Adaptation · written by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman · 2002

Laroche stands at a double funeral, now missing his front teeth.

Scene 82 of 202 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 46 min into a 1:57 film

The story so farBefore scene 82

Unable to find a conventional story in The Orchid Thief, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman turns his own crisis into an increasingly self-referential adaptation.

Scenes 1–9
Charlie inhabits an isolated, self-condemning world while Orlean’s book supplies a distant model of obsession.
Scene 10
Valerie and Margaret give Charlie the assignment to adapt The Orchid Thief.
Scene 31
Donald’s rivalry and affection give Charlie a living counterpoint to his isolated view of himself.
Scene 75
Laroche says adaptation is learning how to survive in the world.
Just before
Scene 79
Laroche says darkness descended as he and Orlean sit beside his father watching television.
Scene 80
Laroche leaves home with his family while his father remains alone in front of the television.
Scene 81
A head-on crash kills Laroche’s mother and sister and leaves him badly injured.
Scene 82
This scene

82EXT. CEMETERY - DAY

Banged-up and missing his front teeth, Laroche stands amidst a group of mourners at a double funeral.