Italy / Aug 27, 2008 / Venice International Film Festival
Intelligence is relative.
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Rasche | CIA Officer |
| J.K. Simmons | CIA Superior |
| Olek Krupa | Krapotkin |
| Michael Countryman | Alan |
| Kevin Sussman | Tuchman Marsh Man |
| J.R. Horne | Divorce Lawyer |
| Hamilton Clancy | Peck |
| Armand Schultz | Olson |
| Pun Bandhu | Party Guest |
| Karla Mosley | Party Guest |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Cosmetic Surgeon |
| Richard Poe | Stretching Gym Patron |
| Carmen M. Herlihy | Prospective Gym Customer |
| Raul Aranas | Manolo |
| Judy Frank | Lawyer's Secretary |
| Sándor Técsy | Russian Embassy Escort |
| Yury Tsykun | Senior Russian Embassy Man |
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| Brian O'Neill | Hal |
| Robert Prescott | Process Server |
| Matt Walton | Morning Show Host |
| Lori Hammel | Morning Show Hostess |
| Crystal Bock | PR Woman |
| Patrick Boll | Sandy's Man |
| Logan Kulick | Four-Year-Old Patient |
| Dermot Mulroney | Star of "Coming Up Daisy" |
| Robert R. Barry | Drunken Princetonian |
| Ted Bouton | Drunken Princetonian |
| Bob Bowersox | Drunken Princetonian |
| Oliver Buckingham | Drunken Princetonian |
| Michael Fawcett | Drunken Princetonian |
| William Fowle | Drunken Princetonian |
| Charles Gemmill | Drunken Princetonian |
| Mitch Giannunzio | Drunken Princetonian |
| Cliff Goulet | Drunken Princetonian |
| William D. Grey | Drunken Princetonian |
| Gary Henderson | Drunken Princetonian |
| Ron Kidd | Drunken Princetonian |
| Bill Massof | Drunken Princetonian |
| Brian McKeon | Drunken Princetonian |
| Ken McNeill | Drunken Princetonian |
| Tim Miller | Drunken Princetonian |
| Jay Parks | Drunken Princetonian |
| Roger Rathburn | Drunken Princetonian |
| Eric Richardson | Drunken Princetonian |
| Bart Wilder | Drunken Princetonian |
| Stephen Ananicz | Gym Guy (uncredited) |
| Matt Cannon | Tourist (uncredited) |
| Kimberly Dorsey | Tourist (uncredited) |
| Lil Rhee | Tourist (uncredited) |
| Liam Ferguson | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Matthew James Gulbranson | Midwestern Tourist (uncredited) |
| RJ Konner | Senator (uncredited) |
| Douglas Nelson | Man in Park (uncredited) |
| Kevin Tan | Suspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Mowery | Suspicious Man (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Burn After Reading |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America, United Kingdom, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Focus Features, StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Mike Zoss Productions |
| Release date | 5 settembre 2008 |
| Executive producer | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robert Graf |
| Production | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, David Diliberto |
| Writer | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| Casting | Ellen Chenoweth |
| Editing | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki, George Richmond |
| Assistant directors | Betsy Magruder, Bac DeLorme, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Belgium / Sep 05, 2008 / 14
Canada / Sep 05, 2008
Romania / Sep 05, 2008 / 18+
Australia / Sep 11, 2008 / MA 15+
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Brazil / Sep 12, 2008 / 14
United States / Sep 12, 2008 / R
Italy / Sep 19, 2008 / T
Germany / Oct 02, 2008 / 12
Portugal / Oct 02, 2008 / M/12
Austria / Oct 03, 2008
Denmark / Oct 10, 2008 / 15
Estonia / Oct 10, 2008
Spain / Oct 10, 2008 / 12
Ireland / Oct 17, 2008 / 15A
Netherlands / Oct 17, 2008 / 12
Norway / Oct 17, 2008 / 15
United Kingdom / Oct 17, 2008 / 15
Sweden / Nov 05, 2008 / 15
France / Dec 10, 2008 / U
South Korea / Mar 26, 2009 / 18
Digital
Switzerland / Oct 16, 2008 / 16
Poland / Oct 24, 2008 / 18
Japan / Apr 24, 2009 / R18+
France / Jul 29, 2009 / VOD
Physical media
Sweden / Apr 01, 2009 / 15 / DVD & Blu-ray release
Netherlands / Apr 02, 2009 / 12 / DVD
France / Jun 10, 2009 / DVD & Blu-Ray
TV
Netherlands / Apr 14, 2012 / 12 / RTL 5
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