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Cast

John Cusack
as Craig Schwartz

Cameron Diaz
as Lotte Schwartz

Catherine Keener
as Maxine

John Malkovich
as Himself

Orson Bean
as Dr. Lester

Mary Kay Place
as Floris

Charlie Sheen
as Ídem.

Eric Weinstein
as Father

Madison Lanc
as Daughter

Ned Bellamy
as Derek Mantini

Byrne Piven
as Capt. Mertin

K.K. Dodds
as Wendy

Reggie Hayes
as Don

Bill M. Ryusaki
as Mr. Hiroshi

Carlos Jacott
as Larry the Agent

Richard Fancy
as Johnson Heyward

Patti Tippo
as Malkovich's Mother

Octavia Spencer
as Woman In Elevator

Daniel Hansen
as Boy Malkovich

Kelly Teacher
as Emily

Judith Wetzell
as Tiny Woman

Kevin Carroll
as Cab Driver

Willie Garson
as Guy In Restaurant

W. Earl Brown
as First J.M. Inc. Customer

Gerald Emerick
as Sad Man In Line

James Murray
as Student Puppeteer

Mariah O'Brien
as Girl Creeped Out by Malkovich

Gregory Sporleder
as Drunk At Bar

Dan Hansen
as Boy John Malkovich

Jacqueline Benoit
as Lester's Friend

William N. Buck
as Lester's Friend

Christine D. Coleman
as Lester's Friend

Jeanne Diehl
as Lester's Friend

Audrey Gelfand
as Lester's Friend

Yetta Ginsburg
as Lester's Friend

Sylvester Jenkins
as Lester's Friend

Roy C. Johnson
as Lester's Friend

Eddie J. Low
as Lester's Friend

Christine Coleman
as Doctor Lester's Friend

Ralph W. Spaulding
as Lester's Friend

David Wyler
as Lester's Friend

Flori Wyler
as Lester's Friend

Marlowe Bassett
as Ballet Dancer

Kristin D'Andrea
as Ballet Dancer

Jessica Neuberger
as Ballet Dancer

Jennifer Canzoneri
as Ballet Dancer

Charlene Grimsley
as Ballet Dancer

Sara Rifkin
as Ballet Dancer

Kristie Cordle
as Ballet Dancer

Christine Krejer
as Ballet Dancer

Elizabeth Rivera
as Ballet Dancer

Denise Dabrowski
as Ballet Dancer

Erica Long
as Ballet Dancer

Chelsa Sjostrom
as Ballet Dancer

Yvonne Montelius
as Ballet Dancer

Pamela Hayden
as Featured Character Voices

Michelle Madden
as Featured Character Voices

Neil Ross
as Featured Character Voices

Jayne Hess
as Featured Character Voices

Greg O'Neill
as Featured Character Voices

Bill Wittman
as Featured Character Voices

Christopher Bing
as Himself [uncredited]

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Audience Reviews for Being John Malkovich

• Jul 07, 2013

  Fourteen years I am waiting to see this movie... long fourteen years! And there was always a "valid" reason to delay watching it... not anymore. Finally I saw this inventive comedy-fantasy written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. And I simply loved it. I loved the stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, and John Malkovich, I loved the story, I love the way everything was put together, I loved the feeling I had after watching the movie... Craig Schwartz (Cusack), a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind, and his "adventures" kept surprising me during the movie, from the start to the end - never stopping or slowing down. When Cusack asked his agent to present him with the "craziest, most unproduceable script you can find" he didn't know what was he getting involved in... but after reading it he was so impressed with the script, that he asked his agent to follow its progress and book him an audition, with which he won the role. Charlie Kaufman's idea of Being John Malkovich originated simply as "a story about a man who falls in love with someone who is not his wife" and he kept adding further elements to the story which he found entertaining, such as floor 7 1/2 of the Mertin Flemmer building... actually at the first versions John Malkovich was nowhere to be seen! When all the studios in 1994 had an opportunity to read the final version - they all turned it down. Hoping to find a producer, Kaufman sent the script to Francis Ford Coppola, who passed it on to his then-son-in-law Spike Jonze and he read it in 1996. In 1997 he accepted to direct the movie. This outstandingly exciting movie full with surprises will keep you entertained with crazy story, excellent dialogues intelligently shortened to a bare minimum told by the variety of unique individuals who you'll remember long after watching this work of art: John Cusack stars as Craig, a street puppeteer with his dark and neurotic puppets; Cameron Diaz as Craig's wife, Lotte, running a pet store, and their home is overrun with animal boarders, most of them deeply disturbed; Catherine Keener is Craig's co-worker Maxine, and she has her way of listening with her lips slightly parted, ready to interrupt by exposing you for the fool that you are; John Malkovich is imaginary version of himself and he becomes a part of a story when Craig finds a small doorway which is some kind of temporal-spatial portal, ending up inside the brain of the actor... If you are a fan of stories with a twist which can make funny serious and serious funny, which can balance perfectly sad with satirical, weird with touching, and keep you satisfied for almost two hours - there is one for you!
  Panta O Super Reviewer
• Feb 03, 2013

  Review after another viewing.
  

  Daniel D Super Reviewer
• Dec 06, 2012

  A strange, existential, and ultimately disconcerting film that just gets weirder and weirder. Major points for Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman for originality, but the film's atmosphere and mood are just so dismal. The film is almost saved by Malkovich's performance in second half, but the film remains too drab to provide enough reason to love it. A lot of originality and uniqueness (as well as strangeness) to offer, but not enough entertainment value. There is no comfortable balance between the two.
  Kase V Super Reviewer
• Oct 17, 2012

  PROS: wildly creative and well-imagined CONS: disconnect with characters--they aren't people you really like OVERALL: good, enjoyable watch, but doesn't stick with you the way it should
  Jeff L Super Reviewer

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