Burn After Reading
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.
George Clooney
Harry Pfarrer
Frances McDormand
Linda Litzke
Brad Pitt
Chad Feldheimer
John Malkovich
Osborne Cox
Tilda Swinton
Katie Cox
Richard Jenkins
Ted
Elizabeth Marvel
Sandy Pfarrer
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
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)
Jacqueline Wright
Monica (uncredited)
Jeffrey Mowery
Suspicious Man (uncredited)
Joel Coen
Producer
Joel Coen
Screenplay
Ethan Coen
Editor
Robert Graf
Executive Producer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
David Swayze
Art Direction
Ethan Coen
Director
Joel Coen
Director
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Ethan Coen
Producer
Joel Coen
Editor
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Ethan Coen
Screenplay
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Jess Gonchor
Production Design
Samantha MacIvor
Stunt Driver
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Stephanie Finochio
Stunts
Betsy Magruder
Assistant Director
Robert Graf
Unit Production Manager
Karen Ruth Getchell
Production Supervisor
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Michelle Wright
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Mick O'Rourke
Stunts
Will Caban
Special Effects
Steven R. Hammond
Transportation Captain
Kevin 'Vinnie' Campbell
Gaffer
J. John Corbett
Title Graphics
George Richmond
Steadicam Operator
George Richmond
Camera Operator
Ron Petagna Sr.
Construction Coordinator
Joanne Lamstein
Stunts
Jeffrey Rollins
Set Dresser
Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Tobin Ost
Assistant Art Director
Fionnuala Lynch
Set Costumer
David Diliberto
Associate Producer
Craig Berkey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg Orloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adrienne Winterhalter
Visual Effects Producer
Nicole Greenbaum
Set Costumer
Deborah Jensen
Assistant Art Director
Jeffrey D. McDonald
Assistant Art Director
Nithya Shrinivasan
Assistant Art Director
Peter F. Kurland
Sound Mixer
Patricia Regan
Key Makeup Artist
Craig Berkey
Sound Designer
Randall Balsmeyer
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Davenport
Wardrobe Supervisor
Janet Paparazzo
Stunts
George B. Colucci Jr.
Stunts