@@Wrencher_86 The movie would have been funnier without Clooney and without that awfully loud, overdramatic music. They thought it would make the situation look even more ridiculous, but it was a lousy idea
The scenes where normal, sane people are trying to track what the main characters are doing scene by scene are some of the funniest things I've ever seen in a movie and that's saying a lot for a Cohen Bros film. But line by line, scene for scene, I think Burn After Reading is a contender for one of their best comedies to date.
One of the best endings to a movie I've seen. I'm convinced the Coens made the entire movie just to have this dialogue between Simmons and Rasche at the end
My mom works for the government (nothing in intelligence, but still government), and I can confirm this is pretty accurate to how things tend to go. Total cluster.
This reminds me of a scene from Don't Look Up, when discussing how The Man has spies and ears everywhere. "The worst part is, they're not even smart enough to be as evil as you think they are."
It reminds me of a famous quote by Alan Moore -- "The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory is that conspiracy theorists believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is actually chaotic. The truth is that it is not The Iluminati, or The Jewish Banking Conspiracy, or the Gray Alien Theory. The truth is far more frightening - Nobody is in control. The world is rudderless.”
Not only that is that guys reactions funny, I’m pretty sure all those “uhs” and “ums” are deliberately put there. The Coen Brothers and notoriously against ad-libs. So it’s very good and believable script writing there are doing. It makes you feel like you’re watching actual agency guys deal with a situation that’s so ridiculous that they are at a loss for words.
We need a series of shorts like HISHE, except it's two guys like this, from some alphabet agency, trying to figure out what was going on from nothing but like, surveillance or satellite footage of a movie's events.
This is basically management for any company. Know as little as possible about what happened, and as long as they can resolve it by sweeping it under the rug, it's just another Tuesday.
It’s more like, a whole heap of bad stuff happens for reasons you have no knowledge of, or control over, and somehow it’s fallen in your lap to deal with. You just want to make it go away so you can get back to worrying about things you do have some control over. That’s worth paying for.
i’ll have to think about this more. it’s a brilliant take. i’m thinking about what Thomas Sowell calls Consequential Knowledge. the facts that matter. it seems like nobody in the story knows what matters and acts on it while they still have a chance. and then there is leadership. they don’t care about consequential knowledge because they are always buffered from the consequences. this is fun.
@@yesnickcarter I think that's a misguided view of management. Management are normally responsible for consequences more than the team. The problem is that consequential knowledge is often *expensive*, and management have to weight the cost of obtaining this knowledge against the alternative. What makes this scene funny is that the cost of the consequential knowledge is so high because the facts are so random and nonsensical, and Simmons' character discounts the cost of the alternative in a way that heightens the contrast
"Where's the body?" "It's...gone." "Good." "What about the guy trying to flee to Venezuela?" "Let him flee to Venezuela." "And the analyst?" "We'll deal with him later, if he wakes up." "And the costs for the cosmetic surgery?" "Just pay it, it's not our money." When you're this removed from reality, it's probably as comfortable as it is numbing.
The “fuck’s sake, get him on the next flight to Venezuela” is so relatable to anyone who’s ever narrowly dodged a complete shitstorm at their job, no matter what that job may be
The money in this case is chump change for them. It's a lot for a minimal wage gym worker, for the CIA it's probably half of their daily coffee allowance.
Not exactly ineptitude, but this scene really humanizes government workers as just trying to keep things calm and quiet and as drama free as possible. Wonderful scene
As others have noted, this is the best scene from the movie, and it really brings the whole movie together! The movie is tremendously underrated. I think that it's one of the Coen brothers' best. It's perfect from beginning to end.
This film went right over my head the first time I saw it. It was snippets such as this that illuminated context and nuance. One of my all time favourites films nowadays😁 JK Simmons brilliant as always
What have we learned? 1. Don't hire chronic drunk to handle sensitive information. 2. If somehow happens, don't fire him, just stick him to somewhere that no one will ever know. Maybe a CIA post in Antarctica.
If this film isn't in the Smithsonian's Contribution To Mankind (or whatever) collection in the near future.... But it just has to. Put it right behind Dr. Strangelove, FFS.
If you've never this movie, you must watch it. Don't try to understand it. Don't pick it apart. Just go with the flow. Just enjoy the performances (every actor kills) and let it happen.
“Palmer” reminds me of the mid-manager at a government “facility” I had the displeasure of spending time at. The most Teflon Don I’ve ever met. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING could stick to this guy.
This is arguably the best scene in the entire movie, which is saying something considering the amazing ensemble cast. It's worth watching, but jesus is it weirdly put together.
If people actually realized and accepted that 95% of our entire government is people not qualified to sit on a park bench, then maybe things would change.
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These two trying to figure out what was going on without any context was the best part of the movie for me.
@0megacron this gave me the idea for my comment here about a possible idea for a series of shorts
I often wish my subordinates were so succinct as this guy when they're reporting on something they don't fully understand.
It's like the entire film was a long joke, and this scene was the punchline.
Might explain why the rest of the movie is so unfunny.
@@Wrencher_86 The movie would have been funnier without Clooney and without that awfully loud, overdramatic music. They thought it would make the situation look even more ridiculous, but it was a lousy idea
@@Wrencher_86
Talking to a Mormon about a drinking problem is not funny, O.K?
Brad Pitt was a doofus.
Not funny?
"We have her, to do *what* with??"
Deeply confused CIA director 😂
"So what did we learn"
"Idk sir"
"I guess we learned not to do it again"
"Yes sir"
"Fucked if i know what we did"
"Yes sir, its hard to say"
@@sredna518
Just don't fire a drunk analyst.
The scenes where normal, sane people are trying to track what the main characters are doing scene by scene are some of the funniest things I've ever seen in a movie and that's saying a lot for a Cohen Bros film. But line by line, scene for scene, I think Burn After Reading is a contender for one of their best comedies to date.
"They stole my memoirs" "But why would they be interested in that?" Kills me every time
That last “pay it!”
Like fed up, whatever, anything, just make it all go away 😂
One of the best endings to a movie I've seen. I'm convinced the Coens made the entire movie just to have this dialogue between Simmons and Rasche at the end
J.K Simmons always nails any role he does.
Ive never worked for the CIA but I feel like this is 100% accurate
My mom works for the government (nothing in intelligence, but still government), and I can confirm this is pretty accurate to how things tend to go. Total cluster.
Doubtless.
That’s exactly what someone who has worked for the CIA would say
@@Thebassmaster6969you beat me to this reply by one day. Exactly the kind of intuitive behaviour a CIA agent would display
It is very accurate. 😂
This reminds me of a scene from Don't Look Up, when discussing how The Man has spies and ears everywhere. "The worst part is, they're not even smart enough to be as evil as you think they are."
It reminds me of a famous quote by Alan Moore --
"The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory is that conspiracy theorists believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is actually chaotic. The truth is that it is not The Iluminati, or The Jewish Banking Conspiracy, or the Gray Alien Theory. The truth is far more frightening - Nobody is in control. The world is rudderless.”
The one guy who "ums" and stutters through most of his lines is just a riot 😅
He was a legend in the show "Sledgehammer" where he plays a kind of satire version of Dirty Harry. WATCH IT.
@@darthkek1953 I loved Sledge hammer as a kid. I didn't even know that it was a parody, or what it was parodying
Give him some respect. He knows a thing or two about our a thing or two, and what he did with cable in the 90s…
@@tomsweeney7922HUGE!
Not only that is that guys reactions funny, I’m pretty sure all those “uhs” and “ums” are deliberately put there. The Coen Brothers and notoriously against ad-libs. So it’s very good and believable script writing there are doing. It makes you feel like you’re watching actual agency guys deal with a situation that’s so ridiculous that they are at a loss for words.
We need a series of shorts like HISHE, except it's two guys like this, from some alphabet agency, trying to figure out what was going on from nothing but like, surveillance or satellite footage of a movie's events.
Wasn't there that Ryan guy who does something similar? 2 guys but not alphabet agency tho
That would be a great comedy show. Call it ‘Lack of Intelligence Agency.’
I'd watch that
@@_____alypticyep, the series is called Pitch Meeting, a writer pitching a movie to a producer
Genius!
This is basically management for any company. Know as little as possible about what happened, and as long as they can resolve it by sweeping it under the rug, it's just another Tuesday.
It’s more like, a whole heap of bad stuff happens for reasons you have no knowledge of, or control over, and somehow it’s fallen in your lap to deal with. You just want to make it go away so you can get back to worrying about things you do have some control over. That’s worth paying for.
i’ll have to think about this more. it’s a brilliant take.
i’m thinking about what Thomas Sowell calls Consequential Knowledge. the facts that matter. it seems like nobody in the story knows what matters and acts on it while they still have a chance.
and then there is leadership. they don’t care about consequential knowledge because they are always buffered from the consequences.
this is fun.
@@yesnickcarter I think that's a misguided view of management. Management are normally responsible for consequences more than the team. The problem is that consequential knowledge is often *expensive*, and management have to weight the cost of obtaining this knowledge against the alternative. What makes this scene funny is that the cost of the consequential knowledge is so high because the facts are so random and nonsensical, and Simmons' character discounts the cost of the alternative in a way that heightens the contrast
"Where's the body?"
"It's...gone."
"Good."
"What about the guy trying to flee to Venezuela?"
"Let him flee to Venezuela."
"And the analyst?"
"We'll deal with him later, if he wakes up."
"And the costs for the cosmetic surgery?"
"Just pay it, it's not our money."
When you're this removed from reality, it's probably as comfortable as it is numbing.
it is their money. congressional budgets don't grow on trees. sometimes they don't even grow at all.
@@citricdemon If they don't spend it, they get less the next year. If they spend it all, they can claim they need more.
The “fuck’s sake, get him on the next flight to Venezuela” is so relatable to anyone who’s ever narrowly dodged a complete shitstorm at their job, no matter what that job may be
The money in this case is chump change for them. It's a lot for a minimal wage gym worker, for the CIA it's probably half of their daily coffee allowance.
@@citricdemonIt actually grows on trees in the USA. You print it without having anything to cover it.
Gotta love the practicality of Simmons' character here.
David Rasche’s facial expressions are HILARIOUS
Not exactly ineptitude, but this scene really humanizes government workers as just trying to keep things calm and quiet and as drama free as possible. Wonderful scene
I thought the film was a bit all over the place, entertaining but all over the place, but this scene was the real payoff. Absolutely hilarious.
These days the screen John Malkovich seems to operate on only two levels: stuck in neutral and over-the-top.
As others have noted, this is the best scene from the movie, and it really brings the whole movie together! The movie is tremendously underrated. I think that it's one of the Coen brothers' best. It's perfect from beginning to end.
I'll never forget that line, "What did we learn?"
As you go through life, you'll find this increasingly relatable.
This film went right over my head the first time I saw it. It was snippets such as this that illuminated context and nuance. One of my all time favourites films nowadays😁
JK Simmons brilliant as always
What have we learned?
1. Don't hire chronic drunk to handle sensitive information.
2. If somehow happens, don't fire him, just stick him to somewhere that no one will ever know. Maybe a CIA post in Antarctica.
They tried that. They offered him a diff job.
1. there was no sensitive info, it was all useless junk
2. thats exactly what they did
@@efreitorhabibulin238so how do we avoid this problem in the future?
I don't think I've even laughed so much at the ending of a movie as this one.
perhaps my favourite scene in the whole film. brilliant
Great movie.
I don’t know how to describe this scene other than flawless. Writing the directing the acting the set everything. Flawless.
"She'll sit on everything, there were several procedures."
🚬🗿
My understanding is the whole movie is done for this ridiculous conversation. Absolute classics :-)
It just makes it so much funnier with the State Farm guy as the head CIA Boss
I love this movie so much, the Cohen Brothers make pure gold
@@reconsoldier135 I'm just sorry they don't direct the p*rn that I watch.
I love this movie so much! Just hilarious, and what a stellar cast. 😂
I feel the same way as these two, and I watched the whole movie.
GOATED film
This is such a brilliant movie. One of the Coen's' best IMO.
This is an AWESOME movie. Its so funny, so well acted and written, and I couldn't have imagined a better ending.
If this film isn't in the Smithsonian's Contribution To Mankind (or whatever) collection in the near future.... But it just has to. Put it right behind Dr. Strangelove, FFS.
nowhere near the level of strangelove, but its entertaining for sure
youre talking about a masterpiece, one of the greatest of all time
Such a great movie - surprise after surprise - great acting by great actors - a complete romp of insanity ...
Never seen Sledgehammer being so indecisive 😂
It's as if.. he didn't know what he was doing..
If you've never this movie, you must watch it. Don't try to understand it. Don't pick it apart. Just go with the flow. Just enjoy the performances (every actor kills) and let it happen.
This movie is so freaking hilarious
Great scene from an excellent movie. Brilliantly written and amazing acting.
seems about right.. nobody knows what the heck is going on at all 😅
David Rasche should have an Oscar by now
This scene is literally the hardest I've ever laughed at a joke in a movie.
❤😂 Two excellent characters well portrayed...
Easily one of the best scenes in cinema history.
I've definitely never worked for the CIA but I have worked for the federal government and this feels very believable.
Strikes me as a similar ending to Fargo. Hadn’t noticed that before. Exasperation at the turmoil and despair we create for ourselves.
Similar to no country for old men too. And the Big Lebowski as well, they don't like easy "the good guys win" payoffs
This is a true depiction of our intelligence agancies.
Holy shit i cant stop laughing at the accuracy! 😂
This movie ought to be "mandatory reading" for CIA new agents.
This film should be "mandatory reading" for everybody!
CIA guys don't read
“Palmer” reminds me of the mid-manager at a government “facility” I had the displeasure of spending time at. The most Teflon Don I’ve ever met. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING could stick to this guy.
I think this is how the world works. There are no conspiracies, no men in black. Just chaos.
One of the greatest endings to a film ever
Such an underrated movie
This scene screams sequel. Cox wakes up, and Farrar is a contractor in Venezuela.
Is that fucking Sledge Hammer?
Yes it is!
This is arguably the best scene in the entire movie, which is saying something considering the amazing ensemble cast. It's worth watching, but jesus is it weirdly put together.
The entire movie is just a set up towards this punchline.
In the end, she got her surgeries!
Schillinger finally got out of em city
Fiasco: the Film.
Love this movie
malkovich, mcdormand, pitt, clooney, ... then simmons and rasche make the movie in one scene.
This is government work in a nutshell.
Looks like Karl found another job after he was fired from Waystar
Usually these clips are missing pixels, this one's missing decibels.
Love J.K. Simmons
Jacked-up JK should play Belgarath.
SLEDGE!!!!
Jay Jonah Jameson really moved up the ranks huh.
This is why the Yellow M&M never got into government work.
Your present government is far worse than this.
This is anything. They've got more important shit to deal with.
:hand wave: - Pay it.
Scary Dave
Sledge!
If people actually realized and accepted that 95% of our entire government is people not qualified to sit on a park bench, then maybe things would change.
Noone in this scene is unqualified.
@@mahguvnah7403 point proven.
That’s funny as this is I bet our state department is even more incompetent😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'd be fucked to say I barely doubt this is how some of our most esteemed intelligence agencies do business
We have her? To do what with?
banality of evil
I didn't like this movie. In face the only scenes in this movie I did like were between J.K. Simmons and David Rasche
Rather inexplicable as its one of their best films imo
2:18
I really hate all the dumb people in this movie.
Not these two, these are the smart ones.
I don’t know why or how, but something about the thumbnail looks AI generated to me.
I know for a concrete fact that the thumbnail is just a screenshot, so why does it look so AI-Generated??
Some stupid smoothing filter to confuse the algorithm into thinking the thumbnail isn't from a copyrighted work
2:25 - Democrats after Nov. 5th.
Jesus dude your outro is obnoxious