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21 August 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
Between Heaven and Hell There's Always Hollywood! morePlot:
In 1941, New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A masterpiece of surrealism moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Turturro | ... | Barton Fink | |
| John Goodman | ... | Charlie Meadows | |
| Judy Davis | ... | Audrey Taylor | |
| Michael Lerner | ... | Jack Lipnick | |
| John Mahoney | ... | W.P. Mayhew | |
| Tony Shalhoub | ... | Ben Geisler | |
| Jon Polito | ... | Lou Breeze | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Chet | |
| David Warrilow | ... | Garland Stanford | |
| Richard Portnow | ... | Detective Mastrionotti | |
| Christopher Murney | ... | Detective Deutsch | |
| I.M. Hobson | ... | Derek | |
| Meagen Fay | ... | Poppy Carnahan (as Megan Faye) | |
| Lance Davis | ... | Richard St. Claire | |
| Harry Bugin | ... | Pete |
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Also Known As:
Barton Fink (Austria) (Germany) [de]Barton Fink (France) [fr]
Barton Fink (Spain) [es]
Barton Fink (Greece) [el]
Barton Fink (Finland) [fi]
Barton Fink (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Barton Fink - È successo a Hollywood (Italy) [it]
Barton Fink - Delírios de Hollywood (Brazil) [pt]
Hollywoodi lidércnyomás (Hungary) [hu]
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Rated R for language and some scenes of violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
116 minLanguage:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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France:U | Brazil:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 (bw) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #31095) | Iceland:12Fun Stuff
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The ending with the bird diving into the sea wasn't intentional. According to Ethan Coen and Joel Coen the bird got in the shot and they liked it so much, they decided to put it in. Birds also helped the Coens in Miller's Crossing (1990). moreGoofs:
Continuity: Charlie's leaking ear changes sides. moreQuotes:
Poppy Carnahan: I don't pretend to be a critic, but lord knows I have a gut, and my gut tells me it's simply marvelous.Richard St. Claire: And a charming gut it is.
Poppy Carnahan: Oh, you dog.
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The Coen-movie I liked best was "Raising Arizona". But being realisic, I know that "Miller's Crossing" and "Barton Fink" were better. There is so much inside and behind this movie, it's impossible to refer to every single detail. John Turturro has never given a better performance than here, as arrogant, too ambitious author Barton Fink. John Goodman also plays his role for a lifetime. And of course, Michael Lerner was nominated for an Academy Award. The reason why he still is no star is that he didn't act in any other Coen-brothers-movie. It's a fact that with their direction actors reach their climax.
Some of my friends who saw this film disliked it because they didn't understand the plot. Well, this is not a movie for people who need instructions how to handle a film. You have to think, to guess what all the symbols mean, what the ending means. Whatever you'll guess it can't be completely wrong because a real masterpiece like this offers many possibilities for interpretation.