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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:burn-after-reading.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\| ''Report back to me when... I don't know... when it makes sense.''}} '''''Burn After Reading''''' is a 2008 [[Black Comedy]] film written, produced and directed by [[The Coen Brothers]], starring [[John Malkovich]], [[George Clooney]], [[Tilda Swinton]], [[Frances ~~Mc Dormand~~McDormand]] and [[Brad Pitt]]. Best summed up by critic James Christopher as a "brilliant joke about a staple Hollywood genre. It is a surreal satire about spy thrillers. Indeed, the spies and thrills don't add up at all. The plot is a total mistake. The characters are madly absurd. The film shouldn't work, but it does." [[John Malkovich]] plays a [[CIA]] analyst who gets fired and starts writing his memoirs. When some gym employees find a copy of his memoirs on a CD, they think it's top secret information and hold it ransom. Chaos ensues. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~This film contains examples of:~~ * [[The Alcoholic]]: And he absolutely will not recognize it. * [[Alliterative Name]]: Linda Litzke. Line 18 ⟶ 19: * [[Bloody Hilarious]] * [[Buffy-Speak]] {{quote\| ''"It's like these dates, and numbers, and dates, and numbers, and... numbers, and... I think that's '''the shit''', man."''}} * [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Literally, with Harry's gun. * [[The Chew Toy]]: Extreme examples with Ted and Chad. Just about everyone else in the plot is a self-centered sociopath who can't recognize they aren't the most important person in the universe. These two actually decide to help someone else. Think they'll be rewarded for their efforts, or even appreciated? Not in this plot... Line 25 ⟶ 26: * [[Cop Boyfriend]]: Sorta, with Clooney's character. * [[The Coroner Doth Protest Too Much]]: {{spoiler\|The ending. Osborne's and Chad's comas/deaths are quickly covered up by the CIA.}} * [[Distracted Byby the Sexy]]: {{spoiler\|Chad probably would've gotten away alive, if [[Ho Yay\|Harry hadn't left the door open when he took a shower]].}} * [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Ted * [[Fan Disservice]]: Seeing Linda and one of her mystery dates having sex. [[Brain Bleach\|Do not want.]] Line 40 ⟶ 41: * [[Karma Houdini]]: Linda is quite possibly the most repulsive, selfish character in the entire movie who should have been charged at minimum with treason. She's also the only main character who comes out of the film with what she wanted. ** Course, she's not without her bright spots. She was genuinely concerned for Chad's whereabouts. * [[Leaning Onon the Fourth Wall]]: {{quote\| '''Ted:''' It's not a phony-baloney Hollywood body.~~<br />~~ '''Linda:''' That's right, Ted. I would be laughed out of Hollywood. }} * [[Love Makes You Dumb]]: The Hard Bodies Manager. Line 51 ⟶ 52: ** {{spoiler\|Shot, but survived, only to be beaten to death in the middle of the street.}} All karma is reversed. * [[Noodle Incident]]: Gym manager Ted's former career: {{quote\| '''Ted''': Let me tell you something; I wasn't always a manager at Hardbodies. (shows Linda a picture of himself in priest garb) Fourteen years, a Greek Orthodox priest. Congregation in Chevy Chase.~~<br />~~ '''Linda''': Well jeez, that's a good job!~~<br />~~ '''Ted''': Mm-hm.~~<br />~~ '''Linda''': What happened? ~~<br />~~ '''Ted''': Well... it's a long story. Anyway, in a lot of ways I'm happier now. My point is it's a journey. }} * [[Oblivious to Love]]: Ted's love for Linda. Line 61 ⟶ 62: ** Also, Ted, the sole voice of reason amongst his colleagues at Hardbodies - and who is always ignored. Poor Ted. * [[Precision F-Strike\|Precision S Strike]]: Chad, to the most hilarious effect. {{quote\| "I thought you might be worried...about the security...of your '''shit'''."}} * [[Properly Paranoid]]: Though [[Wrong Genre Savvy\|not for the proper reason]]. * [[Really Gets Around]]: Harry. Line 67 ⟶ 68: * [[Second Hand Storytelling]]: The ending. And ''it works''. * [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: About 2/5 of the cast. {{quote\| '''CIA Superior:''' What did we learn, Palmer?~~<br />~~ '''Palmer:''' I don't know, sir.~~<br />~~ '''CIA Superior:''' I don't fuckin' know either. I guess we learned not to do it again.~~<br />~~ '''Palmer:''' Yes, sir.~~<br />~~ '''CIA Superior:''' I'm fucked if I know what we did. ~~<br />~~ '''Palmer:''' Yes, sir. Hard to say.~~<br />~~ '''CIA Superior:''' Jesus fucking Christ. }} * [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: A different 2/5 of the cast. In fact, Linda is the only character to get anything out of the story, getting the CIA to pay for her surgeries Line 94 ⟶ 95: [[Category:Films of the 2000s]] [[Category:Burn After Reading]] [[Category:Film]]