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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887883/
Plot
Burn After Reading is an upcoming comedy film, set for a September 12, 2008 release, starring John Malkovich, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt, and made by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is due to premiere on August 27, 2008 when it will open the 2008 Venice Film Festival.
According to the Coens the plot will focus on the world of the CIA, physical fitness in Washington, D.C. and internet dating.The film is the brothers' first since the Academy Award winning No Country For Old Men and has been described by Tilda Swinton as "...a kind of monster caper movie. All of us are monsters - like, true monsters. It's ridiculous. It's much lighter than No Country for Old Men.
Ozzie Cox (John Malkovich) is a CIA vet who is fired because he is an alcoholic. He takes his revenge by writing some inflammatory memoirs. Cox's soon-to-be ex-wife Katie (Tilda Swinton) steals the disc containing his memoirs and accidentally leaves it at the gym where it is found by a trainer, Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) and the gym's owner, Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand). They believe they can use the info to blackmail Cox.Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney) is an oversexed, fanatically fit, lactose-intolerant federal marshal who is sleeping with Cox's wife. He meets Linda via an online dating service and gets entangled in the blackmail scheme, when he stumbles across Chad breaking into his and Katie's house.
Cast
George Clooney - Harry PfarrerFrances McDormand - Linda LitzkeBrad Pitt - Chad FeldheimerJohn Malkovich - Osbourne CoxTilda Swinton - Katie CoxRichard Jenkins - Ted Treffon[citation needed]David Rasche[citation needed]Devin Rumer - Surveillance Man[citation needed]David Rasche[citation needed]J. K. Simmons[citation needed]
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