--- title: "Adaptation.: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/adaptation/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/adaptation" cast: 39 crew: 100 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Adaptation. (2002): cast and crew 39 cast and 100 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Nicolas Cage](https://film.one/person/nicolas-cage.md) as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman - [Meryl Streep](https://film.one/person/meryl-streep.md) as Susan Orlean - [Chris Cooper](https://film.one/person/chris-cooper.md) as John Laroche - [Tilda Swinton](https://film.one/person/tilda-swinton.md) as Valerie Thomas - [Jay Tavare](https://film.one/person/jay-tavare.md) as Matthew Osceola - [Litefoot](https://film.one/person/litefoot.md) as Russell - [Roger Willie](https://film.one/person/roger-willie.md) as Randy - [Jim Beaver](https://film.one/person/jim-beaver.md) as Ranger Tony - [Cara Seymour](https://film.one/person/cara-seymour.md) as Amelia Kavan - [Doug Jones](https://film.one/person/doug-jones.md) as Augustus Margary - [Gary Farmer](https://film.one/person/gary-farmer.md) as Buster Baxley - [Peter Jason](https://film.one/person/peter-jason.md) as Defense Attorney - [Gregory Itzin](https://film.one/person/gregory-itzin.md) as Prosecutor - [Curtis Hanson](https://film.one/person/curtis-hanson.md) as Orlean's Husband - Agnes NaDene Baddoo as Orlean Dinner Guest - Paul Fortune as Orlean Dinner Guest - Paul Jasmin as Orlean Dinner Guest - Lisa Love as Orlean Dinner Guest - Wendy Mogel as Orlean Dinner Guest - [David O. Russell](https://film.one/person/david-o-russell.md) as Orlean Dinner Guest - [Judy Greer](https://film.one/person/judy-greer.md) as Alice the Waitress - [Maggie Gyllenhaal](https://film.one/person/maggie-gyllenhaal.md) as Caroline Cunningham - Bob Stephenson as David - Bob Yerkes as Charles Darwin - Lynn Court as Laroche’s Dad - Roger E. Fanter as Laroche’s Uncle - Sandra Lee Gimpel as Laroche’s Mom - Caron Colvett as Laroche’s Wife - Larry Krask as EMT - [Ron Livingston](https://film.one/person/ron-livingston.md) as Marty Bowen - [Brian Cox](https://film.one/person/brian-cox.md) as Robert McKee - John Etter as McKee Lecture Attendee - Ray Berrios as Police Officer - Nancy Lenehan as Kaufman’s Mother - [John Cusack](https://film.one/person/john-cusack.md) as John Cusack (uncredited) - [Catherine Keener](https://film.one/person/catherine-keener.md) as Catherine Keener (uncredited) - [John Malkovich](https://film.one/person/john-malkovich.md) as John Malkovich (uncredited) - Curt Clendenin as Restaurant Customer (uncredited) - Donald Dowd as Cafe Customer (uncredited) ## Directing - [Spike Jonze](https://film.one/person/spike-jonze.md): Director - Gregory J. Smith: Second Second Assistant Director - Thomas Patrick Smith: First Assistant Director - Brian O'Kelley: Second Assistant Director - Chiemi Karasawa: Script Supervisor - Dan Bradley: Second Unit Director ## Writing - [Charlie Kaufman](https://film.one/person/charlie-kaufman.md): Screenplay - Susan Orlean: Novel ## Production - [Jonathan Demme](https://film.one/person/jonathan-demme.md): Producer - [Vincent Landay](https://film.one/person/vincent-landay.md): Producer - [Edward Saxon](https://film.one/person/edward-saxon.md): Producer - Justine Arteta: Casting - [Charlie Kaufman](https://film.one/person/charlie-kaufman.md): Executive Producer - [Peter Saraf](https://film.one/person/peter-saraf.md): Executive Producer - Kim Davis-Wagner: Casting - Seve Spracklen: Production Accountant - Rick C. Taplin: Production Coordinator - Andrew J. Sacks: Production Supervisor - Richard Schuler: Location Manager - Karen Koch: Unit Production Manager ## Camera - [Lance Acord](https://film.one/person/lance-acord.md): Director of Photography - Mark Williams: First Assistant Camera - Ben Kaller: Still Photographer - Nina Chien: Second Assistant Camera - Gino Nix: Key Grip - Jamie Felz: First Assistant Camera - Thomas Lohmann: Camera Operator - Zoli Hajdu: Dolly Grip - Paul Taylor: Steadicam Operator - Danny Andersen: Dolly Grip ## Editing - [Eric Zumbrunnen](https://film.one/person/eric-zumbrunnen.md): Editor - [Eric E. Osmond](https://film.one/person/eric-e-osmond.md): First Assistant Editor - Bob Fredrickson: Color Timer - Nathan R. Fitzgerald: Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - [Carter Burwell](https://film.one/person/carter-burwell.md): Original Music Composer - Peter Staubli: Sound Effects Editor - Richard Beggs: Sound Designer - David Abrahamsen: Sound Designer - Lora Hirschberg: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Mark Weber: Sound Mixer - Michael Kirchberger: Supervising Sound Editor - Kent Sparling: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Derek Vanderhorst: Sound Mixer - Jeremy Molod: Assistant Sound Editor - William Storkson: Foley Supervisor - Adam Milo Smalley: Music Editor - Michael Farrow: Scoring Mixer - Nick Peck: Foley Mixer - Marnie Moore: Foley Artist - David A. Cohen: Dialogue Editor - David Franklin Bergad: Dialogue Editor - Everett Moore: Apprentice Sound Editor - Julia Shirar: Assistant Sound Editor - Jory K. Prum: Foley Recordist - Drew Kunin: Production Sound Mixer - Lawrence L. Commans: Boom Operator - Mark Fay: Boom Operator - David Bach: ADR Editor ## Art - Gene Serdena: Set Decoration - [K.K. Barrett](https://film.one/person/k-k-barrett.md): Production Design - Peter Andrus: Art Direction - Lynn Christopher: Set Designer - Grant Samson: Leadman - Anders Rundblad: Construction Foreman - Jeffrey Paul Johnson: Property Master - Chris Vail: Assistant Property Master - Chris Forster: Construction Coordinator - Patti McNulty: Art Department Coordinator - Peter Davidson: Set Designer ## Costume and make-up - [Casey Storm](https://film.one/person/casey-storm.md): Costume Design - Stacy Horn: Wardrobe Supervisor - Roz Music: Hair Department Head - Shari Gray: Wardrobe Supervisor - Joseph Coscia: Hairstylist - Anita Louise Brown: Costumer - Debbie Travis: Costumer - Marina Marit: Costumer - Larry Waggoner: Hairstylist - Joel Harlow: Makeup Department Head - J. Roy Helland: Makeup & Hair - Lynn Barber: Makeup Artist - Allen Weisinger: Makeup Artist - [Ann Roth](https://film.one/person/ann-roth.md): Wardrobe Designer - Isabel Harkins: Makeup Artist ## Visual effects - Gray Marshall: Visual Effects Supervisor ## Lighting - Michael S. Adler: Chief Lighting Technician - Chris Weigand: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician ## Crew - Molly Hansen: Other - Jonathan Paley: Stand In - Marco Kyris: Stand In - Griff Ruggles: Transportation Captain - Scott Rogers: Stunts - Chris Carnel: Stunts - Julie Janney: Stand In - Rick Barker: Stunts - Lane Leavitt: Stunts - Stephen Bures: Actor's Assistant - Ronald Stinton: Transportation Co-Captain - Norb Phillips: Stunts - Eddie Yansick: Stunts --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/adaptation.md