Adaptation.
2002 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 207,952 VOTES · DIR. Spike Jonze
Overview
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'.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,434 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head?
00:04:22 Thanks. That's nice to hear.
00:08:59 ...with the State of Florida v. James E. Billie?
00:12:29 More like old losers sitting on the floor, maybe.
00:16:44 ...into the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve.
00:20:32 I'm a hero, the flowers are saved...
00:24:29 In this sense, they show us how to live.
00:28:43 Then one day I say, "Fuck fish."
00:33:02 ...that grows on a tree branch just like that.
00:37:59 Because I wanted there to be more tension. And then you pick it up later....
00:41:37 McKee is a genius!
00:46:13 ...to expand it into a book, so I'm gonna be doing that.
00:50:43 I made you a copy of McKee's 10 Commandments.
00:55:27 - I got some ideas too this morning. - He got really, really good ones.
00:59:10 ...he's also eating himself to death.
01:05:13 Hello?
01:08:59 If you can't find that stuff in life...
01:12:37 I wasn't any help.
01:16:13 By definition, I was so interested in everything he had to say.
01:19:53 ...that everything was the same.
01:26:35 You're shinier than any ant, darling.
01:33:08 - Susan-- - Hey! Come on. Fucking get down!
01:42:04 John!
30:00:00 of orchids in the world.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,434
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line30:00:00
Production Record
DirectorSpike Jonze
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19,000,000
Revenue$32,800,000
IMDb votes207,952