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Okay. But, I'm saying, it's like, I don't want to cram in sex or guns or car chases, you...

Adaptation • 2002

Valerie Thomas:

I guess we thought that maybe Susan Orlean and Leroche could fall in love, and... Charlie Kaufman:
Okay. But, I'm saying, it's like, I don't want to cram in sex or guns or car chases, you know... or characters, you know, learning profound life lessons or growing or coming to like each other or overcoming obstacles to succeed in the end, you know. I mean... The book isn't like that, and life isn't like that. You know, it just isn't. And... I feel very strongly about this

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I guess we thought that maybe

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Susan Orlean and Laroche could fall in love and

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Okay But I'm saying it's like I don't wanna cram in sex

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or guns or car chases

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you know or characters you know

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learning profound life lessons

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Or growing or coming to like each other

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or overcoming obstacles to succeed in the end you know I mean

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The book isn't like that

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and life isn't like that You know it just isn't And

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I feel very strongly about this

Duration

41 seconds

Views

3,215

Timestamp in Movie

00:05:34

Uploaded

Nov 28, 2022

Genres

Production

Columbia Pictures,Propaganda Films,Good Machine,Intermedia,Beverly Detroit Studios,Clinica Estetico

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Movie Summary

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

Actors

Valerie Thomas

Charlie Kaufman