Being John Malkovich

film by Jonze [1999]

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Diaz

  • Cameron Diaz
    In Cameron Diaz: Stardom: The Mask and There’s Something About Mary

    …different role in Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich. In the innovative comedy she portrayed Lotte Schwartz, a frumpy pet shop employee who enters the mind of actor John Malkovich. That year she also appeared in the Oliver Stone film Any Given Sunday, playing Christina Pagniacci, the ruthless owner of the…

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discussed in biography

  • Spike Jonze
    In Spike Jonze

    …helmed his first feature film, Being John Malkovich (1999). The surreal comedy, which was written by Charlie Kaufman, chronicles the series of bizarre events that occur after a puppeteer (played by John Cusack) discovers a portal into the mind of actor John Malkovich. The film was critically acclaimed and earned…

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Kaufman

  • In Charlie Kaufman

    >Being John Malkovich (1999). The surreal black comedy features John Cusack as a nebbishy puppeteer who stumbles across a portal in the building where he works (on floor 7 1/2) that leads into the brain of actor John Malkovich. Kaufman’s screenplay was nominated…

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Malkovich

  • John Malkovich
    In John Malkovich: Film and television work

    …in Charlie Kaufman’s surreal comedy Being John Malkovich (1999). In the film, he plays an excessively self-obsessed version of himself (the only apparent difference is Malkovich’s middle name has been changed to Horatio), as filtered through the lens of celebrity. In 2002 Malkovich directed his first feature-length film, The Dancer…

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