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
- Joel Coen
- Ethan Coen(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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 (visible in Kino Video's Blu-ray Disc which is in the 1.66:1 aspect ratio, may not be visible in other versions).
- 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
Sweating Bullets
I'd been wanting to see the Barton Fink ever since I first saw that bit in the Simpsons and I wasn't disappointed. The young Turturro is magnificent as the self-absorbed Fink and it's chock full of that visually specific characterful strangeness you get from the Coens. What let it down for me slightly was its slow sweaty collapse into what felt like pure allegory towards the end. The old film studies student in me gets itchy over that sort of thing. The observations on creative pressure and contract slavery for studios (surely today more relevant than even in the 40s) are really sharp though and the performances are all fantastic. Not utterly vital but seriously captivating.
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- owen-watts
- Jan 28, 2023
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
- $6,153,939
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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