Being John Malkovich
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Being John Malkovich is a surreal 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, in which a puppeteer discovers a portal into actor John Malkovich’s mind.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Being John Malkovich (as cinematographer) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lance Acord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Spike Jonze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNominated | Spike Jonze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | USA Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Eric Zumbrunnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
celebrity
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consciousness ⓘ control ⓘ desire ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Dr. Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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fantasy ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Craig Schwartz
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John Malkovich NERFINISHED ⓘ Lotte Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxine Lund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carter Burwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| notableElement |
7½th floor office setting
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portal into John Malkovich’s mind ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A puppeteer discovers a portal into actor John Malkovich’s mind. ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Propaganda Films
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Single Cell Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | puppeteer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenplayNominatedWriter | Charlie Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charlie Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Cameron Diaz
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Catherine Keener NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ John Malkovich NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Kay Place NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Bean NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Earl Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActressNominee | Catherine Keener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Charlie Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Being John Malkovich (as cinematographer)