Adaptation
(DVD)

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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st FloorDVD COMEDY ADAPTATIONOn Shelf
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0767879805, 9780767879804
UPC
043396076013, 043396011731, 014381684322

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
General Note
Based on the book "The orchid thief" by Susan Orlean.
General Note
Special features: theatrical trailer, director and cast filmographies.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Lance Acord ; editor, Eric Zumbrunnen ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Casey Storm ; production designer, K.K. Barrett.
Participants/Performers
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Description
Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images.
System Details
DVD, region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, DTS surround.
Language
English or French language; English and French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Chris Cooper) in 2002.
Awards
Academy Award nominee (2002) for Best Actor (Cage), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Streep), and Best Writing for adapted screenplay (Kaufman and Kaufman).
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Saxon, E., Landay, V., Demme, J., Kaufman, C., Jonze, S., Cage, N., Streep, M., Cooper, C., Swinton, T., Seymour, C., Cox, B., Greer, J., Gyllenhaal, M., Acord, L., Zumbrunnen, E., Burwell, C., Storm, C., Barrett, K. K., & Orlean, S. (2003). Adaptation (Widescreen version.). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edward. Saxon et al.. 2003. Adaptation. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edward. Saxon et al.. Adaptation Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Saxon, Edward., et al. Adaptation Widescreen version., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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