Barton Fink

1991 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 131,853 VOTES · DIR. Joel Coen

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Overview

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,819 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:36 Kissing it all good-bye. These four stinkin' walls
00:04:43 A tough new voice in the American theater has arrived
00:09:23 I...
00:15:40 We're together on that.
00:21:47 I guess we're neighbors.
00:24:44 that's exactly the point.
00:29:13 Yeah. All right. Listen.
00:33:34 Where's my honey?
00:37:34 What's he going to tell me?
00:40:33 but just for demonstration purposes...
00:44:05 and get my belly scratched?
00:47:01 behavior.
00:51:12 See, that proves you really are a writer.
00:55:28 I... I don't understand.
00:58:10 Aah!
01:01:58 We'll invent some names and a new setting.
01:11:03 I believe you! I know you! Why should the police?
01:15:09 Mr. Lipnick's been in pictures
01:19:28 Well, keep it for me.
01:25:28 You know, ordinarily we say anything you might remember
01:31:56 Go sit on a tomato.
01:37:52 It's just me... Charlie.
01:43:52 The lunatics aren't going to run this particular asylum.
02:05:05 payable in advance.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,819
Dialogue density15.5 lines / min
First line00:01:36
Final line02:05:05

Production Record

DirectorJoel Coen
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9,000,000
Revenue$6,153,939
IMDb votes131,853