Burn After Reading (2008)
Drama/Comedy · 1h 36m · 9/12/2008
Description
An all-star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich, come together in this outrageous spy comedy about murder, blackmail, sex addiction and physical fitness! When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted, gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts, events soon spiral out of everyone's and anyone's control, resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters! From Joel and Ethan Coen, the Academy Award-winning directors of No Country For Old Men and The Big Lebowski, comes this brilliantly clever and endlessly entertaining movie that critics are calling, "smart, funny, and original" (Ben Lyons, E!).
Status
ReleasedLanguage
EnglishCountries
United States, United Kingdom, FranceProduction Companies
StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Mike Zoss Productions, Working Title FilmsBudget
$37000000Revenue
$163720069Where to Watch
George Clooney
Harry Pfarrer
Frances McDormand
Linda Litzke
Brad Pitt
Chad Feldheimer
John Malkovich
Osborne Cox
Tilda Swinton
Katie Cox
Richard Jenkins
Ted
Elizabeth Marvel
Sandy Pfarrer
David Rasche
CIA Officer Palmer DeBakey Smith
J.K. Simmons
CIA Superior (as JK Simmons)
Olek Krupa
Krapotkin
Michael Countryman
Alan
Kevin Sussman
Tuchman Marsh Man
J.R. Horne
Divorce Lawyer (as JR Horne)
Hamilton Clancy
Peck
Armand Schultz
Olson
Pun Bandhu
Party GuestKarla Mosley
Party Guest
Jeffrey DeMunn
Cosmetic Surgeon
Richard Poe
Stretching Gym Patron
Carmen M. Herlihy
Prospective Gym Customer
Raul Aranas
Manolo (as Raul Arañas)Judy Frank
Lawyer's Secretary
Sándor Técsy
Russian Embassy Escort (as Sandor Tecsy)
Yury Tsykun
Senior Russian Embassy Man
Brian O'Neill
Hal
Robert Prescott
Process Server
Matt Walton
Morning Show Host
Lori Hammel
Morning Show HostessCrystal 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 PrincetonianTed Bouton
Drunken Princetonian
Bob Bowersox
Drunken PrincetonianOliver Buckingham
Drunken PrincetonianMichael Fawcett
Drunken Princetonian
William Fowle
Drunken PrincetonianCharles Gemmill
Drunken PrincetonianMitch Giannunzio
Drunken Princetonian
Cliff Goulet
Drunken PrincetonianWilliam D. Grey
Drunken PrincetonianGary Henderson
Drunken Princetonian
Ron Kidd
Drunken Princetonian
Bill Massof
Drunken PrincetonianBrian McKeon
Drunken PrincetonianKen McNeill
Drunken Princetonian
Tim Miller
Drunken PrincetonianJay Parks
Drunken Princetonian
Roger Rathburn
Drunken Princetonian
Eric Richardson
Drunken Princetonian
Bart Wilder
Drunken Princetonian
James Thomas Bligh
Lt. Macdonald (uncredited)
Matt Cannon
Tourist (uncredited)
Patricia DiZebba
Jogger (uncredited)Justin Doescher
Suspicious Man (uncredited)
Kimberly Dorsey
Tourist (uncredited)
Liam Ferguson
Businessman (uncredited)
Joe Jagatic
CIA Agent (uncredited)
Richard Karn
Self - Family Feud Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
RJ Konner
Senator (uncredited)Steve Konopelski
Waiter (uncredited)
T. Alloy Langenfeld
Nam Vet Visiting WWII Memorial (uncredited)Mike Monroe
Tourist (uncredited)
Josh Mowery
Business Man (uncredited)
Kevin Kean Murphy
The Witness (uncredited)
Douglas Nelson
Man in Park (uncredited)Vito Pietanza
Runner (uncredited)
Devin Rumer
Surveillance Man (uncredited)
Kenny Shapiro
Driver (uncredited)
Patrick Michael Strange
Tourist (uncredited)
Kevin Tan
Suspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited)
Jacqueline Wright
Monica (uncredited)
Ethan Coen
Director
Joel Coen
DirectorJoel Coen
WriterEthan Coen
Writer
