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So is this in fact the script he delivered for the Orchid thief?

posted 11 years ago by brek_zarith
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So I'm talking real life now, this is not a question about the movie.

I liked the movie a lot, but I really want to know what the reaction was of the agent when he delivered this script when asked to do the adaptation of a flowerbook.

It's like Peter Jackson was asked to write the screenplay for Lord of the Rings and then hands over a Screenplay about him where he struggles writing the script and about his own personal life :-)

I think all screenwriters should write like this from now on!! :-)

[–] SamoanJoes 11 years ago

I checked this on Wikipedia and yes, it was in fact the screenplay Charlie Kaufman handed into the producers.

[–] ultimessence 10 years ago

If that is the case, SamoanJoes, then that was a fluke, a rare moment in cinematic history.

I love Adaptation, but I doubt if a film like this could get made today, something this thoughtful, quirky and critical of the industry (Don't say "industry", Donald!)

With Streep and Cage attached it found a green light, but great meandering cerebral scripts like this don't get made, especially knowing they're going to take a lo$s.

I look at "Inside Llewyn Davis", the Coen's latest, a glorious, human film about an angry loser… It will likely languish in the profit margin area, yet it got made because the Coens have that rare rep that make's them greenlight-able.

Hollywood has always chewed up and spit out its visionaries...
A shame, for the 'industry' and for those of us who love to be challenged by our movies.

Sam K

[–] nephihaha 9 years ago

Coen brothers films are mostly surface.
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[–] spaceman88 8 years ago

Coen brothers films are mostly surface.

That's a rather harsh remark, to say the least. "A Serious Man", for example, is brilliant and clever. Especially the opening sequence that sums up the entire movie, including the ending. The entire film is basically an elaborate screen-adaptation of the Schrodinger's Cat theory.

[–] MonkeyBoyPaladin 10 years ago

There are some videos talking about the reactions of the real people to the screenplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUwrIeEB9-Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ll8sf5poQ

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[–] tripletreefarm 9 years ago

Thank you for the links. Very enjoyable.

[–] LionInWinter 9 years ago

Yes! One of the many reasons why this is one of the most extraordinary movies that ever got greenlit.

[–] TheArgentinian (6466) 4 years ago

The making of this movie would make for a great documentary.