“Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.”
Being John Malkovich
7.4
4,834 votes·1999
·1h 53m
·MovieComedyDramaFantasy
Overview
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget1.8x
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Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
witchsexual identityindividualsecret lovetransvestismidentitysubconsciousnessnew identitypetchimpanzeepuppeteerappropriation of another human being
Cast
John Cusack
Craig Schwartz
Cameron Diaz
Lotte Schwartz
John Malkovich
John Horatio Malkovich
Catherine Keener
Maxine Lund
Orson Bean
Dr. Lester
Mary Kay Place
Floris
W. Earl Brown
First J.M. Inc. Customer
Carlos Jacott
Larry the Agent
Willie Garson
Guy in Restaurant
Byrne Piven
Captain Mertin
Gregory Sporleder
Drunk at Bar
Charlie Sheen
Charlie
Reggie Hayes
Don
K.K. Dodds
Wendy
Judith Wetzell
Tiny Woman
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