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  <text>Would you pay money to journey into the mind of the star of [rovilink="V 154933"]Con Air[/rovilink], [rovilink="V 27323"]THE KILLING FIELDS[/rovilink], and [rovilink="V 24644"]In The Line of Fire[/rovilink]? Puppeteer Craig Schwartz ([rovilink="P 16329"]John Cusack[/rovilink]) is having money problems, so he takes a temporary job as a file clerk on the seventh-and-a-half floor of a large office building. One day, while rummaging behind a cabinet, he finds a small door that leads to the center of the mind of actor [rovilink="P 44846"]John Malkovich[/rovilink] (played by, you guessed it, [rovilink="P 44846"]John Malkovich[/rovilink]). Craig discovers that entering the portal allows him to become [rovilink="P 44846"]John Malkovich[/rovilink] for a brief spell, and in time he and his beautiful but aloof co-worker Maxine ([rovilink="P 37341"]Catherine Keener[/rovilink]) get the bright idea to charge admission for the privilege of spending 15 minutes inside the head of a well-known actor. Malkovich realizes that something strange is happening to him, but can do little to stop it, as strangers take over his mind for a quarter-hour at a time. Craig's wife, Lotte ([rovilink="P195733"]Cameron Diaz[/rovilink]), eventually takes a trip into Malkovich's psyche, and she soon finds herself in love with Maxine, with whom Malkovich has an affair; meanwhile, Maxine in time becomes infatuated with both Craig and Lotte, but only when they're inside Malkovich. [rovilink="V 180993"]Being John Malkovich[/rovilink] marked the feature-length debut of director [rovilink="P263616"]Spike Jonze[/rovilink], who previously made acclaimed music videos for [rovilink="P319049"]Weezer[/rovilink], the [rovilink="P 4794"]Beastie Boys[/rovilink], and [rovilink="P524799"]the Breeders[/rovilink], among others.</text>
  <author>Mark Deming</author>
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