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“There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.”
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

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
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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