Cast

• Nicolas Cage — Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
• Meryl Streep — Susan Orlean
• Chris Cooper — John Laroche
• Tilda Swinton — Valerie Thomas
• Ron Livingston — Marty Bowen
• Brian Cox — Robert McKee
• Judy Greer — Alice the Waitress
• Maggie Gyllenhaal — Caroline Cunningham
• Cara Seymour — Amelia Kavan
• Gary Farmer — Buster Baxley
• Gregory Itzin — Prosecutor
• Doug Jones — Augustus Margary
• Jay Tavare — Matthew Osceola
• Peter Jason — Defense Attorney
• Curtis Hanson — Orlean's Husband
• Bob Stephenson — David
• Lisa Love — Orlean Dinner Guest
• Jim Beaver — Ranger Tony
• John Cusack — Self
• Catherine Keener — Self
• John Malkovich — Self