
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Cast

John Turturro
Barton Fink

John Goodman
Charlie Meadows

Judy Davis
Audrey Taylor

Michael Lerner
Jack Lipnick

John Mahoney
W.P. Mayhew

Tony Shalhoub
Ben Geisler

Jon Polito
Lou Breeze

Steve Buscemi
Chet

David Warrilow
Garland Stanford

Richard Portnow
Detective Mastrionotti

Christopher Murney
Detective Deutsch

I.M. Hobson
Derek

Meagen Fay
Poppy Carnahan

Lance Davis
Richard St. Claire

Harry Bugin
Pete
Anthony Gordon
Maitre D'

Jack Denbo
Stagehand

Max Grodénchik
Clapper Boy

Robert Beecher
Referee

Darwyn Swalve
Wrestler
Gayle Vance
Geisler's Secretary
Johnny Judkins
Sailor

Jana Marie Hupp
USO Girl
Isabelle Townsend
Beauty

William Preston Robertson
Voice (voice)
Mamie Jean Calvert
Background (uncredited)

Frances McDormand
Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)

Bubba Dean Rambo
Banquet Dancer (uncredited)

Barry Sonnenfeld
Page Calling for Barton Fink (uncredited)

Vincent Tumeo
Dancer (uncredited)
Rob Wegner
Police Officer (uncredited)
Linda Wood
Secretary to Head of Movie Studio (uncredited)

William H. Macy
Navy Sailor (uncredited)
Joe James
Mailman (voice)(uncredited)
Crew

Joel Coen
Director, Screenplay, Editor

Ethan Coen
Screenplay, Editor, Producer

Tricia Cooke
Assistant Editor

Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Joe Camp III
First Assistant Director

Randall Newsome
Second Assistant Director
Tom Gamble
Second Second Assistant Director
Jim Pedas
Executive Producer
Ted Pedas
Executive Producer
Bill Durkin
Executive Producer

Ben Barenholtz
Executive Producer
Graham Place
Co-Producer

Dennis Gassner
Production Design

Donna Isaacson
Casting
John S. Lyons
Casting
Richard Hornung
Costume Design

Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Kern
Sound Editor
Blake Leyh
Sound Editor
Marissa Littlefield
Sound Editor
Steven Visscher
Sound Editor
William Docker
Assistant Sound Editor
Anne Sawyer
Assistant Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Allan Byer
Production Sound Mixer
Jean Marie Carroll
Sound Recordist
Peter Kurland
Boom Operator
Bruce Pross
Foley Supervisor
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Dominick Tavella
Foley Mixer
Gail Showalter
ADR Editor

Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer

Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
Thomas Johnston
Script Supervisor

David Powledge
Stunts
Ben Jensen
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts

Kim Robert Koscki
Stunts
Billy Oliver
Stunts
Fernando Celis
Stunts
Keith Tellez
Stunts
Hugh McAfee
Stunts
Ethan Jensen
Stunts
David Efron
Stunts

George B. Colucci Jr.
Stunts
Billy Bates
Stunts

A. Michael Lerner
Stunts
Christine Anne Baur
Stunts

Lance Gilbert
Stunts
Gary Jensen
Stunt Coordinator
Bill O'Leary
Gaffer
Robert C. Goldstein
Art Direction
Leslie McDonald
Art Direction
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