'Burn' After Watching

Coen comedy of errors, errors in comedy

I think I know what happened.  The Coens, oscars in one hand, pens in the other, drafted a brilliantly quirky and witty script entitled "Burn After Reading."  They then passed it on to a producer who read the front cover, read the script, took out a lighter, and followed the cover's instructions.  Heartbroken, for this was the only copy you see, the Coens were unable to reproduce their moment of comedic inspiration.  So they instead made some calls, flashed some oscars, put together one of the biggest casts of A-list celebs to date, and improvised the movie that is now in theaters everywhere.  It's all quite simple, really.

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