Release Date
October 29, 1999
Director
Spike Jonze
Writer
Charlie Kaufman
Cast
Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, W. Earl Brown, Charlie Sheen, John Malkovich, Mary Kay Place, Orson Bean, Catherine Keener, Cameron Diaz, John Cusack
Studio
Running Time
112 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language and sexuality
What is Being John Malkovich about?
At last, a movie for anyone who ever wanted to be someone ... else.
Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) is nearing the end of his string. A gifted street puppeteer, Craig nonetheless is coming up empty-cupped: New York City has little use, or tolerance, for his special talents. His ten-year marriage to Lotte (Cameron Diaz), a workaholic pet store employee who literally brings her work home with her, has become habitual at best. They have no... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
What would being John Malkovich be like? He's one of the most respected performers of the time, a great actor, and from what I've heard, an interesting character. Maybe that's why he is the title character in Being John Malkovich, a weird, twisted story about a man (John Cusack), his wife (Cameron Diaz), a woman that both of them are infatuated with (Catherine Keener), and an actor with a portal inside his head located on the seven and a half floor of a corporate building (John Malkovich). It's weirder than it sounds. Full movie review »
