Human Nature: The Shooting Script

by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry

New in the acclaimed series—the clever, colorful new comedy from the Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter of Being John Malkovich, the director of the award-winning Björk music videos, and the producers at Good Machine—coming from Fine Line Features in April 2002. Charlie Kaufman's unconventional worldview is once again in evidence in this powerful satirical exploration of a civilization that idealizes both nature and culture. A philosophical burlesque about an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and their discovery—a man raised in the wild. The cast includes Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Robert Forster, Rosie Perez, and Mary Kay Place. Approx. 40 photos, color and b/w.

Author Biography: Charlie Kaufman's first produced screenplay was Being John Malkovich. His screenplay Adaptation is now in production with Columbia Pictures. Michel Gondry has directed the videos for Björk since 1993, as well as videos for the Rolling Stones, Beck, Daft Punk, and The Chemical Brothers. Human Nature marks his feature debut.

Genres: Film

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2002

About the author

Charles Stuart Kaufman is an American playwright, film producer, theater and film director, and an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Independent Spirit Award-winning screenwriter. Often regarded as one of the finest screenwriters of the 21st century, his work explores themes of death, insecurity, the artistic process, and the passage of time.

In 2003, Kaufman was listed at #100 on Premiere's annual "Power 100" list. He was also identified by Time Magazine in 2004 as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood.

Reviews

[Joshua Nomen-Mutatio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dammit. I just typed up a pretty good review and it wasn't saved and now is lost...I'm too beaten down to rewrite for now. The gist of it was that I adore Charlie Kaufman's writing and films immensely.

[Susan Haines · Rating 3 out of 5]

Odd sort of story by an odd writer, who I like. Wish the script didn't come with photos, since it messed with what I wanted the characters to look like in my head.