Barton Fink

Name: Barton Fink
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1991-08-21
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.70
Cast: Michael Lerner, Judy Davis, John Goodman, John Turturro

– A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the he..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 56 Minutes

Release Year:

1991

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Styles:

Intellectual, Twists And Turns, Surreal, Offbeat, Scary, Clever, Humorous, Stylized, Psychological, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1940s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA, UK

Filming Locations:

California, Los Angeles, USA

Genre:

Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Barton Fink (1991) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Aug 1991

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Barton Fink

Directed by:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Story Written By:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Main Actors:

Michael Lerner, Judy Davis, John Goodman, John Turturro

Plot:

In 1941, New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture. Staying in the eerie Hotel Earle, Barton develops severe writer's block. His neighbor, jovial insurance salesman Charlie Meadows, tries to help, but Barton continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events distracts him even further from his task.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations.

Production Company:

20th Century Fox

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

90%

Metacritic:

69%