Barton Fink Movie (1991)
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
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.
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.
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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.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 1:56 hours
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Actors: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner
- Language: English
- Country: USA, UK
- Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 13 nominations
- Production Company: 20th Century Fox
- ASIN: B00008RH3J
- Year Released: 1991
- Release Date: Aug 20, 1991
- DVD Date: May 19, 2003
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