Charlie Kaufman (Cage) writes the way he lives, with great difficulty. His twin brother Donald (also Cage) lives the way he writes, with foolish abandon. Susan (Streep) writes about life, but can't live it. John's (Cooper) life is a book, waiting to be adapted. One story. Four lives. A million ways it can end.
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Nicolas Cage | Charlie/Donald Kaufman |
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Meryl Streep | Susan Orlean |
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Chris Cooper | John Laroche |
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Tilda Swinton | Valerie Thomas |
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Cara Seymour | Amelia Kavan |
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Ron Livingston | Marty Bowen |
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Brian Cox | Robert McKee |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal | Caroline Cunningham |
| Jay Tavare | Matthew Osceola | |
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Jim Beaver | Ranger Tony |
Art |
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| K.K. Barrett | Production Design |
| Peter Andrus | Art Direction |
| Gene Serdena | Set Decoration |
Camera |
| Lance Acord | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up |
| Casey Storm | Costume Design |
Directing |
| Spike Jonze | Director |
Editing |
| Eric Zumbrunnen | Editor |
Production |
| Jonathan Demme | Producer |
| Edward Saxon | Producer |
| Vincent Landay | Producer |
| Justine Baddeley | Casting |
Writing |
| Susan Orlean | Author |
| Charlie Kaufman | Screenplay |