Human Nature (2001)rnrnDirected byrnMichel GondryrnrnWriting credits (WGA)rnCharlie Kaufman (written by)rnrnPlot summary for: A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. As scientist Nathan (Robbins) trains the wild man, Puff (Ifans) in the ways of the world - starting with table manners - Nathan\'s lover Lila (Arquette) fights to preserve the man\'s simian past, which represents a freedom enviable to most. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges exposing the perversities of the human heart and the idiosyncrasies of the civilized mind. Human Nature is a comical examination of the trappings of desire in a world where both nature and culture are idealized.rnrnCast(Cast overview, first billed only)rnrn Patricia Arquette ... Lila Juternrn Rhys Ifans ... Puffrnrn Tim Robbins ... Dr. Nathan Bronfmanrn Ken Magee ... Police Detectivernrn Sy Richardson ... Police Detectivern David Warshofsky ... Police Detectivernrn Hilary Duff ... Young Lila Juternrn Stanley DeSantis ... Doctorrnrn Peter Dinklage ... Frankrn Toby Huss ... Puff\'s Fatherrn Bobby Harwell ... Congressmanrnrn Daryl Anderson ... Congressmanrn Bobby Pyle ... Young Puffrn Chase MacKenzie Bebak ... Young Nathan (as Chase Bebak)rnrn Mary Kay Place ... Nathan\'s Mother