Spike Jonze’s debut feature film is a love story mix of comedy and fantasy. The story is about an unsuccessful puppeteer named Craig, who one day at work finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters it’s mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
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John Malkovich | John Horatio Malkovich |
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John Cusack | Craig Schwartz |
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Cameron Diaz | Lotte Schwartz |
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Mary Kay Place | Floris |
| Orson Bean | Dr. Lester | |
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Catherine Keener | Maxine Lund |
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Octavia Spencer | Woman in Elevator |
| Ned Bellamy | Derek Mantini | |
| Eric Weinstein | Father at Puppet Show | |
| Madison Lanc | Daughter at Puppet Show | |
| K.K. Dodds | Wendy | |
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Reginald C. Hayes | Don |
| Byrne Piven | Captain Mertin | |
| Judith Wetzell | Tiny Woman | |
| Kevin Carroll | Cab Driver | |
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Willie Garson | Guy in Restaurant |
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W. Earl Brown | First J.M. Inc. Customer |
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Charlie Sheen | Charlie |
| Gerald Emerick | Sad Man in Line | |
| Bill M. Ryusaki | Mr. Hiroshi | |
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Spike Jonze | Derek Mantini's Assistant for Emily Dickinson Puppet |
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Sean Penn | Himself |
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Brad Pitt | Himself |
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David Fincher | Christopher Bing |
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 |
Crew |
| Ryan Arndt | Special Effects |
| John E. Gray | Special Effects |
| John Ziegler | Special Effects |
| Jason Barnett | Special Effects |
Directing |
| Spike Jonze | Director |
Editing |
| Eric Zumbrunnen | Editor |
Production |
| Charlie Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Michael Kuhn | Executive Producer |
| Steve Golin | Producer |
| Vincent Landay | Producer |
| Sandy Stern | Producer |
| Michael Stipe | Producer |
| Justine Baddeley | Casting |
| Kim Davis | Casting |
Sound |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Joseph A. Brennan | Sound Engineer |