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Release Date:	08/22/2017
UPC:	0738329207403
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00

Special Features

Interview with star John Turturro; Interview with actor Michael Lerner; Interview with producer Ben Barenholtz; Interview with composer Carter Burwell; Interview with sound editor Skip Lievsay; 8 deleted scenes; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Turturro	Barton Fink
John Goodman	Charlie Meadows
Judy Davis	Audrey,Richard St. Claire
Michael Lerner	Lipnick
John Mahoney	Mayhew
Tony Shalhoub	Geisler
Jon Polito	Lou
Steve Buscemi	Chet
David Warrilow	Garland Stanford
Richard Portnow	Detective Mastrionotti
Christopher Murney	Detective Deutsch
Donna Isaacson	Actor
I.M. Hobson	Derek
John Lyons	Actor
Megan Faye	Poppy Carnahan
Harry Bugin	Pete
Anthony Gordon	Maitre d'
Jack Denbo	Stagehand
Max Grodenchik	Clapper Boy
Robert Beecher	Referee
Darwyn Swalve	Wrestler
Gayle Vance	Geisler's Secretary
Johnny Judkins	Sailor
Jana Marie Hupp	USO Girl
Isabelle Townsend	Beauty
Frances McDormand	Voice of Stage Actress
William Robertson	Voices
Barry Sonnenfeld	Page Calling for Barton Fink

Technical Credits

Joel Coen	Director,Producer,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Director
Ben Barenholtz	Executive Producer
Bill Durkin	Executive Producer
Gary Jensen	Stunts
Jim Pedas	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Laurel Schneider	Special Effects
Robert Spurlock	Special Effects

From the B&N Reads Blog

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Editorial Reviews

Whether or not one likes the films of Joel and Ethan Coen, die-hard cinema aficionados have to appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into each one. From the script to the cinematography, the Coen films always have something that at least could be classified as interesting. While most of their films can be labeled as successes on these merits, the high point is clearly Barton Fink. The basic story elements and characterizations come together to produce a film that is greater than the sum of its individual parts. John Turturro is the title character, a 1940s socialist playwright brought to Hollywood to work inside the studio system. From the outset, it's obvious that this is going to be a fish-out-of-water story to the nth degree, and as Barton encounters others he reacts with the innocence of a schoolboy. John Goodman is a genial salesman who is Barton's neighbor in the seedy hotel he lives in, and his philosophy of life begins to take hold on Barton until his true colors come out. There is also a separate subplot with John Mahoney as a William Faulkner-inspired novelist and Judy Davis as his suffering secretary/mistress, which very nicely adds another layer to the assault that Hollywood is leveling on Barton's personality. The single best performance is by Michael Lerner as the studio boss who hires Barton to write a wrestling picture. The Coens juxtapose the beauty and sunshine of southern California with the darkness and despair of Barton's hotel room, which is more or less the world he is forced to inhabit when his talents desert him. Even that world is brought down through, let's say, unusual circumstances that serve to cement Barton's complete breakdown. Turturro is perfect in the role, his physical appearance perfectly complementing his personification of the blocked writer. The film overall makes the statement that one success doesn't necessarily translate into a career, which is a lesson that Barton learns the hard way. Dan Friedman

All Movie Guide

Whether or not one likes the films of Joel and Ethan Coen, die-hard cinema aficionados have to appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into each one. From the script to the cinematography, the Coen films always have something that at least could be classified as interesting. While most of their films can be labeled as successes on these merits, the high point is clearly Barton Fink. The basic story elements and characterizations come together to produce a film that is greater than the sum of its individual parts. John Turturro is the title character, a 1940s socialist playwright brought to Hollywood to work inside the studio system. From the outset, it's obvious that this is going to be a fish-out-of-water story to the nth degree, and as Barton encounters others he reacts with the innocence of a schoolboy. John Goodman is a genial salesman who is Barton's neighbor in the seedy hotel he lives in, and his philosophy of life begins to take hold on Barton until his true colors come out. There is also a separate subplot with John Mahoney as a William Faulkner-inspired novelist and Judy Davis as his suffering secretary/mistress, which very nicely adds another layer to the assault that Hollywood is leveling on Barton's personality. The single best performance is by Michael Lerner as the studio boss who hires Barton to write a wrestling picture. The Coens juxtapose the beauty and sunshine of southern California with the darkness and despair of Barton's hotel room, which is more or less the world he is forced to inhabit when his talents desert him. Even that world is brought down through, let's say, unusual circumstances that serve to cement Barton's complete breakdown. Turturro is perfect in the role, his physical appearance perfectly complementing his personification of the blocked writer. The film overall makes the statement that one success doesn't necessarily translate into a career, which is a lesson that Barton learns the hard way.

All Movie Guide - Dan Friedman

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