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
Lil Rhee
as Tourist (uncredited)
Armand Schultz
as Olson
Brian O'Neill
as Hal
Robert Prescott
as Process Server
Tim Miller
as Drunken Princetonian
Frances McDormand
as Linda Litzke
Richard Poe
as Stretching Gym Patron
Olek Krupa
as Krapotkin
Michael Countryman
as Alan
Kevin Sussman
as Tuchman Marsh Man
Karla Mosley
as Party Guest
Raul Aranas
as Manolo
Patrick Boll
as Sandy's Man
Kimberly Dorsey
as Tourist (uncredited)
Kevin Tan
as Suspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited)
Brad Pitt
as Chad Feldheimer
Richard Jenkins
as Ted
Bill Massof
as Drunken Princetonian
David Rasche
as CIA Officer
Bart Wilder
as Drunken Princetonian
Matt Cannon
as Tourist (uncredited)
Stephen Ananicz
as Gym Guy (uncredited)
J.K. Simmons
as CIA Superior
J.R. Horne
as Divorce Lawyer
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Cosmetic Surgeon
Michael Fawcett
as Drunken Princetonian
William Fowle
as Drunken Princetonian
Elizabeth Marvel
as Sandy Pfarrer
Yury Tsykun
as Senior Russian Embassy Man
Lori Hammel
as Morning Show Hostess
Dermot Mulroney
as Star of "Coming Up Daisy"
Bob Bowersox
as Drunken Princetonian
Judy Frank
as Lawyer's Secretary
Tilda Swinton
as Katie Cox
Matthew James Gulbranson
as Midwestern Tourist (uncredited)
George Clooney
as Harry Pfarrer
Hamilton Clancy
as Peck
Pun Bandhu
as Party Guest
Matt Walton
as Morning Show Host
Crystal Bock
as PR Woman
Eric Richardson
as Drunken Princetonian
John Malkovich
as Osborne Cox
Roger Rathburn
as Drunken Princetonian
RJ Konner
as Senator (uncredited)
Crew
Ethan Coen
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Stephanie Finochio
Stunts
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Joel Coen
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Randall Balsmeyer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mick O'Rourke
Stunts
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Jess Gonchor
Production Design
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Samantha MacIvor
Stunt Driver
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Craig Berkey
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
George Richmond
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
George B. Colucci Jr.
Stunts