Barton Fink
– A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the he..
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
21 Aug 1991
English
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.
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner
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.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations.
20th Century Fox