Barton Fink
7.6
“There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.”
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
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Cast
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John Turturro
Barton Fink
Known for
Severance
The Night Of
John Goodman
Charlie Meadows
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Judy Davis
Audrey Taylor
Known for
Ratched
Marie Antoinette
Michael Lerner
Jack Lipnick
Known for
Godzilla
Mirror Mirror
John Mahoney
W.P. Mayhew
Known for
Frasier
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Tony Shalhoub
Ben Geisler
Known for
Monk
Thir13en Ghosts
Jon Polito
Lou Breeze
Known for
Big Eyes
Miller's Crossing
Steve Buscemi
Chet
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
David Warrilow
Garland Stanford
Known for
Radio Days
Bright Lights, Big City
Richard Portnow
Detective Mastrionotti
Known for
The Sopranos
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Christopher Murney
Detective Deutsch
Known for
The Civil War
The Last Dragon
I.M. Hobson
Derek
Known for
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Hudsucker Proxy
Joel Coen Director · Ethan Coen Director Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $6.2M · Budget $9M · United States release August 1, 1991
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,153,939
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Working Title
Production
Circle Films
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production · Distribution
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 18, 1991
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 1, 1991
Theatrical
Australia
October 29, 1991 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 1, 1991 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
November 8, 1991 · Theatrical
October 20, 2004 · Physical
France
September 25, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
October 10, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 17, 1992 · Theatrical
September 9, 2004 · Physical · DVD
March 19, 2005 · TV · Veronica
November 24, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
November 1, 1991 · Theatrical
Russia
August 20, 1991 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 31, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
March 5, 1992 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 1, 1991 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
February 14, 1992 · Theatrical
XC
March 5, 1992 · Theatrical
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