Directed by:
Spike JonzeScreenplay:
Charlie KaufmanCinematography:
Lance AcordComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Ned Bellamy, Mary Kay Place, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, John Malkovich, Kevin Carroll, W. Earl Brown, Charlie Sheen (more)VOD (1)
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Failed street puppeteer Craig Schwarz (John Cusack) reluctantly gets a day job to financially support his wife Lotte (Cameron Diaz) and their ever-expanding menagerie of pets crammed in their small, dimly-lit New York apartment. Working as a file clerk at LesterCorp (hidden away on Floor 7½ of the Mertin-Flemmer Building), and spending most of his time lusting after aloof co-worker Maxine (Catherine Keener), one day Craig makes an incredible discovery: a hidden door that leads to a portal inside the mind of legendary actor John Malkovich (John Malkovich), seeing life through his eyes for fifteen minutes before being spat back out on the New Jersey Turnpike. Craig shares his find with Lotte and Maxine, leading to an explosive chain of events that will irrevocably alter the lives of all three... and of course, the unwitting Malkovich. (Arrow Academy)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2000 - Spike Jonze (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2000 - Catherine Keener (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2000 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Original Screenplay)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2000 - Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Spike Jonze, Steve Golin, Vincent Landay (Best First Feature - Over $500,000)
- 2000 - Charlie Kaufman (Best First Screenplay)
- 2000 - John Cusack (Best Male Lead)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2000 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2000 - Cameron Diaz (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2000 - Best Editing
César Awards
- 2000 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2001 - Spike Jonze (Best American Film)
Golden Globes
- 2000 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 2000 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Screenplay)
- 2000 - Catherine Keener (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 2000 - Cameron Diaz (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2000 - Spike Jonze (Breakthrough Performer)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1999 - Catherine Keener (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1999 - Spike Jonze (Newcomer of the Year)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1999 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Screenplay)
- 1999 - John Malkovich (Best Supporting Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1999 - John Malkovich (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1999 - Catherine Keener (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1999 - Spike Jonze (Best First Film)
- 1999 - Best Film
The Saturn Awards
- 2000 - Best Fantasy Film
- 2000 - Charlie Kaufman (Best Writing)
- 2000 - Catherine Keener (Best Actress)