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Burn After Reading (2008)

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R | 1 hr 37 mins | Comedy, Crime | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $60.3M

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Synopsis:
At the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Arlington, Va., analyst Osbourne Cox arrives for a top-secret meeting. Unfortunately for Cox, the secret is soon out: he is being ousted. Cox does not take the news particularly well and returns to his Georgetown home to work on his memoirs and his drinking, not necessarily in that order. His wife Katie is dismayed, though not particularly surprised; she is already well into an illicit affair with Harry Pfarrer, a married federal marshal, and sets about making plans to leave Cox for Harry. Elsewhere in the Washington D.C. suburbs, and seemingly worlds apart, Hardbodies Fitness Centers employee Linda Litzke can barely concentrate on her work. She is consumed with her life plan for extensive cosmetic surgery, and confides her mission to can-do colleague Chad Feldheimer. Linda is all but oblivious to the fact that the gym's manager Ted Treffon pines for her even as she arranges dates via the Internet with other men. When a computer disc containing material for the CIA analyst's memoirs accidentally falls into the hands of Linda and Chad, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. As Ted frets, "No good can come of this," events spiral out of everyone's and anyone's control, in a cascading series of encounters.

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Theatrical Release
9/12/2008
Studio Credit
Focus Features Studio
Director Credit
Ethan Coen Director
Joel Coen Director
Cast Credit
George Clooney Harry Pfarrer
Frances McDormand Linda Litzke
Brad Pitt Chad Feldheimer
John Malkovich Osborne Cox
Tilda Swinton Katie Cox
Richard Jenkins Ted
David Rasche CIA Officer
J K Simmons CIA Superior
Elizabeth Marvel Sandy Pfarrer
Olek Krupa Krapotkin
Michael Countryman Alan
Kevin Sussman Tuchman Marsh Man
J.R. Horne Divorce Lawyer
Hamilton Clancy Peck
Armand Schultz Olson
Pun Bandhu Party Guest
Karla Mosley Party Guest
Jeffrey De Munn Cosmetic Surgeon
Richard Poe Stretching Gym Patron
Carmen M Herlihy Prospective Gym Customer
Raul Aranas Manolo
Judy Frank Lawyer’s Secretary
Sandor Tecsy Russian Embassy Escort
Yuri Tsykun Senior Russian Embassy Man
Brian O'Neill Hal
Robert Prescott Process Server
Matt Walton Morning Show Host
Lori Hammel Morning Show Hostess
Crystal Bock PR Woman
Patrick Boll Sandy’s Man
Logan Kulick Four-Year-Old Patient
Dermot Mulroney Star of “Coming Up Daisy”
Robert R Barry Drunken Princetonian
Ted Bouton Drunken Princetonian
Bob Bowersox Drunken Princetonian
Oliver Buckingham Drunken Princetonian
Michael Fawcett Drunken Princetonian
Gary Henderson Drunken Princetonian
Ron Kidd Drunken Princetonian
Bill Massof Drunken Princetonian
Brian McKeon Drunken Princetonian
Kent McNeill Drunken Princetonian
William Fowle Drunken Princetonian
Charles Gemmill Drunken Princetonian
Mitch Giannunzio Drunken Princetonian
Cliff Goulet Drunken Princetonian
William D Grey Drunken Princetonian
Tim Miller Drunken Princetonian
Jay Parks Drunken Princetonian
Roger Rathburn Drunken Princetonian
Eric Richardson Drunken Princetonian
Bart Wilder Drunken Princetonian
Production Credits Credit
Joel Coen Producer
David Diliberto Associate Producer
Tim Bevan Executive Producer
Eric Fellner Executive Producer
Ethan Coen Producer
Robert Graf Executive Producer
Production Companies Credit
Working Title Films Production Company
Wetwork Productions Production Company
Studio Canal Production Company
Relativity Media Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Showtime Foreign Distribution Rights
Focus Features Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri (SF) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group Foreign Distribution Rights
Central Partnership Foreign Theatrical Distributor
FS Film Oy Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Blue Sky Media Foreign Distribution Rights
Odeon S.A. Foreign Theatrical Distributor
CLMC Multimedia SA Foreign Distribution Rights
Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company Foreign Distribution Rights
Shaw Organisation Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tiglon Foreign Distribution Rights
Tobis Film GMBH & Co. KG Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Pictures International (UPI) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
New York, New York USA  
Washington, D.C. USA  
Writer Credit
Joel Coen Screenplay
Ethan Coen Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Chauency Reese Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Niko Godfrey Assistant Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Joan Altman Production Accountant
Susan Strine Assistant Accountant
Andrew Garrett Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Regan Sharp Assistant Accountant
Santena King Assistant Accountant
Art Department Credit
Tim Metzger Dresser
Moza Saracho Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Alex Gorodetsky Scenic Artist - Charge Scenic
Leann Murphy Art Department Coordinator
David Swayze Art Director
Deborah Jensen Assistant Art Director
Steve Brennan Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
J Todd Anderson Graphics Coordinator - Graphite Operator
Jess Gonchor Production Designer
Nancy Haigh Set Decorator
Carolyn Cartwright Assistant Set Decorator
Quang Nguyen Scenic Artist - Scenic Foreman
Paul Weathered Set Dresser - Set Dressing Foreman
Jeffrey McDonald Assistant Art Director
Becca DeMarco Set Decorator - Set Decorating Buyer
Drew Houpt Art Department - The Walrus
Tobin Obst Assistant Art Director
Daniel Rosenfield Scenic Artist - Shop Scenic
Sha-Sha Shiau Set Decorator - Set Decorating Coordinator
Joann Atwood Set Dresser
Jay Hendrickx Scenic Artist - Camera Scenic
steve duke Set Dresser
Nithya Shrinivasan Assistant Art Director
Roman Greller Set Dresser
Rebecca Castle Scenic Artist - Scenic
Joe Tag Set Dresser
Carl Catanese Set Dresser
Steve Shifflette Set Dresser
Casting Credit
Ellen Chenoweth Casting
Barbara Harris Voice Casting
Grant Wilfley Extras Casting
Rachel Tenner Casting Associate
Melissa Braun Extras Casting - Extras Casting Associate
Film Camera Credit
George Richmond Steadicam Operator
George Richmond Camera Operator
Eileen Godoy Film Lab - Intermediate Producer
Brian Carmichael Video Assist/Playback - Production Video Assist
Emmanuel Lubezki Director of Photography
Robert Mancuso Assistant Camera - Assistant A-Camera
Yueni Zander Loader - Camera Loader
Edward Button Camera Trainee
Macall Polay Photography - Still Photographer
Joey Violante Dailies - Dailies Advisor
Steven J Scott Colorist - Digital Colorist
Peter Rosenfeld Camera Operator
Scott Tinsley Assistant Camera - Assistant A-Camera
Sarah Brandes Loader
Oriana Lewton-Leopold Camera Trainee
Stewart Stein Assistant Camera
Randy Greer Camera Operator - Remote Head Operator
Legal Credit
Patricia M Murphy Legal Services - Serious Matters
Music Credit
Isobel Griffiths Orchestrations - Orchestra Contractor
Todd Kasow Music Editor
Carter Burwell Music
Bob Crewe Song
Lucy Whalley Music Contractor - Contractor
Karl A Langlotz Song Performer
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra Song Performer
Chris Robertson Music - Music Clearances
Rosemary Warren-Green Orchestrations - Orchestra Leader
Kenny Nolan Song
Idil Biret Song Performer
John Barry Song
Diamond Time Music - Music Clearances
Don Black Song
Paul Clarvis Music - Drummer
Xiao Ying Song Performer
Harlan Page Peck Song
Doris Song Performer
Frank Ricotti Music - Drummer
Bill Mays Song Performer
Modest Mussorgsky Song
Gary Kettel Music - Drummer
Fryderyk Chopin Song
Ralph Salmins