2008
Character: Chad Feldheimer
Release Date: 12 September 2008
Directed By: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Written By: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Tagline: Intelligence is relative
MPAA Rating: –
Produced by: Mike Zoss Productions, Working Title Films
Distributed by: Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Budget: –
Filming Dates: 27 August 2007 – November 2007
Cast:
…Brad Pitt…Chad Feldheimer
…George Clooney…Harry Pfarrer
…Tilda Swinton…Katie Cox
…John Malkovich…Osbourne Cox
…Frances McDormand…Linda Litzke
…Richard Jenkins…Ted Treffon
…Matt Walton…Del
Filming Locations:
Bronx Community College – University Avenue at West 181 Street, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
New Rochelle, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Paramus, New Jersey, USA
Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Synopsis:
A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it
Trivia & Facts:
• The first Coen Brothers film not photographed by Roger Deakins since Barton Fink (1991). He was unavailable, having committed to shoot Revolutionary Road (2008).
From the gallery
Quotes
Chad Feldheimer: [excited] Oh, my God!
Osbourne Cox: Give me the CD!
Chad Feldheimer: As soon as you give us the money, dickwad!
Linda Litzke: I’m really looking for a guy with a sense of humor.
Chad Feldheimer: That guy, wait, that guy wasn’t bad.
Linda Litzke: Him?
Chad Feldheimer: No before.
Linda Litzke: Him?
Chad Feldheimer: Umm, he might not be a loser…
Linda Litzke: How can you tell?
Chad Feldheimer: That’s a Brioni suit.
Linda Litzke: Yeah?
Chad Feldheimer: Shit yeah!
Linda Litzke: Does he look like he would have a sense of humor?
Chad Feldheimer: Looks like his optometrist has a sense of humor.
Chad Feldheimer: [raspy voice] Osbourne Cox?
Chad Feldheimer: [on the phone] Osbourne Cox? I thought you might be worried…about the security…of your shit.
[after having found a CD they believe contains files of the CIA]
Linda Litzke: You should put up a note in the ladies locker room.
Chad Feldheimer: Put up a note? “Highly classified shit found: Raw intelligence shit, CIA shit?” Hello, anybody lose their secret CIA shit? I don’t think so!
External Links
…Official website
…IMDB
SB Store (US)
…Burn After Reading (DVD)
…Burn After Reading (Blu-ray)
…Burn After Reading (Book)
…Burn After Reading (OST)
SB Store (UK)
…Burn After Reading (DVD)
…Burn After Reading (Blu-ray)
…Burn After Reading (Book)
…Burn After Reading (OST)
