The book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean is the true story of John Laroche, a Florida man who is obsessed with orchids.

Anyway, apparently The Orchid Thief was supposed to be adapted into a movie by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. But he had so much trouble writing the screenplay, he decided instead to write a screenplay about himself trying to write the movie of The Orchid Thief.

The result is Adaptation, written by Charlie Kaufman, directed by Spike Jonez (who directed Being John Malkovich), and starring Nicolas Cage as Charlie Kaufman, Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean, Chris Cooper as John Laroche, and Nicolas Cage (again) as Charlie‘s twin brother, Donald.

Are you dizzy yet? I am. And I can’t wait to see it.