Trivia: According to the Coen Brothers, every part was written for the actor cast, except for Tilda Swinton's part.
TedStixon
13th Jan 2022
Burn After Reading (2008)
13th Jan 2022
Burn After Reading (2008)
Trivia: The "sex-chair" that George Clooney builds is based on something the Coen Brothers had heard about from a crew-member on one of their first films. He also built a similar sex-chair by hand after being disgusted by the cost of a pre-built one.
13th Jan 2022
Burn After Reading (2008)
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.
13th Jan 2022
Burn After Reading (2008)
Trivia: Was written at the same time as the Coen Brothers' Academy Award-winning film "No Country for Old Men." They'd alternate day-by-day. One day they'd work on "No Country " the next they're work on "Burn After Reading."
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