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Barton Fink

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
121K
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POPULARITY
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John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)
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A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
121K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,730
58
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
    • Stars
      • John Turturro
      • John Goodman
      • Judy Davis
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
    • Stars
      • John Turturro
      • John Goodman
      • Judy Davis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 278User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 19 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Barton Fink
    Trailer 2:14
    Barton Fink
    A Guide to the Films of the Coen Brothers
    Clip 1:56
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    Photos128

    John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)
    Judy Davis and John Mahoney in Barton Fink (1991)
    John Goodman in Barton Fink (1991)
    John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)
    John Goodman and John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)
    Judy Davis and John Mahoney in Barton Fink (1991)
    John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)
    John Goodman in Barton Fink (1991)
    Judy Davis and John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)
    Judy Davis in Barton Fink (1991)
    John Goodman in Barton Fink (1991)
    John Goodman and John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)

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    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
    • Garland Stanford
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Detective Mastrionotti
    Christopher Murney
    Christopher Murney
    • Detective Deutsch
    I.M. Hobson
    • Derek
    Meagen Fay
    Meagen Fay
    • Poppy Carnahan
    • (as Megan Faye)
    Lance Davis
    Lance Davis
    • Richard St. Claire
    Harry Bugin
    • Pete
    Anthony Gordon
    • Maitre D'
    Jack Denbo
    • Stagehand
    Max Grodénchik
    Max Grodénchik
    • Clapper Boy
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The first film to win all three major awards (Palme D'or, Best Director, and Best Actor) at the Cannes Film Festival. Also, it was unanimously chosen for the Palme D'or.
    • Goofs
      Charlie's (John Goodman's) leaking ear infection changes sides and mysteriously spreads from his right ear to his left after he returns from one of his enigmatic trips.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Meadows: Look upon me! I'll show you the life of the mind!

    • Crazy credits
      The 20th Century Fox logo appears over silence; the "fanfare" is not played.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      For Sentimental Reasons
      by Edward Heyman, Al Sherman and Abner Silver

      Licenced with Permission the Successors of Marlo Music Corporation (ASCAP)

    User reviews278

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Classic dark comedy spoofs Hollywood hacks, literati alike
    This is a satire which really eviscerates its main character, nebbish Barton Fink, a semi-successful, very Jewish New York playwright who comes to Hollywood to make his dreams come true, which in his case is definately not writing the next Wallace Beery wrestling picture. There are just too many funny things in this movie to mention them all, so I won't mention any. But this is a movie that is going to stand up to the test of time; it may be the Coen brothers' best movie, because it is both dead funny and dead serious.

    Turturro gives the performance of a lifetime as Barton, and Goodman proved with this movie that he was a first class acting talent (what made the Coens think of him in this role, anyway? surely a mark of genius). Davis also shows herself off extremely well, in one of this underrated actresses finest roles.

    There is, simply put, no better satire of Hollywood, and none that I can think of that so successfully manages to also spoof the pretentions of those who despise it.
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    FAQ5

    • What was that sticky substance that ran down the hotel walls?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Бартон Фінк
    • Filming locations
      • The Wiltern - 3790 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Circle Films
      • Working Title Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,153,939
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $268,561
      • Aug 25, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,153,939
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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