Barton Fink (1991)
| Release Date | 01 May 1991 |
| Budget | $9,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $6,000,000 |
| Tagline | Between Heaven and Hell There's Always Hollywood! |
| Genre | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USAUK |
| Filming Locations | Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Black Comedy, Showbiz Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Mindbenders, Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Creative Block, Writer's Life |
| Tones | Quirky, Stylized, Disturbing, Menacing, Wry, Enigmatic, Hallucinatory |
| Tags | Behind The Scenes, Creative Block, Fantasy, Hotel, Playwright, Reality, Stranger, Studio |
Barton Fink is a 1991 American film, written, directed, and produced by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a movie studio in Hollywood, and John Goodman as Charlie, the insurance salesman who lives next door at the run-down Hotel Earle.
Cast and Crew
Cast
David Warrilow
Garland Stanford
Christopher Murney
Detective Deutsch
I.M. Hobson
Derek
Lance Davis
Richard St. Claire
Harry Bugin
Pete
Anthony Gordon
Maitre D'
Jack Denbo
Stagehand
Robert Beecher
Referee
Darwyn Swalve
Wrestler
Gayle Vance
Geisler's Secretary
Johnny Judkins
Sailor
Isabelle Townsend
Beauty
William Preston Robertson
Voice
Joe James
Mailman
Vincent Tumeo
Dancer
Director
Writer
Producer
Ben Barenholtz
executive producer
Bill Durkin
executive producer
Jim Pedas
executive producer
Ted Pedas
executive producer
Graham Place
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
Editor
Casting Director
Donna Isaacson
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John S. Lyons
Production Designer
Dennis Gassner
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Art Director
Robert C. Goldstein
Leslie McDonald
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Set Decorator
Nancy Haigh
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Costume Designer
Richard Hornung
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Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir
hair stylist
Jean Ann Black
makeup artist
Sarah Gaye Deal
makeup assistant
Keith Edmier
special makeup assistant
Scott Frelick
hair assistant
Peggy Hannaman
assistant hair stylist
Tom Hinds
hair assistant
Rick Lazzarini
special makeup effects artist
Denise Van Arsdale-West
assistant makeup artist
Julie A. Welsh
makeup assistant
Joel Harlow
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
James DeMeaux
post-production supervisor
Alma Kuttruff
production manager
Ron Neter
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Camp III
first assistant director
Tom Gamble
second second assistant director
Randall Newsome
second assistant director
Art Department
J. Todd Anderson
storyboard artist
Paige Augustine
assistant decorator
Alice Baker
on-set dresser
Randall Baughman
construction foreman
Bobby Bednar
carpenter
Barbara Benz
property master
Karla Bergstrom
set painter
Ella St. John Blakey
carpenter
Beth Bronson
set painter
Robert Brown
carpenter
Linda Cathey
swing gang
Bryan Corbett
carpenter
Michael T. Daigle
scenic artist
Frank Darlington
set painter
Michael D'Imperio
assistant property master
Charles Faithorn
set painter
Richard Fernandez
set designer
Gerard Forrest
carpenter
Jodi Fuchs
set painter
Kristen Gassner
props assistant
Claire Gaul
assistant decorator
Robert Greenfield
leadman
Keith Hill
carpenter
John Hirtle
carpenter
Gilbert Johnquest
stand-by scenic
Allan F. Johnson
carpenter
Jim Landis
set dresser
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville
set dresser
Kim McDonald
construction coordinator
Louis Medrano
set painter
Scott Plauche
assistant art director
Elizabeth Prejean
set painter
Anthony Simonaitis
carpenter
Chris Snyder
construction foreman
Chris L. Spellman
swing gang
Joseph Torres
carpenter
Andy Wedemeyer
carpenter
Wallace W. Wright
assistant scenic artist
Sound Department
Allan Byer
production sound mixer
Jean Marie Carroll
sound recordist
Missy Cohen
apprentice sound editor
Randall Coleman
assistant sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Lee Dichter
sound re-recording mixer
William Docker
assistant sound editor
Harry Higgins
sound re-recordist
Bradford L. Hohle
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Kerry Kelley
sound re-recordist
Frank Kern
sound editor
Peter F. Kurland
boom operator
Blake Leyh
sound editor
Skip Lievsay
supervising sound editor
Marissa Littlefield
sound editor
Bruce Pross
foley supervisor
Anne Sawyer
assistant sound editor
Gail Showalter
adr editor
Philip Stockton
dialogue supervisor
Dominick Tavella
foley mixer
Steven Visscher
sound editor
Special Effects
Roy Goode
special effects
Tom Griep
special effects
Donald Krause
special effects
Donn Markel
special effects
Robert L. Olmstead
special effects
Laurel Schneider
special effects coordinator
Robert Spurlock
special effects supervisor
Richard Stutsman
special effects foreman
Joe Viskocil
special effects foreman
Visual Effects
Scott Schneider
model maker
Stunts
Billy Bates
stunts
Christine Anne Baur
stunts
Michael Carr
stunts
Fernando Celis
stunts
George B. Colucci
stunts
David Efron
stunts
Lance Gilbert
stunts
Mickey Gilbert
stunts
John Gillespie
stunts
Ben Jensen
stunts
Ethan Jensen
stunts
Gary Jensen
stunt coordinator
Kim Robert Koscki
stunt rigger
A. Michael Lerner
stunts
Hugh McAfee
stunts
Dennis Motes
stunts
Billy Oliver
stunts
David Powledge
stunts
Keith Tellez
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Kevin T. Caffrey
grip
Saul Cohen
electrician
Melinda Sue Gordon
production still photographer
Bruce Hamme
dolly grip
Toulouse Holliday
grip
Jeremy Knaster
electrician
Robena Malicoat
grip
Joey McCalla
camera department assistant
Charlie McIntyre
electrician
Mark O'Kane
Steadicam operator
Bill O'Leary
gaffer
Susan Pollack
second assistant camera
Scott Andrew Ressler
first assistant camera
Brian H. Reynolds
key grip
Joe Ritter
Steadicam assistant
Jonathon E. Salzman
electrician
Don Simandl
best boy grip
Scott Williams
best boy electric
Darwin Montana Browne
grip
Robin Melhuish
assistant camera: "b" camera
Casting Department
Michael Heit
extras casting
Christine Sheaks
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Adams-Galligan
assistant costume designer
Bo Boreanaz
costume assistant
Marsha Bozeman
assistant wardrobe supervisor
Mark Bridges
assistant costume designer
Jan Finnell
costume assistant
Alexandria Forster
costume assistant
Steven McDermott
costume assistant
Lahly Poore
wardrobe supervisor
Jana Stern
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Michael Berenbaum
associate editor
Tom Salvatore
color timer
Music Department
Scott Ansell
additional music engineer
Emile Charlap
musicians contractor
Gary Chester
additional music engineer
Edmund Choi
assistant to composer
Michael Farrow
music scoring mixer
Todd Kasow
music editor
Sonny Kompanek
conductor
Transportation Department
Robert K. Johnson
driver: camera sound
Stephen A. Latina
driver: production van
Dan Marrow
transportation captain
Kenny Searle
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Alex Albanese
production assistant
Catherine Anderson
production assistant
Lissa Barker
assistant location manager
Carl Beyer
production assistant
Dior Chase
purchaser
John Cummings
production assistant
Suzanne De Grandis
controller
Genevieve Duraire
assistant auditor
Robert Grindrod
auditor
Tom Hoeck
medic set production assistant
Brian Jochum
production assistant
Thomas Johnston
script supervisor
Sidney J. Lambert
craft service
Bill Landrum
choreographer
Jacqui Landrum
choreographer
Tracy McCollum
assistant production coordinator
Amy Ness
location manager
Judi Rosner
production coordinator
Joan Schneider
production assistant
David Weissman
Mark Silverman fellow
Larry Wilcox
source arrangements
Stephanie Zessos
production assistant
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
Thanks
Senor Greazer
special thanks
Jan Kelly
special thanks
Hilary Nye
special thanks
Rob Taub
special thanks
Production Company
Circle Films
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Working Title Films
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Abril Vídeo
Bac Films
CBS/Fox
Charlie's Bratislava
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Finnkino Video
Finnkino Oy
Fox Video
Laurenfilm
Rank Film Organization
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
Universal Pictures Finland Oy
Yleisradio (YLE)
Special Effects
Character Shop
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Stetson Visual Services Inc.
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Miscellaneous
All Star Motion Picture Catering
location catering
Balsmeyer and Everett
main and end titles
Bon Bon
payroll services
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies
Effects House, The
opticals
Film Finances
special thanks
Filmtrucks
location equipment
Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing
special thanks
L.A. Casting Express
extras casting
N.D. Film Services
negative cutting
Otto Nemenz International
camera equipment
RGreenberg Associates
opticals
Sound One Corporation
post-production services
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