Adaptation. (2002) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Spike Jonze.

Cast

• Nicolas Cage as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
• Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean
• Chris Cooper as John Laroche
• Tilda Swinton as Valerie Thomas
• Jay Tavare as Matthew Osceola
• Litefoot as Russell
• Roger Willie as Randy
• Jim Beaver as Ranger Tony
• Cara Seymour as Amelia Kavan
• Doug Jones as Augustus Margary
• Gary Farmer as Buster Baxley
• Peter Jason as Defense Attorney
• Gregory Itzin as Prosecutor
• Curtis Hanson as Orlean's Husband
• Agnes NaDene Baddoo as Orlean Dinner Guest
• Paul Fortune as Orlean Dinner Guest
• Paul Jasmin as Orlean Dinner Guest
• Lisa Love as Orlean Dinner Guest
• Wendy Mogel as Orlean Dinner Guest
• David O. Russell as Orlean Dinner Guest
• Judy Greer as Alice the Waitress
• Maggie Gyllenhaal as Caroline Cunningham
• Bob Stephenson as David
• Bob Yerkes as Charles Darwin
• Lynn Court as Laroche’s Dad
• Roger E. Fanter as Laroche’s Uncle
• Sandra Lee Gimpel as Laroche’s Mom
• Caron Colvett as Laroche’s Wife
• Larry Krask as EMT
• Ron Livingston as Marty Bowen
• Brian Cox as Robert McKee
• John Etter as McKee Lecture Attendee
• Ray Berrios as Police Officer
• Nancy Lenehan as Kaufman’s Mother
• John Cusack as John Cusack (uncredited)
• Catherine Keener as Catherine Keener (uncredited)
• John Malkovich as John Malkovich (uncredited)
• Curt Clendenin as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
• Donald Dowd as Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Crew

• Jonathan Demme — Producer
• Vincent Landay — Producer
• Lance Acord — Director of Photography
• Edward Saxon — Producer
• Charlie Kaufman — Screenplay
• Spike Jonze — Director
• Susan Orlean — Novel
• Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer

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