Cinematic background from Adaptation. 2002 - Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

Adaptation.

2002

Comedy, Drama

Directors:
Spike Jonze
Writers:
Charlie Kaufman, Susan Orlean
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Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman in a white shirt is writing on a paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – Two people in the woods , one of whom is laying on the ground and the other is kissing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – Cars driving down a street lined with palm trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person talking to another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An older woman talking on a phone while laying on a couch; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man with long black hair wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A group of men standing on a dirt road; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person wearing a blue sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An old man writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman standing in front of a counter in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A large group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – Two people sitting in the back of a van; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An older man sitting on top of a wooden stool on a stage; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An older man sitting next to a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man standing on top of an escalator at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – Two men sitting at a table in front of a glass of beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman with red hair wearing a white shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man with long hair talking to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A van parked on the beach at night with palm trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man standing in front of an audience on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman's face with a green leaf in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man in a hat driving a car at night; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man sitting in the drivers seat of a car while smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man and a woman laying in a bed at night; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A view of a city street with cars driving down the road; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An audience is sitting in front of a man on a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man standing in front of a group of people on a dirt road; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man and a woman snuggling in the dark; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An older man standing on a stage holding an object; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An older man standing on a stage holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – Two women sitting at a table in front of a large window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman laying on the ground talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person sitting in front of another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man with a beard is looking over a rock; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A car driving down a road surrounded by trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person with a baby; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person wearing a hat and smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – Two women sitting at a dinner table talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – Two men are sleeping on the ground in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A group of people sitting at a table with wine glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man sitting in the water holding a fishing pole; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An older man smoking a cigarette in front of a television; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man and a woman in the woods with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – Nicolas cage looking at the camera with flowers in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man standing in the middle of a forest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man and a woman are talking in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man sitting at a table in front of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A couple of men standing next to each other in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person wearing a hat looking out a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A young woman looking into a mirror with her hands on her chest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man driving a car on the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man in a hat sitting in the drivers seat of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man in a green shirt is talking to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person looking at a flower; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman standing in front of an elevator with her head turned to the side; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on the floor; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man with long black hair wearing a green t - shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man looking at himself in a mirror; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man standing in the middle of a destroyed area; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person smiling with flowers in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – An older man sitting on top of a wooden stool on a stage; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man sitting on top of a couch next to a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A person sleeping on a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A man laying on a couch talking on a cell phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman talking on a phone while sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman standing in an elevator in front of the new yorker logo; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A woman holding a paintbrush while standing next to a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Adaptation.” (2002), directed by Spike Jonze – A group of people sitting on the ground in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle