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Original is far too understated a term to describe this picture, brought to you by the surreal, twisted minds of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and actor-director Spike Jonze. The story concerns a puppeteer, Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), who discovers his office has a secret portal that leads directly into the brain of one of America's most popular actors, John Malkovich (Malkovich himself, in a hilariously self-mocking appearance). When the journey ends fifteen minutes later, the participant is spewed onto the side of the New Jersey Turnpike. Schwartz uses his discovery as a way to get closer to fellow coworker Maxine (the always fascinating Catherine Keener). Together, the pair form JM, INC., which allows ordinary citizens to join in on the fun for 200 dollars a pop. But when Craig's wife Lotte (a homely Cameron Diaz), is seduced by Maxine while in Malkovich's body, things begin to unfurl at an even more outrageous pace. Sound confusing?Product Identifiers
ProducerVincent Landay, Michael Stipe, Steve Golin, Sandy Stern
EAN5050582843699
eBay Product ID (ePID)102246317
Product Key Features
ActorBrad Pitt, John Malkovich, Orson Bean, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Mary Kay Place, Catherine Keener, John Cusack, W. Earl Brown, Cameron Diaz
Film/TV TitleBeing John Malkovich
DirectorSpike Jonze
Release Year2011
FormatBlu-ray
LanguageEnglish
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Run Time108 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
ComposerCarter Burwell
Production DesignerK.K. Barrett
AwardsBest Screenplay (Original) 1999 - Charlie Kaufman
ReviewsRolling Stone - Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's Ten Best Movies of 1999 -- ...A blast of pure oxygen....This movie of constant astonishments will make you laugh hard and long..., Variety - ...Devilishly inventive....Spike Jonze and scripter Charlie Kaufman take outlandishness to dizzying heights, and the ideas never let up..., Film Comment - ...As paradoxically cerebral and patently ridiculous as its title implies..., Premiere - ...Visionary....[Malkovich] steals the show...
ScreenwriterCharlie Kaufman
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorEric Zumbrunnen
Movie/TV TitleBeing John Malkovich
Director of PhotographyLance Acord
Consumer AdviceContains infrequent very strong language and moderate sex