Followed by
L'écriture à l'écran (2004) (V)
References
Slave Ship (1937)
- The fictional writer "W.P. Mayhew" (modeled on Faulkner) in "Barton Fink" is shown working on a project entitled "Slave Ship."
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
The Big Knife (1955)
The Godfather (1972)
- The scene where Barton wakes up to Audrey's dead body is an homage to the "Horse Head Scene" in the Godfather
Eraserhead (1977)
The Shining (1980)
- As fans of Kubrick, the Coens have included many references to him in their movies. This is a blatant one, the steady- cam shot of the hallway outside of room 621. This is like the shots of the hallways of the hotel in The Shining.
Referenced in
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (VG)
Naked Lunch (1991)
"The Simpsons: Brother from the Same Planet (#4.14)" (1993)
- The kids say theyre going to go sneak into this movie at the cinema.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Santa Claus (#6.21)" (1993)
- Mike: It's a young Barton Fink.
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
"The Simpsons: Bart the Fink (#7.15)" (1996)
- title reference
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Juedi fanji (1997)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
- Mentioned in film.
Pi (1998)
Clay Pigeons (1998)
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' (1998) (V)
The Matrix (1999)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- In both films, John Goodman's character is a salesman who claims to sell "peace of mind"
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Massive Attack: Eleven Promos (2001) (V)
- the hotel in 'karmacoma' shows a scene of a writer throwing pages onto a burning bed, sporting a crazed hairdo much like fink.
Fear X (2003)
Swimming Pool (2003)
The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003) (VG)
- Level title: "Bart n' Frink"
The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V)
- mentioned once
Film Geek (2005)
- poster in office
RV (2006)
- The slogan on the side of the Munros' RV is the same as the one for the Hotel Barton stays at.
Cinematographer Style (2006)
- Mentioned by Roger Deakins.
Sympathy (2007/I)
- Hard to catch, but above the bathroom door wallpaper can be seen peeling from the wall, revealing a blood-red surface underneath. This is a nod to the hotel room in the Coen Brother's 'Barton Fink.'
Featured in
1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)
- Clip shown in quotes montage and in 'Best inanimate objects'
Masumiyet (1997)
- Shows the Turkish dubbed version on television
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)
In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
Spoofed in
The Dirty Little Mind of Martin Fink (1991) (V)
- Title, characters, and premise. get an X-rated treatment.
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