Movie: Burn After Reading (2008)
“Osbourne Cox, a Balkan expert, is fired at the CIA, so he begins a memoir. His wife wants a divorce and expects her lover, Harry, a philandering State Department marshal, to leave his wife. A diskette of Osbourne’s musings falls out of a gym bag at a Georgetown fitness center. Two employees there try to turn it into cash: Linda, who wants money for elective surgery, and Chad, an amiable goof. They try to sell the disc back to Osbourne, who has a short fuse, then they visit the Russian embassy. To sweeten the pot, they decide they need more of Osbourne’s secrets. Meanwhile, Linda’s boss likes her, and Harry’s wife leaves for a book tour. All roads lead to Osbourne’s house. Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”
- Release Date: 12 September 2008 (USA)
- Run Time: 96 min
- Country: USA , UK , France
- Genre: Comedy , Crime
- MPAA: Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence.
Tagline: Intelligence is relative.
Trivia: The film “Coming Up Daisy” was titled “Tell Me That Again!” in the script.
Goofs: Continuity: When Harry is out running the sweat mark nearly covers the entire back of his shirt. When he walks into the house after his run the mark is much smaller.