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Cage Takes a Comic Turn in 'Adaptation'

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By Pat Dowell

Published December 5, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The creators of the offbeat comedy Being John Malkovich have a new film out: Adaptation. Nicolas Cage stars as a screenwriter who struggles to adapt a non-fiction book into a screenplay. Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper also play key roles. Pat Dowell reports.

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