A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
John Turturro
as Barton Fink
John Goodman
as Charlie Meadows
Judy Davis
as Audrey Taylor
Michael Lerner
as Jack Lipnick
Tony Shalhoub
as Ben Geisler
John Mahoney
as W.P. Mayhew
Jon Polito
as Lou Breeze
Steve Buscemi
as Chet
David Warrilow
as Garland Stanford
Richard Portnow
as Det. Mastrionotti
Christopher Murney
as Det. Deutsch
I.M. Hobson
as Derek