
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'.

as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

as Susan Orlean

as John Laroche

as Valerie Thomas

as Matthew Osceola

as Russell

as Randy

as Ranger Tony

as Amelia Kavan

as Augustus Margary

as Buster Baxley

as Defense Attorney

as Prosecutor

as Orlean's Husband

as Orlean Dinner Guest

as Orlean Dinner Guest

as Orlean Dinner Guest

as Orlean Dinner Guest

as Orlean Dinner Guest

as Orlean Dinner Guest

as Alice the Waitress

as Caroline Cunningham

as David

as Charles Darwin

as Laroche’s Dad

as Laroche’s Uncle

as Laroche’s Mom

as Laroche’s Wife

as EMT

as Marty Bowen

as Robert McKee

as McKee Lecture Attendee

as Police Officer

as Kaufman’s Mother

as John Cusack (uncredited)

as Catherine Keener (uncredited)

as John Malkovich (uncredited)

as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

as Cafe Customer (uncredited)