Movie connections for
Barton Fink (1991)

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Followed by

Écriture à l'écran, L' (2004) (V)

References

Slave Ship (1937)
 -  The fictional writer "W.P. Mayhew" (modeled on Faulkner) in "Barton Fink" is shown working on a project entitled "Slave Ship."
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
The Big Knife (1955)
The Godfather (1972)
 -  The scene where Barton wakes up to Audrey's dead body is an homage to the "Horse Head Scene" in the Godfather
Eraserhead (1977)
The Shining (1980)
 -  As fans of Kubrick, the Coens have included many references to him in their movies. This is a blatant one, the steady- cam shot of the hallway outside of room 621. This is like the shots of the hallways of the hotel in The Shining.

Referenced in

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (VG)
Naked Lunch (1991)
"The Simpsons: Brother from the Same Planet (#4.14)" (1993)
 -  The kids say theyre going to go sneak into this movie at the cinema.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Santa Claus (#6.21)" (1993)
 -  Mike: It's a young Barton Fink.
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
"The Simpsons: Bart the Fink (#7.15)" (1996)
 -  title reference
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Juedi fanji (1997)
Pi (1998)
Clay Pigeons (1998)
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' (1998) (V)
The Matrix (1999)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
 -  In both films, John Goodman's character is a salesman who claims to sell "peace of mind"
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Massive Attack: Eleven Promos (2001) (V)
 -  the hotel in 'karmacoma' shows a scene of a writer throwing pages onto a burning bed, sporting a crazed hairdo much like fink.
Fear X (2003)
Swimming Pool (2003)
The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003) (VG)
 -  Level title: "Bart n' Frink"
The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Film Geek (2005)
 -  poster in office
RV (2006)
 -  The slogan on the side of the Munros' RV is the same as the one for the Hotel Barton stays at.
Sympathy (2007/I)
 -  Hard to catch, but above the bathroom door wallpaper can be seen peeling from the wall, revealing a blood-red surface underneath. This is a nod to the hotel room in the Coen Brother's 'Barton Fink.'

Featured in

1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)
 -  Clip shown in quotes montage and in 'Best inanimate objects'
Masumiyet (1997)
 -  Shows the Turkish dubbed version on television
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)
In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

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