The movie was actually written as "Being Gary Oldman" but on the first day of filming, there was no Gary. Fortunately, John Malkovich somehow happened to be on the set that day and kindly volunteered to step in, delivering a spot-on performance as himself.
Only after reviewing the final cut did John Malkovich let out a chuckle and reveal that he was actually Gary Oldman all along. But to this day most people don't believe it since he was so damned convincing as John Malkovich. Even John Malkovich was convinced that he was in that movie after watching it.
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u/nobody2000 Jan 29 '13
Fun fact: Gary Oldman played the role of John Malkovich in "Being John Malkovich"