A troubled screenwriter writing an adaptation written by a troubled screenwriter writing an adaptation. Charlie Kaufman's insanely genius script, based on Susan Orlean's novel The Orchid Thief said as much about the writer's own neuroses and anxieties about Hollywood as it did the character's, played with compelling self-loathing by Nicholas Cage. Spike Jonze (in only his second film after Being John Malcovich) expertly oversaw acting talents Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton and Chris Cooper as they flirted with the psychedelic borders of a seriously labyrinthine script. -Flicks.co.nz's Top 50 Films of the Decade.
I apologise, we feel bad, but there's no trailer available. ~Ed.
Isn't it great that flicks.co.nz has these old movies too.
.. who writes a script about himself as a scriptwriter and his alter-ego writing the script of the movie we're actually watching, which is also about a book. Would have been a five if the script didn't try to cram so many different storylines in - it made it much too busy to recommend with five stars. But I still loved the whole thing.
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Tuesday, 1st Jan 2002.
Release date: January 1st 2002.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
