Cast & crew
Adaptation. (2002)
Directed by Spike Jonze Written by Charlie Kaufman
Cast
| Roger Willie | Randy |
| Nicolas Cage | Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman |
| Meryl Streep | Susan Orlean |
| Chris Cooper | John Laroche |
| Tilda Swinton | Valerie Thomas |
| Jay Tavare | Matthew Osceola |
| Litefoot | Russell |
| Jim Beaver | Ranger Tony |
| Cara Seymour | Amelia Kavan |
| Agnes NaDene Baddoo | Orlean Dinner Guest |
| Paul Fortune | Orlean Dinner Guest |
| Paul Jasmin | Orlean Dinner Guest |
| Lisa Love | Orlean Dinner Guest |
| Doug Jones | Augustus Margary |
| Gary Farmer | Buster Baxley |
| Peter Jason | Defense Attorney |
| Gregory Itzin | Prosecutor |
| Curtis Hanson | Orlean's Husband |
| Wendy Mogel | Orlean Dinner Guest |
| Lynn Court | Laroche’s Dad |
| Roger E. Fanter | Laroche’s Uncle |
| Sandra Lee Gimpel | Laroche’s Mom |
| David O. Russell | Orlean Dinner Guest |
| Judy Greer | Alice the Waitress |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | Caroline Cunningham |
| Bob Stephenson | David |
| Bob Yerkes | Charles Darwin |
| Caron Colvett | Laroche’s Wife |
| Larry Krask | EMT |
| John Etter | McKee Lecture Attendee |
| Ray Berrios | Police Officer |
| Ron Livingston | Marty Bowen |
| Brian Cox | Robert McKee |
| Nancy Lenehan | Kaufman’s Mother |
| John Cusack | John Cusack (uncredited) |
| Catherine Keener | Catherine Keener (uncredited) |
| Curt Clendenin | Restaurant Customer (uncredited) |
| Donald Dowd | Cafe Customer (uncredited) |
| John Malkovich | John Malkovich (uncredited) |
Crew
| Vincent Landay | Producer |
| Gene Serdena | Set Decoration |
| Lance Acord | Director of Photography |
| Jonathan Demme | Producer |
| Eric Zumbrunnen | Editor |
| K.K. Barrett | Production Design |
| Edward Saxon | Producer |
| Charlie Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Spike Jonze | Director |
| Justine Arteta | Casting |
| Casey Storm | Costume Design |
| Peter Andrus | Art Direction |
| Molly Hansen | Other |
| Susan Orlean | Novel |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Saraf | Executive Producer |
| Charlie Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Paley | Stand In |
| Kim Davis-Wagner | Casting |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Peter Staubli | Sound Effects Editor |
| David Abrahamsen | Sound Designer |
| Richard Beggs | Sound Designer |
| Michael Kirchberger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Kent Sparling | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jeremy Molod | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mark Weber | Sound Mixer |
| Derek Vanderhorst | Sound Mixer |
| Nick Peck | Foley Mixer |
| William Storkson | Foley Supervisor |
| Adam Milo Smalley | Music Editor |
| Michael Farrow | Scoring Mixer |
| Marnie Moore | Foley Artist |
| David A. Cohen | Dialogue Editor |
| Everett Moore | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Julia Shirar | Assistant Sound Editor |
| David Franklin Bergad | Dialogue Editor |
| Michael S. Adler | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Griff Ruggles | Transportation Captain |
| Seve Spracklen | Production Accountant |
| Jory K. Prum | Foley Recordist |
| Marco Kyris | Stand In |
| Scott Rogers | Stunts |
| Drew Kunin | Production Sound Mixer |
| Lynn Christopher | Set Designer |
| Grant Samson | Leadman |
| Chris Carnel | Stunts |
| Mark Williams | First Assistant Camera |
| Stacy Horn | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Anders Rundblad | Construction Foreman |
| Lawrence L. Commans | Boom Operator |
| Jeffrey Paul Johnson | Property Master |
| Chris Vail | Assistant Property Master |
| Gregory J. Smith | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Nina Chien | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ben Kaller | Still Photographer |
| Gino Nix | Key Grip |
| Chris Weigand | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Thomas Patrick Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Julie Janney | Stand In |
| Gray Marshall | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Rick Barker | Stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Brian O'Kelley | Second Assistant Director |
| Roz Music | Hair Department Head |
| Jamie Felz | First Assistant Camera |
| Shari Gray | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Ronald Stinton | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Stephen Bures | Actor's Assistant |
| Thomas Lohmann | Camera Operator |
| Mark Fay | Boom Operator |
| Chris Forster | Construction Coordinator |
| Rick C. Taplin | Production Coordinator |
| Eric E. Osmond | First Assistant Editor |
| Andrew J. Sacks | Production Supervisor |
| Joseph Coscia | Hairstylist |
| David Bach | ADR Editor |
| Debbie Travis | Costumer |
| Richard Schuler | Location Manager |
| Anita Louise Brown | Costumer |
| Norb Phillips | Stunts |
| Chiemi Karasawa | Script Supervisor |
| Bob Fredrickson | Color Timer |
| Marina Marit | Costumer |
| Dan Bradley | Second Unit Director |
| Nathan R. Fitzgerald | Assistant Editor |
| Larry Waggoner | Hairstylist |
| Zoli Hajdu | Dolly Grip |
| Eddie Yansick | Stunts |
| Karen Koch | Unit Production Manager |
| Mike Pickel | Video Assist Operator |
| Paul Taylor | Steadicam Operator |
| Joel Harlow | Makeup Department Head |
| J. Roy Helland | Makeup & Hair |
| Danny Andersen | Dolly Grip |
| Lynn Barber | Makeup Artist |
| Patti McNulty | Art Department Coordinator |
| Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Davidson | Set Designer |
| Ann Roth | Wardrobe Designer |
| Darrin Prescott | Stunts |
| Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Isabel Harkins | Makeup Artist |
| Gary D'Amico | Special Effects |