Human Nature
Human Nature is a 2001 comedy drama film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry in his directorial debut. The film stars Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, and Rosie Perez. It tells the story of three people—a writer with hypertrichosis, a man who was raised as an ape away from civilization, and a psychologist who attempts to socialize the ape-man into a civilized member of society and tame his more animal instincts. It was a box-office bomb and received negative to mixed reviews.
Plot
Three characters are recounting events from their intertwined lives. Puff, a man who was raised as an ape in the wilderness, makes a testimony in front of Congress. Writer Lila Jute is giving a statement to the police after her arrest. Deceased psychologist Nathan Bronfman addresses an unseen audience in the afterlife. Their stories are told in flashback.
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| author | Charlie Kaufman |
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| director | Michel Gondry |
| editor | Russell Icke |
| genre | comedy-drama fantasy social |
| keywords | act ape biological mother end flashback francis bacon freak show hike hypertrichosis inductivism intertwined lives kill life in the woods novum organum on tour phone call scheme sexual desire table manners teach thick hair to grow all over her body told in flashback train tree branch unexplained wild animal william of ockham |
| musicBy | Graeme Revell |
| producer | Anthony Bregman Charlie Kaufman Spike Jonze Ted Hope |
| productionCompany | Good Machine StudioCanal |
| publisher | Fine Line Features |
| theme | independent mad scientist satirical |