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