Adaptation.
Summary: A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Runtime: 1 h 55 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 19,000,000
Domestic: $ 22,498,520
International: $ 10,302,653
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