DVD 96 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
Burn After Reading
Universal Studios (2008)
In Collection
#70

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy, Crime
USA  /  English

George Clooney Harry Pfarrer
Frances McDormand Linda Litzke
John Malkovich Osbourne Cox
Tilda Swinton Katie Cox
Brad Pitt Chad Feldheimer
Richard Jenkins Ted Treffon
Elizabeth Marvel Sandy Pfarrer
David Rasche CIA Officer
J.K. Simmons CIA Superior
Olek Krupa Krapotkin
Michael Countryman Alan
Hamilton Clancy Peck
Armand Schultz Olson
Pun Bandhu Doug Magruder
Jeffrey DeMunn Cosmetic Surgeon

Director Joel Coen; Ethan Coen
Producer Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner
Writer Joel Coen; Ethan Coen
Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki
Musician Carter Burwell

Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich) is a CIA analyst who quits his job and decides to write his memoir. His wife, Katie Cox (Tilda Swinton) is sleeping with Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney), a US Marshall. Katie decides to divorce Osbourne and downloads all of his personal financial files onto a CD. The CD gets left at Hardbodies, a workout gym, where employees Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) mistake the CD as important top-secret files. To make some extra money, the two decide to blackmail Osbourne. This decision leads to a comical snowball of events.

Edition Details
Distributor Universal Studios
Barcode 025195016490
Region Region 1
Release Date 12/23/2008
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
- Finding The Burn The making of Burn After Reading. - DC Insiders Run Amuck An all-star cast creates the world of Washington, DC, insiders all trying to get ahead or find true love. - Welcome Back, George This comedy piece features Mr. Clooney as he returns for his third collaboration with Ethan and Joel.