ADAPTATION

 

 

Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper

Columbia Pictures; Directed by Spike Jonze

2002

 

 

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (played here by Cage) writes about a period of his own life where he was trying to complete a screen adaptation.  Kaufman was a man filled with self-loathing and was overwhelmed by his feelings of inadequacy.   The “fourth wall” is broken in spectacular style as the audience is allowed to see the action of the book which he is trying to adapt.  Through his journey, Kaufman’s life is complicated as he is driven almost insane in trying to make something real of the characters in the book.

 

PROMOTION IDEA:

 

Show this film with other popular Nicholas Cage films such as Leaving Las Vegas, face-Off or Snake Eyes.