Burn after reading

Resource Information

The work Burn after reading represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Burn after reading

Statement of responsibility

Focus Features presents, in association with Studio Canal and Relativity Media, a Working Title production ; produced, written and directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Contributor

• Jaynes, Roderick,
• Jenkins, Richard, 1947-
• Coen, Joel,
• Coen, Ethan,
• Lubezki, Emmanuel,
• Malkovich, John,
• Clooney, George,
• Marvel, Elizabeth,
• Burwell, Carter,
• Working Title Films,
• McDormand, Frances,
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),
• Pitt, Brad, 1963-
• Rasche, David, 1944-
• Simmons, J. K.,
• Studio Canal,
• Swinton, Tilda,
• Relativity Media,
• DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
• Focus Features,

Actor

• DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
• Marvel, Elizabeth,
• Rasche, David, 1944-
• Pitt, Brad, 1963-
• Swinton, Tilda,
• Simmons, J. K.,
• Malkovich, John,
• Clooney, George,
• McDormand, Frances,
• Jenkins, Richard, 1947-

Composer

• Burwell, Carter,

Director

• Coen, Joel,
• Coen, Ethan,

Director of photography

• Lubezki, Emmanuel,

Editor of moving image work

• Jaynes, Roderick,

Presenter

• Focus Features,

Producer

• Coen, Ethan,
• Coen, Joel,

Production company

• Working Title Films,
• Studio Canal,
• Relativity Media,

Publisher

• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),

Screenwriter

• Coen, Ethan,
• Coen, Joel,

Subject

• United States
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Adultery
• Adultery -- United States -- Drama
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Crime films
• Crime films
• Drama
• Drama
• Extortion
• Extortion -- United States -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Optical storage devices
• Optical storage devices -- Drama
• Personal trainers
• Personal trainers -- United States -- Drama
• Popular movies

Genre

• Fiction films
• Comedy films
• Crime films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer obtains the disc and ascertains that it contains classified government information. Along with his fellow employee, Linda Litzke, he intends to use the disc to blackmail Osbourne. When blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy. At the embassy, she hands the disc over to the Russians, promising that she will give them more information. Linda and Chad don't have any more information, so they decide to break into Cox's house. This brings about a series of events that no one foresees

Member of

• Focus Features spotlight series
• Burn after reading (Motion picture)
• Burn after reading (Motion picture)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editing, Roderick Jaynes ; music, Carter Burwell

Language note

In English or dubbed French (Dolby digital 5.1) with optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

PerformerNote

George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, JK Simmons, Jeffrey DeMunn, Brad Pitt

Runtime

96

Series statement

Focus Features spotlight series

Technique

live action