DVD
Burn after reading / Focus Features presents in association with Relativity Media ; Mike Zoss Productions ; Studio Canal ; Working Title Films.
Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer obtains the disc and ascertains that it contains classified government information. Along with his fellow employee, Linda Litzke, he intends to use the disc to blackmail Osbourne. When blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy. At the embassy, she hands the disc over to the Russians, promising that she will give them more information. Linda and Chad don't have any more information, so they decide to break into Cox's house. This brings about a series of events that no one foresees.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single sided. Special features: Finding the Burn; DC insiders run amuck; Welcome back, George. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editor, Roderick Jaynes ; music, Carter Burwell ; produced by Tim Bevan, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Eric Fellner ; written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ; directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; Region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single sided. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | English or French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles. English subtitles from the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Summary:
Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer obtains the disc and ascertains that it contains classified government information. Along with his fellow employee, Linda Litzke, he intends to use the disc to blackmail Osbourne. When blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy. At the embassy, she hands the disc over to the Russians, promising that she will give them more information. Linda and Chad don't have any more information, so they decide to break into Cox's house. This brings about a series of events that no one foresees.
