Burn after reading [videorecording] / Focus Features presents, in association with Studio Canal and Relativity Media, a Working Title production ; produced, written and directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
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
- ISBN: 6312578615
- ISBN: 9786312578611
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally released in 2008 as motion picture.Special features: Finding the Burn; DC insiders run amuck; Welcome back, George.Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editor, Roderick Jaynes ; music, Carter Burwell.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, JK Simmons, Jeffrey DeMunn, 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.
- Language Note:
- In English or dubbed French with English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles.
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- 48 of 53 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | DVD BUR (Text) | 37810460004574 | Adult New Video | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | DVD BUR (Text) | 37810435652440 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | DVD BURN (Text) | 39493108579485 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | DVD (Text) | 30664100275202 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | DVD BUR (Text) | 50503010801274 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Boonville Community Public Library | DVD (Text) | 30005100177149 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | DVD B (Text) | 31781066063502 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Broadway Branch | DVD BURN #8512 (Text) | 33262003284006 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | DVD BURN 1 DISC (Text) | 33557003911567 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | DVD F BUR (Text) | 39488900192719 | Adult Video | Checked out | 08/15/2026 |
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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.
