Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading
Release: 2008-09-05
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 6.7
Comedy
Drama
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.
Production Countries
United States of America
United Kingdom
France
Production Companies
Focus Features
StudioCanal
Relativity Media
Working Title Films
Mike Zoss Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Tilda Swinton
as Katie Cox
Kimberly Dorsey
as Tourist (uncredited)
Crystal Bock
as PR Woman
Roger Rathburn
as Drunken Princetonian
Matthew James Gulbranson
as Midwestern Tourist (uncredited)
J.K. Simmons
as CIA Superior
Matt Walton
as Morning Show Host
David Rasche
as CIA Officer
Karla Mosley
as Party Guest
RJ Konner
as Senator (uncredited)
Bart Wilder
as Drunken Princetonian
Kevin Tan
as Suspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited)
Raul Aranas
as Manolo
Michael Fawcett
as Drunken Princetonian
Richard Jenkins
as Ted
Elizabeth Marvel
as Sandy Pfarrer
Hamilton Clancy
as Peck
Judy Frank
as Lawyer's Secretary
Tim Miller
as Drunken Princetonian
George Clooney
as Harry Pfarrer
Lil Rhee
as Tourist (uncredited)
Olek Krupa
as Krapotkin
Lori Hammel
as Morning Show Hostess
Dermot Mulroney
as Star of "Coming Up Daisy"
Matt Cannon
as Tourist (uncredited)
Pun Bandhu
as Party Guest
Yury Tsykun
as Senior Russian Embassy Man
Bill Massof
as Drunken Princetonian
Frances McDormand
as Linda Litzke
Kevin Sussman
as Tuchman Marsh Man
Armand Schultz
as Olson
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Cosmetic Surgeon
John Malkovich
as Osborne Cox
J.R. Horne
as Divorce Lawyer
Robert Prescott
as Process Server
Brad Pitt
as Chad Feldheimer
Michael Countryman
as Alan
Brian O'Neill
as Hal
William Fowle
as Drunken Princetonian
Stephen Ananicz
as Gym Guy (uncredited)
Jacqueline Wright
as Monica (uncredited)
Richard Poe
as Stretching Gym Patron
Patrick Boll
as Sandy's Man
Bob Bowersox
as Drunken Princetonian
Eric Richardson
as Drunken Princetonian
Crew
Stephanie Finochio
Stunts
Ethan Coen
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Randall Balsmeyer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joel Coen
Producer, Director, Editor, Writer
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Mick O'Rourke
Stunts
George Richmond
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Jess Gonchor
Production Design
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Samantha MacIvor
Stunt Driver
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George B. Colucci Jr.
Stunts
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer