1999   USA Being John Malkovich
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Director:Spike Jonze
Studio:Universal Studios
Writer:Charlie Kaufman
IMDb Rating:7.9 (129,544 votes)
Awards:Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 45 wins & 48 nominations
Genre:Comedy
Duration:112 min
Languages:English
IMDb:0120601
Amazon:B00007AJF8
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Spike Jonze  ...  (Director)
Charlie Kaufman  ...  (Writer)
 
John Cusack  ...  Craig Schwartz
Cameron Diaz  ...  Lotte Schwartz
Ned Bellamy  ...  Derek Mantini
Eric Weinstein  ...  Father at Puppet Show
Madison Lanc  ...  Daughter at Puppet Show
Octavia Spencer  ...  Woman in Elevator
Mary Kay Place  ...  Floris
Orson Bean  ...  Dr. Lester
Catherine Keener  ...  Maxine Lund
K.K. Dodds  ...  Wendy
Reginald C. Hayes  ...  Don
Byrne Piven  ...  Captain Mertin
Judith Wetzell  ...  Tiny Woman
John Malkovich  ...  John Horatio Malkovich
Kevin Carroll  ...  Cab Driver
Carter Burwell  ...  Composer
Lance Acord  ...  Cinematographer
Eric Zumbrunnen  ...  Editor
Comments: Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.

Summary: Craig, a puppeteer, takes a filing job in a low-ceilinged office in Manhattan. Although married to the slightly askew Lotte, he hits on a colleague, the sexually frank Maxine. She's bored but snaps awake when he finds a portal leading inside John Malkovich: for 15 minutes you see, hear, and feel whatever JM is doing, then you fall out by the New Jersey Turnpike. Maxine makes it commercial, selling trips for $200; also, she's more interested in Lotte than in Craig, but only when Lotte is inside JM. JM finds out what's going on and tries to stop it, but Craig sees the portal as his road to Maxine and to success as a puppeteer. Meanwhile, Lotte discovers others interested in the portal.


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