Burn After Reading Page #5

Synopsis: Osbourne Cox, a Balkan expert, resigned from the CIA because of a drinking problem, so he begins a memoir. His wife wants a divorce and expects her lover, Harry, a philandering State Department marshal, to leave his wife. A CD-ROM falls out of a gym bag at a Georgetown fitness center. Two employees there try to turn it into cash: Linda, who wants money for cosmetic surgery, and Chad, an amiable goof. Information on the disc leads them to Osbourne who rejects their sales pitch; then they visit the Russian embassy. To sweeten the pot, they decide they need more of Osbourne's secrets. Meanwhile, Linda's boss likes her, and Harry's wife leaves for a book tour. All roads lead to Osbourne's house.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Production: Focus Features
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 27 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
R
Year:
2008
96 min
$60,338,891
Website
1,019 Views


Why's that?

I don't see that.

Well, because he is a dope and so...

But Sandy'is a good lady.

- A very special lady.

- She's a cold, stuck-up b*tch.

- Well that's a little---

- You and I should get things sorted.

I've always told you

it's more than just frivolity.

That's right. That's understood.

You've been very straight.

- I think I've been loud and clear.

- Absolutely.

Not just fun and games.

Absolutely.

Pipe A Fittings Power Tools

Agent.

I'm sorry I didn't understand

what you said.

Agent.

Your call is important to us. Please stay

on the line for the next available agent.

Ted, can I talk to you about

our Mickey Mouse HMO?

- Uh-huh. Hang on.

- This is some heavy sh*t.

- Is that my date list?

- No... f***...

You know, I'm trying to reinvent myself

and these procedures,

which are so incredibly not cheap...

What is that?

I can't believe this...

This is like... intelligence sh*t.

- I'm not comfortable with this.

- What is it?

This is, like, I can't believe

this sh*t I'm seeing!

- Manolo found it.

- On the floor there.

Yeah. Manolo found this, like, CD,

just lying in a locker.

- Locker floor. Ladies' locker.

- Jus lie-een there.

And I'm like, Whoa, someone's music

or what. And I come in here

- ...and it's these files, man.

- I'm not comfortable with this.

Talking about SigInt,

and signals and sh*t and...

- Signals means code, you know?

- It was jus lie-een there.

Talking here about department heads

and the names and sh*t

and these other files are just,

like, numbers Arrayed.

Numbers and dates,

and numbers and numbers,

and dates and numbers, and

I think that's the sh*t, man.

The raw intelligence!

I'm not touching this.

I want this out of here.

- Throw it out?

- No, you can't do that.

You should put up a note

in the ladies' locker room.

Put up a note?

Highly classified sh*t found?

Signals intelligence sh*t, CIA sh*t?

Hello! Anybody lose their secret

CIA sh*t? I don't think so!

I don't know you figure it out,

but I'm not comfortable with this.

And I want this out of Hardbodies.

We're running a gym here. God!

Manolo, you didn't find this!

- I found it on the floor there.

- Yeah, I know, but...

Right there, on the floor there.

Just lie-een there.

- Harry?

- Yeah, it's me.

xxx

- Absolut Saketini, please.

- Just a tab.

But if I get any advance

on my salary

I could at least

get the surgery ball rolling.

Whoa, there's a payroll company,

you know?

They don't just advance people money.

They just don't do that.

I mean, sure, I could say, yes,

I authorized it,

but that's not going to mean

anything to them.

Well why do they have us on

this Cockamamie health plan?

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Joel Coen

Joel Coen was born on November 29, 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA as Joel Daniel Coen. He is a producer and writer, known for No Country for Old Men (2007), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Fargo (1996). He has been married to Frances McDormand since April 1, 1984. They have one child. more…

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