Being John Malkovich (1999)
Coming Out at 29 October 1999 in theaters.
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Being John Malkovich is fantasy comedy film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich and Charlie Sheen as themselves. The film follows a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich’s mind.
Released by USA Films, the film was nominated in three categories at the 72nd Academy Awards: Best Director for Jonze, Best Original Screenplay for Kaufman, and Best Supporting Actress for Keener.
Director: Spike Jonze
Writer: Charlie Kaufman
Stars: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Eric Weinstein, Madison Lanc, Octavia Spencer, Mary Kay Place
Cast
| John Cusack | … | Craig Schwartz |
| Cameron Diaz | … | Lotte Schwartz |
| Ned Bellamy | … | Derek Mantini |
| Eric Weinstein | … | Father at Puppet Show |
| Madison Lanc | … | Daughter at Puppet Show |
| Octavia Spencer | … | Woman in Elevator |
| Mary Kay Place | … | Floris |
| Orson Bean | … | Dr. Lester |
| Catherine Keener | … | Maxine Lund |
| K.K. Dodds | … | Wendy |
| Byrne Piven | … | Captain Mertin |
| Judith Wetzell | … | Tiny Woman |
| John Malkovich | … | John Horatio Malkovich |
| Kevin Carroll | … | Cab Driver |
| Willie Garson | … | Guy in Restaurant |
| W. Earl Brown | … | First J.M. Inc. Customer |
| Reginald C. Hayes | … | Don |
| Charlie Sheen | … | Charlie |
| Gerald Emerick | … | Sad Man in Line |
| Bill M. Ryusaki | … | Mr. Hiroshi |
| Carlos Jacott | … | Larry the Agent |
| Richard Fancy | … | Johnson Heyward |
| Patti Tippo | … | Malkovich’s Mother |
| Daniel Hansen | … | Boy Malkovich |
| Gregory Sporleder | … | Drunk at Bar |
| Mariah O’Brien | … | Girl Creeped Out by Malkovich |
| Kelly Teacher | … | Emily |
| Jacqueline Benoît | … | Lester’s Friend |
| William Buck | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Christine D. Coleman | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Jeanne Diehl | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Audrey Gelfund | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Yetta Ginsburg | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Sylvester Jenkins | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Roy C. Johnson | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Eddie J. Low | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Ralph W. Spaulding | … | Lester’s Friend |
| David Wyler | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Flori Wyler | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Kevin Lee | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Marlowe Bassett | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Jennifer Canzoneri | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Kristie Cordle | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Denise Dabrowski | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Kristin Condon | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Charlene Grimsley | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Christine Krejer | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Erica Long | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Yvonne Montelius | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Jessica Neuberger | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Sara Rifkin | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Elizabeth Rivera | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Chelsa Sjostrom | … | Ballet Dancer |
| Pamela Hayden | … | Featured Character Voice (voice) |
| Jayne Hess | … | Featured Character Voice (voice) |
| Michelle Madden | … | Featured Character Voice (voice) |
| Greg O’Neill | … | Featured Character Voice (voice) |
| Neil Ross | … | Featured Character Voice (voice) |
| Bill Wittman | … | Featured Character Voice (voice) |
| Lance Bangs | … | Locker Room Bully |
| Kacee DeMasi | … | Cab Driver |
| Andy Dick | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Eddie L. Fauria | … | Bartender |
| David Fincher | … | Christopher Bing |
| Jester Hairston | … | Lester’s Friend |
| Isaac Hanson | … | Self at Awards Ceremony (archive footage) |
| Taylor Hanson | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Zac Hanson | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Dustin Hoffman | … | Willy Loman (archive footage) |
| Victor Isaac | … | Student |
| Spike Jonze | … | Derek Mantini’s Assistant for Emily Dickinson Puppet |
| James Murray | … | Student Puppeteer |
| Sean Penn | … | Sean Penn |
| Brad Pitt | … | Brad Pitt |
| Patrick Ryan | … | Dancing Malkovich |
| Winona Ryder | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Gary Sinise | … | Austin (archive footage) |
| Trevor Lawrence Young | … | Mr. Malkovich Sr. |
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