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Overview

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7.7/10   27,356 votes
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Director:
Joel Coen
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Writers:
Joel Coen (written by) &
Ethan Coen (written by)
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Release Date:
21 August 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller 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
User Comments:
Another Coen Brother great! more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some scenes of violence.
Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
Circle Films more

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Trivia:
The nickname of the suspected killer in the film is "Madman Mundt". In Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s there was a flamboyant car dealer, known for his outrageous (for the time) TV commercials, named "Madman Muntz". more
Goofs:
Factual errors: During final scene with Colonel Lipnik, awards on uniform were not accurate for date of movie. Most notable were the Parachutist Badge (it appears to be a Master Parachutist Badge, which was not authorized for use until 1949) and the Combat Infantryman's Badge (which was not authorized until 1943). more
Quotes:
Charlie: I sure do forget myself sometimes. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) more
Soundtrack:
DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETING more

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20 out of 31 people found the following comment useful:-
Another Coen Brother great!, 4 December 2000
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Author: artzau from Sacramento, CA

I liken the Coen brothers to Haagen-Daz ice cream, i.e., various stages of good. I would argue this dark film, laden with more allegories than Dante, is not their best...but, it's good, damn good. To begin with, stellar performances form Turturro, Goodman, Mahoney, Buscemi and Lehner. The thing I find amazing is the skill in bringing so much darkness to such a bright, colorful cinemagraphic work-- remindful of Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers, in that regard-- that teeters on the edge. Goodman's last scene walking into the burning hotel room is eerie but very bright (why not? The damn place is burning down.) This is another great Coen brother film and let's hear it for Ethan and Joel! See it!

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