Charlie Kaufman is 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'.
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
