Burn After Reading

6.7
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Run time: 96 min
  • Premiere: 2008. September 5.

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.

Discover

George Clooney

Harry Pfarrer

Frances McDormand

Linda Litzke

Brad Pitt

Chad Feldheimer

John Malkovich

Osborne Cox

Tilda Swinton

Katie Cox

Elizabeth Marvel

Sandy Pfarrer

David Rasche

CIA Officer

J.K. Simmons

CIA Superior

Olek Krupa

Krapotkin

Kevin Sussman

Tuchman Marsh Man

J.R. Horne

Divorce Lawyer

Pun Bandhu

Party Guest

Karla Mosley

Party Guest

Jeffrey DeMunn

Cosmetic Surgeon

Richard Poe

Stretching Gym Patron

Carmen M. Herlihy

Prospective Gym Customer

Raul Aranas

Manolo

Judy Frank

Lawyer's Secretary

Sándor Técsy

Russian Embassy Escort

Yury Tsykun

Senior Russian Embassy Man

Robert Prescott

Process Server

Matt Walton

Morning Show Host

Lori Hammel

Morning Show Hostess

Crystal Bock

PR Woman

Patrick Boll

Sandy's Man

Logan Kulick

Four-Year-Old Patient

Dermot Mulroney

Star of "Coming Up Daisy"

Robert R. Barry

Drunken Princetonian

Ted Bouton

Drunken Princetonian

Bob Bowersox

Drunken Princetonian

Oliver Buckingham

Drunken Princetonian

Michael Fawcett

Drunken Princetonian

William Fowle

Drunken Princetonian

Charles Gemmill

Drunken Princetonian

Mitch Giannunzio

Drunken Princetonian

Cliff Goulet

Drunken Princetonian

William D. Grey

Drunken Princetonian

Gary Henderson

Drunken Princetonian

Ron Kidd

Drunken Princetonian

Bill Massof

Drunken Princetonian

Brian McKeon

Drunken Princetonian

Ken McNeill

Drunken Princetonian

Tim Miller

Drunken Princetonian

Jay Parks

Drunken Princetonian

Roger Rathburn

Drunken Princetonian

Eric Richardson

Drunken Princetonian

Bart Wilder

Drunken Princetonian

Stephen Ananicz

Gym Guy (uncredited)

Matt Cannon

Tourist (uncredited)

Kimberly Dorsey

Tourist (uncredited)

Lil Rhee

Tourist (uncredited)

Liam Ferguson

Businessman (uncredited)

Matthew James Gulbranson

Midwestern Tourist (uncredited)

RJ Konner

Senator (uncredited)

Douglas Nelson

Man in Park (uncredited)

Kevin Tan

Suspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited)

Jacqueline Wright

Monica (uncredited)

Jeffrey Mowery

Suspicious Man (uncredited)

Art

Jess Gonchor

Production Design

David Swayze

Art Direction

Nancy Haigh

Set Decoration

Ron Petagna Sr.

Construction Coordinator

Jeffrey Rollins

Set Dresser

Tobin Ost

Assistant Art Director

Deborah Jensen

Assistant Art Director

Nithya Shrinivasan

Assistant Art Director

Jeffrey D. McDonald

Assistant Art Director

Rebecca Meis DeMarco

Set Decoration Buyer

JoAnn Atwood

Set Dresser

Carl Catanese

Set Dresser

Steven T. Duke

Set Dresser

Roman Greller

Set Dresser

Joe Taglairino

Set Dresser

Camera

Emmanuel Lubezki

Director of Photography

George Richmond

Camera Operator

George Richmond

Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Mary Zophres

Costume Design

Patricia Regan

Key Makeup Artist

Fionnuala Lynch

Set Costumer

Nicole Greenbaum

Set Costumer

David Davenport

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jean Ann Black

Makeup Department Head

Lyndell Quiyou

Hair Department Head

Sonia Rivera

Key Hair Stylist

Waldo Sanchez

Hairstylist

Crew

Samantha MacIvor

Stunt Driver

Will Caban

Special Effects

Steven R. Hammond

Transportation Captain

J. John Corbett

Title Graphics

Directing

Ethan Coen

Director

Joel Coen

Director

Betsy Magruder

Assistant Director

Bac DeLorme

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Joel Coen

Editor

Ethan Coen

Editor

Lighting

Production

Joel Coen

Producer

Ethan Coen

Producer

Tim Bevan

Executive Producer

Eric Fellner

Executive Producer

Robert Graf

Executive Producer

Robert Graf

Unit Production Manager

Karen Ruth Getchell

Production Supervisor

Michelle Wright

Executive In Charge Of Post Production

David Diliberto

Associate Producer

Sound

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Skip Lievsay

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Skip Lievsay

Supervising Sound Editor

Peter F. Kurland

Sound Mixer

Greg Orloff

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Craig Berkey

Sound Designer

Craig Berkey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Catherine Harper

Foley Artist

Darrin Mann

Foley Mixer

James Morioka

Foley Editor

Writing

Joel Coen

Screenplay

Ethan Coen

Screenplay

Art

Jess Gonchor

Production Design

David Swayze

Art Direction

Nancy Haigh

Set Decoration

Ron Petagna Sr.

Construction Coordinator

Jeffrey Rollins

Set Dresser

Tobin Ost

Assistant Art Director

Deborah Jensen

Assistant Art Director

Nithya Shrinivasan

Assistant Art Director

Jeffrey D. McDonald

Assistant Art Director

Rebecca Meis DeMarco

Set Decoration Buyer

JoAnn Atwood

Set Dresser

Carl Catanese

Set Dresser

Steven T. Duke

Set Dresser

Roman Greller

Set Dresser

Joe Taglairino

Set Dresser

Camera

Emmanuel Lubezki

Director of Photography

George Richmond

Camera Operator

George Richmond

Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Mary Zophres

Costume Design

Patricia Regan

Key Makeup Artist

Fionnuala Lynch

Set Costumer

Nicole Greenbaum

Set Costumer

David Davenport

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jean Ann Black

Makeup Department Head

Lyndell Quiyou

Hair Department Head

Sonia Rivera

Key Hair Stylist

Waldo Sanchez

Hairstylist

Crew

Samantha MacIvor

Stunt Driver

Will Caban

Special Effects

Steven R. Hammond

Transportation Captain

J. John Corbett

Title Graphics

Directing

Ethan Coen

Director

Joel Coen

Director

Betsy Magruder

Assistant Director

Bac DeLorme

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Joel Coen

Editor

Ethan Coen

Editor

Lighting

Production

Joel Coen

Producer

Ethan Coen

Producer

Tim Bevan

Executive Producer

Eric Fellner

Executive Producer

Robert Graf

Executive Producer

Robert Graf

Unit Production Manager

Karen Ruth Getchell

Production Supervisor

Michelle Wright

Executive In Charge Of Post Production

David Diliberto

Associate Producer

Sound

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Skip Lievsay

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Skip Lievsay

Supervising Sound Editor

Peter F. Kurland

Sound Mixer

Greg Orloff

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Craig Berkey

Sound Designer

Craig Berkey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Catherine Harper

Foley Artist

Darrin Mann

Foley Mixer

James Morioka

Foley Editor

Writing

Joel Coen

Screenplay

Ethan Coen

Screenplay