Movie
Being John Malkovich
Overview
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-10-29
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Propaganda Films, Single Cell Pictures, Gramercy Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Cusack as Craig Schwartz
- Cameron Diaz as Lotte Schwartz
- John Malkovich as John Horatio Malkovich
- Catherine Keener as Maxine Lund
- Orson Bean as Dr. Lester
- Mary Kay Place as Floris
- W. Earl Brown as First J.M. Inc. Customer
- Carlos Jacott as Larry the Agent
- Willie Garson as Guy in Restaurant
- Byrne Piven as Captain Mertin
- Gregory Sporleder as Drunk at Bar
- Charlie Sheen as Charlie
Crew
- Spike Jonze - Director
- Charlie Kaufman - Writer
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