A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
- Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 8 wins & 32 nominations total
J.K. Simmons
- CIA Superior
- (as JK Simmons)
J.R. Horne
- Divorce Lawyer
- (as JR Horne)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Coen Brothers (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen) wrote the character Osborne Cox with John Malkovich in mind. Brad Pitt's character was also written with the actor in mind, inspired by a commercial for which he suffered a similar haircut and dye job. Indeed, the Coen Brothers noted at a Q&A session at the Venice Film Festival that all the leading characters were written for all the leading actors, with the exception of Tilda Swinton.
- GoofsWhen Linda and Chad are at the Russian Embassy, the picture behind Linda and Chad on the office wall is Boris Yeltsin, then in a security camera shot showing Chad and Linda waiting for Krapotkin, the portrait is of Vladimir Putin.
- Quotes
[last lines]
CIA Superior: What did we learn, Palmer?
CIA Officer: I don't know, sir.
CIA Superior: I don't fuckin' know either. I guess we learned not to do it again.
CIA Officer: Yes, sir.
CIA Superior: I'm fucked if I know what we did.
CIA Officer: Yes, sir, it's, uh, hard to say
CIA Superior: Jesus Fucking Christ.
- Crazy creditsAs usual, the Coen Brothers edited this film under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes
Featured review
This is one of the best dark comedies ever made! There is only one thing that rubs me the wrong way and I won't spoil that otherwise I love this Coen brothers quirky masterpiece. I originally saw this in the theater, that was fun, I still can't believe it's been 11 years now since 08. So beyond well written and very cool camera shots; Burn After Reading makes me feel so damn good! Also I absolutely love the music and excessive use of profanity!
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- Language
- Also known as
- Quémese después de leerse
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $37,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,355,347
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,128,001
- Sep 14, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $163,728,902
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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