The idea to do a film adaptation of Susan Orlean 'The Orchid Thief' dates back to 1994 in film.

'The Orchid Thief' is then optioned by Columbia Pictures.

It was refreshing when Jonathan Demme's production company sent me 'The Orchid Thief.'

The Orchid Thief.

The Orchid Thief By Susan Orlean.

What had perplexed me was "The Orchid Thief," a book that Jonathan Demme had sent me to adapt into a movie.

Susan Orlean is a successful author whose books include "The Orchid Thief," a nonfiction best seller.

Meryl Streep plays Susan Orlean, the real author of the real book "The Orchid Thief."

Near the opening of "The Orchid Thief," she describes how she approaches her subjects.

"The Orchid Thief" grew out of an article like those, for The New Yorker.