Being John Malkovich
“Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.”
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.
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Cast
65 people
John Cusack
Craig Schwartz
Known for
2012
1408
John R. Fifer
puppet maker: ballet Craig
Cameron Diaz
Lotte Schwartz
Known for
Shrek
The Holiday
John Malkovich
John Horatio Malkovich
Known for
RED
Bird Box
Catherine Keener
Maxine Lund
Known for
Get Out
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Orson Bean
Dr. Lester
Known for
The Equalizer 2
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Mary Kay Place
Floris
Known for
Sweet Home Alabama
Big Love
W. Earl Brown
First J.M. Inc. Customer
Known for
The Book of Boba Fett
Deadwood
Carlos Jacott
Larry the Agent
Known for
Fun with Dick and Jane
Firefly
Willie Garson
Guy in Restaurant
Known for
White Collar
Sex and the City
Byrne Piven
Captain Mertin
Also in
Pandora's Clock
Christine Cromwell
Gregory Sporleder
Drunk at Bar
Known for
The Rock
The Crazies
Spike Jonze Director · Charlie Kaufman Writer Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $13M · United States release October 29, 1999
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,863,596
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Propaganda Films
Production
Single Cell Pictures
Production
Gramercy Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 1999
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · October 29, 1999
Limited theatrical
United States · May 2, 2000
Physical
United States
October 1, 1999 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
December 3, 1999 · Theatrical
Australia
December 3, 1999 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 29, 1999 · Physical
Brazil
March 3, 2000 · Theatrical · United mj.gov.br
July 19, 2000 · Physical · Cic Vídeo mj.gov.br
May 13, 2004 · TV · Universal mj.gov.br
Czechia
April 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Finland
March 3, 2000 · Theatrical
France
December 8, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
May 4, 2000 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 12, 2000 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 23, 2000 · Digital
Ireland
March 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
December 3, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
September 23, 2000 · Digital
Mexico
March 10, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 30, 2000 · Theatrical
March 7, 2003 · TV · Net 5
September 29, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
September 26, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 29, 1999 · Theatrical · En surrealistisk komedie der mennesker får mulighet til å gå inn i en ukjent kropp å leve som ham. Filmen får 11-årsgrense pga. moderate sex skildringer og forfølgelsesscener med skyting.
Poland
April 7, 2000 · Digital
Portugal
November 10, 2000 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Spain
March 10, 2000 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 29, 1999 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
March 17, 2000 · Theatrical
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