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Barton Fink

Barton Fink

There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.

19917.51h 57m

Overview

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Produced by Ethan Coen
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $6.2M

Top Cast

John Turturro

John Turturro

Barton Fink

John Goodman

John Goodman

Charlie Meadows

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Audrey Taylor

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Jack Lipnick

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

W.P. Mayhew

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Ben Geisler

Jon Polito

Jon Polito

Lou Breeze

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Chet

David Warrilow

David Warrilow

Garland Stanford

Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow

Detective Mastrionotti

Themes & Keywords

hotelscreenplaymass murdermovie businessscreenwriterneighborlos angeles, californianeo-noir1940sséculo xx

About Barton Fink

Barton Fink is a comedy, drama, thriller film released in 1991 exploring themes of hotel, screenplay, mass murder, movie business, screenwriter, neighbor. Directed by Joel Coen, it stars John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis. A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

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