| Being John Malkovich | |
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| 3 Nominations | |
| Year | 1999 |
| Director | Spike Jonze |
| Writer | Charlie Kaufman |
| Starring | John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich |
| 72nd Academy Awards | |
Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American comedy-fantasy film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, and John Malkovich, who plays a fictional version of himself.
Nominations
- Best Director — Spike Jonze
- Best Original Screenplay — Charlie Kaufman
- Best Supporting Actress — Catherine Keener
Plot[]
Puppeteer Craig Schwartz and animal lover and pet store clerk Lotte Schwartz are just going through the motions of their marriage. Despite not being able to earn a living solely through puppeteering, Craig loves his profession as it allows him to inhabit the skin of others. He begins to take the ability to inhabit the skin of others to the next level when he is forced to take a job as a file clerk for the off-kilter LesterCorp. Behind one of the filing cabinets in his work area, Craig finds a hidden door which he learns is a portal into the mind of John Malkovich, the visit through the portal which lasts fifteen minutes after which the person is spit into a ditch next to the New Jersey Turnpike. Craig is fascinated by the meaning of life associated with this finding.
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