Continuity mistake: In the opening scene when Oz is brought in to be fired, he first approaches the desk and before he sits down, is standing in between the desk and the chair. In the reverse shots from behind him, he is standing behind the chair, not in front of it. (00:01:45)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton
The Russians send Chad (Brad Pitt) to Osbourne Cox's (John Malkovich) house to get more information. While he is there, Harry (George Clooney) arrives and sees him. Panicked, he shoots Chad in the head. Thinking he's being stalked, he dumps the body. After a while, Harry finds out his wife is cheating on him. He tells this to Linda (Frances McDormand) who, in turn, confides in him that her friend Chad disappeared a few days ago. Realizing this is the same Chad he killed, Harry runs away. Osbourne Cox finds out his wife (Tilda Swinton) is taking all his money. He breaks into his house and finds Linda's co-worker (Richard Jenkins) there, who just went there to find Linda. Cox chases him outside and chops him up with a hatchet. The CIA sees this and they shoot Cox. Linda also gets busted and tells them she'll only confess if they give her the money for her plastic surgery, clearly trying to pull the same scheme that started this whole mess.....
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More mistakes in Burn After Reading
CIA Superior: What did we learn, Palmer?
CIA Officer: I don't know, sir.
CIA Superior: I don't fuckin' know either. I guess we learned not to do it again.
CIA Officer: Yes, sir.
CIA Superior: I'm fucked if I know what we did.
Trivia: The costume designer wanted Brad Pitt's suit to look really bad, but to her surprise, she discovered that no matter how cheap or tacky the suit was that he tried on was... he looked good in every single one. She eventually discovered the secret to finally making him look bad was to purposely put him in a suit that had the wrong measurements for his body, and give him gaudy wool ties.
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