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Barton Fink (1991) 7.7
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7.7/10 from 58,486 users
Metascore: 69/100
Reviews: 199 user | 90 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood. Director:Joel Coen |
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Cast
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| John Goodman | ... | ||
| Judy Davis | ... | ||
| Michael Lerner | ... | ||
| John Mahoney | ... | ||
| Tony Shalhoub | ... | ||
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Garland Stanford
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I.M. Hobson | ... |
Derek
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| Meagen Fay | ... |
Poppy Carnahan
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Richard St. Claire
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| Harry Bugin | ... |
Pete
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Plot Synopsis
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In 1941, New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture. Staying in the eerie Hotel Earle, Barton develops severe writer's block. His neighbor, jovial insurance salesman Charlie Meadows, tries to help, but Barton continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events distracts him even further from his task. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>
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There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head. What's going on outside. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for language and some scenes of violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 August 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Barton Fink - Delírios de Hollywood See more »Filming Locations:
Vermont Avenue Tunnel, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$9,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$6,153,939 (USA)Company Credits
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by Edward Heyman, Al Sherman and Abner Silver
Licenced with Permission the Successors of Marlo Music Corporation/ASCAP
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Did You Know?
Trivia
In his play, "Bare Ruined Choirs", Barton's characters are named Lil, Maury, and Dave. According to the original script, these are also the names of his parents and uncle, although in the film, his father's name is Sam. See more »Goofs
When Mundt pulls the bedframe apart, the metal ball that drops to the floor has a metal rod through the center. When it hits the floor, the rod is nowhere to be seen. See more »Quotes
Charlie: I could tell you stories to curl your hair, but it looks like you've already heard 'em.See more »
Soundtracks
"FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS"by Edward Heyman, Al Sherman and Abner Silver
Licenced with Permission the Successors of Marlo Music Corporation/ASCAP
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The Coen brothers have come a long way from their start with an 8mm camera. They have written and produced some great homages to the film noir era of Hollywood, and this film is no exception.
First, is the great dialog written by the brothers. Great dialog is a feature of their films, and this one has some of the most memorable I have heard. You can almost turn off the visual and just listen and be enchanted and know you are listening to a Coen brothers film.
But turning off the visual would deprive you of the great cinematography of Roger Deakins. His can frame a scene to the point that you could pause the film and just soak in the texture and color and realism. It is almost as if every frame is a painting.
The Coen brothers also seem to get the best performances out of an actor that I have seen. John Goodman is brilliant in this film and he seems to do his best work for the Coens. John Turturro is captivating as the hack writer who talks about his love for the common man, but just really doesn't know the common man and really doesn't care about them. Michael Lerner was brilliant as the requisite man behind the desk that is the feature of 40's noir.
One doesn't always know what is in the Coen brothers minds. Is this a foretelling of the rise of Nazism, of intellectuals who really didn't understand the appeal of fascism to the common man, or a surreal portrait of someone who sells out. No matter what their intention, they make you think and return to see their films again and again.