Adaptation：The Shooting Script

"Oneofthemosttalkedaboutscriptsoftheyear,Adaptationisthestoryofanorchidcollector(ChrisCooper),ajournalist(MerylStreep,asauthorSusanOrlean),andthescreenwriter(CharlieKaufman,playedbyNicolasCage)who,inadaptingOrlean'sbestsellingbookTheOrchidThiefwriteshimselfandhistwinbrother(alsoplayedbyCage)intothemovie.""Intheforeword,writtenexclusivelyforthisNewmarketedition,Orleanrevealsherownstruggletotellthestoryoftheorchid,andherdelightthat"strangely,marvelously,hilariously,Kaufman'sscreenplayhasendedupnotbeingaliteraladaptationofmybook,butaspiritualone.""KaufmanandJonzetakereadersbehindthescenesofAdaptationandtheirotherfilmstospeakabouthowtheycollaborate,wheretruthandfictiondiverge,thechallengesofbalancingvariousstorylines,whytheydonotliketocommentonthemeaningoftheirwork,andKaufman'sapproachtowriting.