A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it. Osbourne Cox : I have a drinking problem? Fuck you, Peck, you're a Mormon. Compared to you we ALL have a drinking problem! Sign In.

Is it the photo of Richard Jenkins dressed as an Orthodox priest? All of these moments are great but it might be how the Coen Brothers invert the spy movies of the mids into their own twisted beast that makes Burn After Reading so funny. The plot is complicated but it maintains its comedic energy from start to finish. Instead a screaming match between Osbourne and his superiors ensues with Malkovich out cursing everyone in the room. Compared to you we all have a drinking problem! The true star of the film is Frances McDormand. The film opens with her consulting with a doctor about cosmetic surgery.

On the 10th anniversary of the film's release, laugh a little bit harder at Burn After Reading knowing these 10 fun facts. The film marked Clooney's third collaboration with the Coens. The Coens wrote the role of Pfarrer specifically for him. While the Coens' standard practice is to work on one project at a time, they made an exception with Burn After Reading.

Burn After Reading is a black comedy crime film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. When they mistake the memoirs for classified government documents, they undergo a series of misadventures in an attempt to profit from their find. The film also stars George Clooney as a womanizing U. Simmons as a CIA supervisor. The film premiered on August 27, at the Venice Film Festival.