Gay
    driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Wendy Altman-Cohen
    Wendy Altman-Cohen
    principal eyewear
  • Neda Armian
    Neda Armian
    production executive
  • Anzhey Barantsevich
    Anzhey Barantsevich
    accountant: Gray Matter FX
  • Michael Berry
    Michael Berry
    medic (as Michael R. Berry)
  • Gary Bevans
    Gary Bevans
    production assistant
  • Jonilyn Bisset
    Jonilyn Bisset
    assistant production accountant (as Jonilyn Bissett)
  • Stephen Bures
    Stephen Bures
    assistant: Nicolas Cage
  • Marc Coppola
    Marc Coppola
    body double: Kaufman Twin
  • Marlena De Fabrizio
    Marlena De Fabrizio
    production assistant
  • Amanda Farinos
    Amanda Farinos
    production assistant

Thanks

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  • Francis Ford Coppola
    Francis Ford Coppola
    special thanks (as Francis)
  • Roman Coppola
    Roman Coppola
    special thanks (as Roman)
  • Sofia Coppola
    Sofia Coppola
    special thanks (as Sofia)
  • John Cusack
    John Cusack
    special thanks
  • Andy Jenkins
    Andy Jenkins
    special thanks
  • Charlie Kaufman
    Charlie Kaufman
    in loving memory
  • Donald Kaufman
    Donald Kaufman
    in memory of
  • John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    special thanks
  • John Ptak
    John Ptak
    special thanks

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