Adaptation.

The self-loathing Charlie Kaufman is hired to write the screenplay adaptation for Susan Orlean's ''The Orchid Thief''. Kaufman is struggling with anxiety, social phobia, depression, and low self esteem. His twin brother, Donald, has moved into his house and is taking advantage of living rent-free. Donald decides to become a screenwriter like Charlie and attends one of Robert McKee's famous seminars.