Being John Malkovich (1999)

Directed by Spike Jonze

Being John Malkovich movie poster

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.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: Lance Acord · Composer: Carter Burwell · Editor: Eric Zumbrunnen · Production Design: K.K. Barrett

Production: Propaganda Films

Budget: $13.0M

Script: Read the script on Script Slug

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