Directed by Spike Jonze Written by Charlie Kaufman   Cast John Cusack ... Craig Schwartz Cameron Diaz ... Lotte Schwartz Ned Bellamy ... Derek Mantini Eric Weinstein ... Father at Puppet Show Madison Lanc ... Daughter at Puppet Show Octavia Spencer ... Woman in Elevator (as Octavia L. Spencer) Mary Kay Place ... Floris Orson Bean ... Dr. Lester Catherine Keener ... Maxine Lund K.K. Dodds ... Wendy Reginald C. Hayes ... Don (as Reggie Hayes) Byrne Piven ... Captain Mertin Judith Wetzell ... Tiny Woman John Malkovich ... John Horatio Malkovich Kevin Carroll ... Cab Driver Willie Garson ... Guy in Restaurant W. Earl Brown ... First J.M. Inc. Customer Charlie Sheen ... Charlie Gerald Emerick ... Sad Man in Line Bill M. Ryusaki ... Mr. Hiroshi Carlos Jacott ... Larry the Agent James Murray ... Student Puppeteer Richard Fancy ... Johnson Heyward Patti Tippo ... Malkovich's Mother Daniel Hansen ... Boy Malkovich Mariah O'Brien ... Girl Creeped Out by Malkovich Gregory Sporleder ... Drunk at Bar Kelly Teacher ... Emily Jacqueline Benoît ... Lester's Friend (as Jacqueline Benoit) William Buck ... Lester's Friend (as William N. Buck) Christine D. Coleman ... Lester's Friend Jeanne Diehl ... Lester's Friend Audrey Gelfund ... Lester's Friend (as Audrey Gelfand) Yetta Ginsburg ... Lester's Friend Sylvester Jenkins ... Lester's Friend Roy C. Johnson ... Lester's Friend Eddie J. Low ... Lester's Friend Ralph W. Spaulding ... Lester's Friend David Wyler ... Lester's Friend Flori Wyler ... Lester's Friend Kevin Lee ... Ballet Dancer Marlowe Bassett ... Ballet Dancer Jennifer Canzoneri ... Ballet Dancer Kristie Cordle ... Ballet Dancer Denise Dabrowski ... Ballet Dancer Kristin Condon ... Ballet Dancer (as Kristin D'Andrea) Charlene Grimsley ... Ballet Dancer Christine Krejer ... Ballet Dancer Erica Long ... Ballet Dancer Yvonne Montelius ... Ballet Dancer Jessica Neuberger ... Ballet Dancer Sara Rifkin ... Ballet Dancer Elizabeth Rivera ... Ballet Dancer Chelsa Sjostrom ... Ballet Dancer Pamela Hayden ... Featured Character Voice (voice) Jayne Hess ... Featured Character Voice (voice) Michelle Madden ... Featured Character Voice (voice) Greg O'Neill ... Featured Character Voice (voice) Neil Ross ... Featured Character Voice (voice) Bill Wittman ... Featured Character Voice (voice) Uncredited Cast Lance Bangs ... Locker Room Bully Kacee DeMasi ... Cab Driver Andy Dick ... Self (archive footage) Eddie L. Fauria ... Bartender David Fincher ... Christopher Bing Jester Hairston ... Lester's Friend Isaac Hanson ... Self at Awards Ceremony (archive footage) Taylor Hanson ... Self (archive footage) Zac Hanson ... Self (archive footage) Dustin Hoffman ... Willy Loman (archive footage) Victor Isaac ... Student Spike Jonze ... Derek Mantini's Assistant for Emily Dickinson Puppet Sean Penn ... Sean Penn Brad Pitt ... Brad Pitt Patrick Ryan ... Dancing Malkovich Winona Ryder ... Self (archive footage) Gary Sinise ... Austin (archive footage) Trevor Lawrence Young ... Mr. Malkovich Sr. Produced by Steve Golin   Charlie Kaufman   Michael Kuhn   Vincent Landay   Sandy Stern   Michael Stipe   Original Music by Carter Burwell

Additional Info Premiere: September 02, 1999 Theatrical Release: October 29, 1999 DVD Release: May 02, 2000 Blu-ray Release: May 15, 2012 Country: Distributor: The Criterion Collection Websites: Production Companies Astralwerks Gramercy Pictures (I) Propaganda Films Single Cell Pictures Distributors USA Films   (1999) (USA) (theatrical) Universal Studios   (2000) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) The Criterion Collection   (2012) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.7 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #537 / 20,906 Site Ranking #533 Burn After Reading (2008) #534 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) #535 Real Steel (2011) #536 National Treasure (2004) #537 Being John Malkovich (1999) #538 American Horror Story: Season 4 - Freak Show (2014) #539 American Horror Story: Season 7 - Cult (2017) #540 American Horror Story: Season 9 - 1984 (2019) #541 American Horror Story: Season 10 - Double Feature (2021)