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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.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 18 wins & 29 nominations total
Meagen Fay
- Poppy Carnahan
- (as Megan Faye)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsBriefly visible at the top of the screen when Detective Mastrionotti introduces himself to Barton.
- Quotes
Charlie Meadows: Look upon me! I'll show you the life of the mind!
- Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Fox logo appears over silence; the "fanfare" is not played.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
- SoundtracksFor Sentimental Reasons
by Edward Heyman, Al Sherman and Abner Silver
Licenced with Permission the Successors of Marlo Music Corporation (ASCAP)
Featured review
Another Coen Brother great!
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!
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Бартон Фінк
- Filming locations
- The Wiltern - 3790 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA(Hotel Earle - lobby)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,153,939
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $268,561
- Aug 25, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $6,154,106
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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