ADAPTATION
If you're looking for something a little off the beaten path, like a more polished version of a Wes Anderson film- especially without all of his tired flourishes- look no further than this classic Nic Cage film.
Directed by Spike Jonze, who made the the music video "Sabotage" for the Beastie Boys, the viewer is in for a treat as Nic Cage plays both the main character Charlie, and his twin brother, Donald. The movie is a little bit of a twister, as it's basically the story of a guy hired to write a movie about a book called The Orchid Thief. The guy, Charlie Kaufman, (who wrote the movie, as well as Being John Malkovich and some other movies people have told you are awesome but just couldn't be bothered to see) couldn't come up with anything, so he invented a brother for himself, pretended they both wrote the movie together, and just made a movie about the difficulties with trying to make a movie.
The movie is wild, hysterical, and, if you get tired of whiny, depressed Nic Cage, his brother is the cool, smooth-talking Nic Cage!
After the success of this film, Nic Cage began to look for other opportunities to play dual roles in films. Unfortunately, one of those ideas, while promising, never got off the ground. I have unearthed a rare promotional poster for the film, which did not drum up the interest many hoped. Perhaps, someday, we may be blessed with this artistic vision of a possible masterpiece.
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