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Overview
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Writers:
Joel Coen (written by) &
Ethan Coen (written by)
Release Date:
21 August 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
Between Heaven and Hell There's Always Hollywood! more
Plot:
In 1941, New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(39 articles)
Halfway House: Oh Suzanne-ah
(From FilmExperience. 3 November 2009, 9:00 AM, PST)
A Serious Man Review
(From Collider.com. 15 October 2009, 8:57 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Memorable, disturbing, and very Coen-esque! more (170 total)
Cast
(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 |
Additional Details
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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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some scenes of violence.
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Runtime:
116 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
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:12
Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Trivia:
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), and Fargo (1996). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Barton's hotel room is on the sixth floor, but when he takes the elevator down to the lobby to see the two detectives, the elevator passes more than six floors. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cinematographer Style (2006) more
Soundtrack:
FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS more
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I'm still not entirely sure what to think of this film. One thing is sure, it won't be easy to forget. This movie is clearly the product of a writer who has struggled with their muse, and equally one who has a healthy mistrust of Hollywood - the sausage grinder. Although Hollywood has been critiqued in film before in similar ways, memorable scenes, clever dialogue, quality acting, and a surreal plot and setting, add together to make this an unusual and different film. Maybe another viewing might add a different dimension. This is by no means 'light entertainment' and it leaves plenty of questions unanswered. But on the whole, an intelligent movie, if something of an enigma. My vote 7/10