![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While writing, they created a second leading role with another actor in mind: John Goodman (who had appeared in their 1987 comedy, " Raising Arizona") His new character, Charlie, was Barton's next-door neighbor in the cavernous hotel.Įven before writing, the Coens knew how the story would end and wrote Charlie's final speech at the start of the writing process. "Certain films come entirely in one's head we just sort of burped out Barton Fink." The Coens also felt satisfied with the overall shape of the story (which helped them move quickly through the composition). The writing process for "Barton Fink was smooth," suggesting that the relief of being away from Miller's Crossing may have been a catalyst. While filming their 1984 film, " Blood Simple" in Austin, Texas, the Coens had seen a hotel which made a significant impression: "We thought, 'Wow, Motel Hell.' You know, being condemned to live in the weirdest hotel in the world." The new film, "Barton Fink" was set in a large, seemingly abandoned hotel this setting (which they named the Hotel Earle) was a driving force behind the story and mood of the new project. In three weeks, they wrote a script with a title role written specifically for actor John Turturro (with whom they'd been working on "Miller's Crossing"). The Coens went from Los Angeles to New York and began work on a different project. Although biographers and critics later referred to it as writer's block, the Coen brothers rejected this description.Īccording to Joel in a 1991 interview: " It's not really the case that we were suffering from writer's block, but our working speed had slowed, and we were eager to get a certain distance from Miller's Crossing." The many threads of the story became complicated, and after four months they found themselves lost in the process. In 1989, film-makers Joel and Ethan Coen began writing the script for "Barton Fink" (which was eventually released as " Miller's Crossing"). Christopher Murney as Detective Deutsch.Richard Portnow as Detective Mastrionotti.Set in 1941, Barton Fink (John Turturro), a renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood. ![]()
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