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| Director: | Michel Gondry | 
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| Writer: | Charlie Kaufman | 
| Staring: | 
| Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 12, 2001 | 
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| Director: | Michel Gondry | 
| Writer: | Charlie Kaufman | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama | 
| Keywords | individual, human evolution, philosophy, sexuality, mentally disabled, experiment, professor, mouse, civilization, sapient, ethologist, kaspar-hauser-syndrom, zoo, arts and culture, small person, forest, author, hair, disabled | 
| Production Companies | Fine Line Features, Beverly Detroit Studios, StudioCanal, Partizan, Good Machine | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $1,600,000 Budget: $6,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Tim Robbins | Nathan Bronfman | 
| Patricia Arquette | Lila Jute | 
| Rhys Ifans | Puff | 
| Miranda Otto | Gabrielle | 
| Mary Kay Place | Nathan's Mother | 
| Robert Forster | Nathan's Father | 
| Peter Dinklage | Frank | 
| Rosie Perez | Louise | 
| Hilary Duff | Young Lila Jute | 
| Miguel Sandoval | Wendall the Therapist | 
| Toby Huss | Puff's Father | 
| Ken Magee | Police Detective | 
| Sy Richardson | Police Detective | 
| David Warshofsky | Police Detective | 
| Stanley DeSantis | Doctor | 
| Bobby Harwell | Congressman | 
| Daryl Anderson | Congressman | 
| Bobby Pyle | Young Puff | 
| Chase MacKenzie Bebak | Young Nathan | 
| Anthony Winsick | Wayne Bronfman | 
| Mary Portser | Bistro Waitress | 
| Laura Grady | Aversion Therapy Model | 
| Angela Little | Chester's Waitress | 
| Deborah Ferrari | Stripper | 
| Jeremy Kramer | Lecture Host | 
| Nancy Lenehan | Puff's Mother | 
| Juan Canopii | Reporter (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Michel Gondry | Director | 
| Graeme Revell | Original Music Composer | 
| Russell Icke | Editor | 
| Jeanne McCarthy | Casting | 
| Peter Andrus | Art Direction | 
| David Bach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| John Reese | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor | 
| Tim Maurice-Jones | Director of Photography | 
| K.K. Barrett | Production Design | 
| Gene Serdena | Set Decoration | 
| Nancy Steiner | Costume Design | 
| Pierre Buffin | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Joe Barnett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Charlie Kaufman | Writer | 
| Joni Avery | Stunt Double | 
| Al Goto | Stunts | 
| Tim Rigby | Stunt Double | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Anthony Bregman | Producer | 
| Ted Hope | Producer | 
| Spike Jonze | Producer | 
| Charlie Kaufman | Producer | 
| Julie Fong | Co-Producer | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 
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| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
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| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
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