Adaptation. is a movie directed by Spike Jonze in 2002 and inspired by the book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, first published in 1998. The movie features Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cara Seymour, and others.
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Storyline
The self-loathing Charlie Kaufman is hired to write the screenplay adaptation of Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief. Too shy and socially awkward to speak with her upon arriving at her office and after he received the surprising news that Donald’s spec script for a cliché psychological thriller, The 3, is selling for six or seven figures, Charlie resorts to attending McKee’s seminar in New York and asks him for advice.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
115
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1998
Pages
284
Book Rate
7.38
S: Goodreads
Book
The Orchid Thief
Author: Susan Orlean
Country: USA
First published in: 1998
Length: 284 pages
Genre: Biography
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“I don't do a comic book thinking there is a movie. I just want it to be as good a comic book as it can be.”
FRANK MILLER (Author)
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