Epinions.com 
Join Epinions | Learn More! | Sign In   
           
HomeMediaVideos & DVDsAdaptation
Adaptation

Adaptation

Overall Rating: Product Rating: 4.0
Lowest Price: $1.17

Compare Prices Read Reviews (57) View Details Write a Review
Compare Prices (See All Offers)
 
$10.99 
at J&R Music and Computer World
 
$9.97 
at DeepDiscount.com
 
$3.82 
at HotMovieSale.com
 
$7.12 
at Buy.com Marketplaces
 
$1.17 
at Amazon Marketplace
 
$3.76 
at Amazon Marketplace
 
$7.99 
at Amazon
 
$10.99 
at Family Video
Why are these stores listed?
Key Information
Directors: Spike Jonze
Stars: Nicolas Cage
Actors: Tilda Swinton
Genre: Comedies
Subgenre: Surreal · Film About Film · Based On A Novel · Drama
MPAA Rating: R (MPAA)
Available Formats: DVD: Superbit
UPC: 043396076051
Release Date: 2002
Running Time: 1hr 54min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD: Superbit, 1hr 54min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 20, 2003)
UPC: 043396076013
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS, 1hr 55min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 20, 2003)
UPC: 043396072831
Credits
Screenwriter: Charlie Kaufman
Professional Reviews
: (12/06/2002, p.E1, A. O. Scott): "...Mr. Cage and Mr. Jonze share a casual, daredevil sensibility, and the two of them -- or should I say the three of them? -- pull off one of the most amazing technical stunts in recent film history..."
More Information
Details: Following up their acclaimed debut, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze are back to metaphysical moviemaking with ADAPTATION. The film stars Nicolas Cage as both Charlie Kaufman himself and his fictionalized identical twin brother, Donald Kaufman. While the boisterous Donald freeloads off of his sibling and works on a serial-killer movie script, Charlie is tormented by both his own army of neuroses and his new project, adapting THE ORCHID THIEF by Susan Orlean into a screenplay. As Charlie struggles to shape the nonfiction novel into a film, he begins writing himself into the story of Orlean (Meryl Streep), a sad-eyed journalist, and her subject, renegade Florida flower expert John Laroche (Chris Cooper). The resulting tale extends far beyond the scope of the book, stretching from Hollywood to New York to...Hollywood four billion years ago. <br> <br> Equally as inventive as BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, ADAPTATION revels in its gloriously absurd premise. Kaufman and Jonze...
Return to top




Subscribe to More Reviews on Videos & DVDs
Get the RSS Feed: - Add to My Yahoo!: Add to My Yahoo! - Add to Google Homepage: Add to Google

Help | Member Center | Message Boards | Site Rules | User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Site Index | Topic Index  
About Epinions | Careers | Contact Epinions | Advertising  

Epinions | Shopping.com | Rent.com | Free Classifieds | Price Comparison UK

Shopping.com Network © 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. Trademark Notice

Epinions.com periodically updates pricing and product information from third-party sources,
so some information may be slightly out-of-date. You should confirm all information before relying on it.