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Barton Fink is a 1991 American black comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a film studio in Hollywood, and John Goodman as Charlie Meadows, the insurance salesman who lives next door at ...
Aug 21, 1991 · A playwright struggles with writer's block and the dark side of Hollywood in this Coen brothers' film. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- 1991-08-21
Aug 21, 2021 · The 1991 film follows a New York playwright who moves to Los Angeles and faces artistic and personal challenges in the film industry. It is a dark comedy that mocks the clichés, hypocrisies and nightmares of Old Hollywood, with John Turturro and John Goodman in starring roles.
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A 1940s playwright (John Turturro) faces writer's block and a bizarre neighbor (John Goodman) in L.A. Watch the trailer, read critics reviews and see the cast and crew of this dark comedy by the Coen brothers.
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- Joel Coen
- R
- John Turturro
Barton Fink is a left-wing New York playwright, modeled on the Clifford Odets of “Waiting for Lefty,” who writes one proletarian hand-wringer in the late 1930s and then is summoned to Hollywood, where Jack Lipnick (Lerner), the vulgarian in charge of Capitol Pictures, pays him piles of money and assigns him to write a wrestling picture for ...
A playwright struggles with writer's block and the dark side of Hollywood in this Coen brothers' film. Read the summaries of the plot, the characters, and the themes of this dark comedy.
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Between Heaven and Hell There's Always Hollywood!Original theatrical trailer for 1991's Coen Brothers classic "Barton Fink". Starring John Turturro, John Goo...
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