Adaptation.

Peter Jason as Defense Attorney Brian Cox as Robert McKee John Cusack as John Cusack (uncredited) Curt Clendenin as Restaurant Customer (uncredited) Tilda Swinton as Valerie Thomas Doug Jones as Augustus Margary Lisa Love as Orlean Dinner Guest David O. Russell as Orlean Dinner Guest Catherine Keener as Catherine Keener (uncredited) John Malkovich as John Malkovich (uncredited) Donald Dowd as Cafe Customer (uncredited) Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean Bob Stephenson as David Ron Livingston as Marty Bowen Jay Tavare as Matthew Osceola Judy Greer as Alice the Waitress निकोलस केज as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman Cara Seymour as Amelia Kavan Nancy Lenehan as Kaufman’s Mother Litefoot as Russell Roger Willie as Randy Jim Beaver as Ranger Tony Maggie Gyllenhaal as Caroline Cunningham Gary Farmer as Buster Baxley Gregory Itzin as Prosecutor Curtis Hanson as Orlean's Husband Sandra Lee Gimpel as Laroche’s Mom Chris Cooper as John Laroche Bob Yerkes as Charles Darwin

Norb Phillips Stunts Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Julie Janney Stand In Rick Barker Stunts Vincent Landay Producer Susan Orlean Novel Ann Roth Wardrobe Designer Edward Saxon Producer Charlie Kaufman Screenplay, Executive Producer Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer Jonathan Demme Producer Kent Sparling Sound Re-Recording Mixer Chris Carnel Stunts Eddie Yansick Stunts Joel Harlow Makeup Department Head K.K. Barrett Production Design Scott Rogers Stunts Eric E. Osmond First Assistant Editor Darrin Prescott Stunts Spike Jonze Director Marco Kyris Stand In Dan Bradley Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator Gene Serdena Set Decoration Lance Acord Director of Photography