At the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Arlington, Va., analyst Osbourne Cox arrives for a top-secret meeting. Unfortunately for Cox, the secret is soon out: he is being ousted. Cox does not take the news particularly well and returns to his Georgetown home to work on his memoirs and his drinking, not necessarily in that order. His wife Katie is dismayed, though not particularly surprised; she is already well into an illicit affair with Harry Pfarrer, a married federal marshal, and sets about making plans to leave Cox for Harry. Elsewhere in the Washington D.C. suburbs, and seemingly worlds apart, Hardbodies Fitness Centers employee Linda Litzke can barely concentrate on her work. She is consumed with her life plan for extensive cosmetic surgery, and confides her mission to can-do colleague Chad Feldheimer. Linda is all but oblivious to the fact that the gym's manager Ted Treffon pines for her even as she arranges dates via the Internet with other men. When a computer disc containing material for the CIA analyst's memoirs accidentally falls into the hands of Linda and Chad, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. As Ted frets, "No good can come of this," events spiral out of everyone's and anyone's control, in a cascading series of encounters.

Director:
Roderick Jaynes	Director
Joel Coen	Director
Cast:
George Clooney	as Harry Pfarrer
Frances McDormand	as Linda Litzke
Brad Pitt	as Chad Feldheimer
John Malkovich	as Osborne Cox
Tilda Swinton	as Katie Cox
Richard Jenkins	as Ted
David Rasche	as Cia Officer
J. K. Simmons	as Cia Superior
Elizabeth Marvel	as Sandy Pfarrer
Olek Krupa	as Krapotkin
Michael Countryman	as Alan
Kevin Sussman	as Tuchman Marsh Man
J.R. Horne	as Divorce Lawyer
Hamilton Clancy	as Peck
Armand Schultz	as Olson
Pun Bandhu	as Party Guest
Karla Mosley	as Party Guest
Jeffrey DeMunn	as Cosmetic Surgeon
Richard Poe	as Stretching Gym Patron
Carmen M Herlihy	as Prospective Gym Customer
Raul Aranas	as Manolo
Judy Frank	as Lawyer¿S Secretary
Sandor Tecsy	as Russian Embassy Escort
Yuri Tsykun	as Senior Russian Embassy Man
Brian O'Neill	as Hal
Robert Prescott	as Process Server
Matt Walton	as Morning Show Host
Lori Hammel	as Morning Show Hostess
Crystal Bock	as Pr Woman
Patrick Boll	as Sandy¿S Man
Logan Kulick	as Four-Year-Old Patient
Dermot Mulroney	as Star Of ¿Coming Up Daisy¿
Robert Barry	as Drunken Princetonian
Ted Bouton	as Drunken Princetonian
Bob Bowersox	as Drunken Princetonian
Oliver Buckingham	as Drunken Princetonian
Michael Fawcett	as Drunken Princetonian
Gary Henderson	as Drunken Princetonian
Ron Kidd	as Drunken Princetonian
Bill Massof	as Drunken Princetonian
Brian Mckeon	as Drunken Princetonian
Kent Mcneill	as Drunken Princetonian
William Fowle	as Drunken Princetonian
Charles Gemmill	as Drunken Princetonian
Mitch Giannunzio	as Drunken Princetonian
Cliff Goulet	as Drunken Princetonian
William Grey	as Drunken Princetonian
Tim Miller	as Drunken Princetonian
Jay Parks	as Drunken Princetonian
Roger Rathburn	as Drunken Princetonian
Eric Richardson	as Drunken Princetonian
Bart Wilder	as Drunken Princetonian
Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki	Director Of Photography
Bobby Mancuso	1st Assistant A-Camera
Scott Tinsley	2nd Assistant A-Camera
Stuart Stein	2nd Assistant Camera (Washington, D.C. Unit)
George Richmond	A Camera Operator
Peter Rosenfeld	Camera Operator (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Randy Greer	Remote Head Operator (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Yueni Zander	Camera Loader
Sarah Brandes	Loader (Washington, D.C. Unit)
George Richmond	Steadicam Operator
Edward Button	Camera Trainee
Oriana Lewton-Leopold	Camera Trainee
Writer:
Joel Coen	Screenwriter
Roderick Jaynes	Screenwriter
Thomas R Johnston	Script Supervisor
Producer:
Joel Coen	Producer
Roderick Jaynes	Producer
Tim Bevan	Executive Producer
Eric Fellner	Executive Producer
Robert Graf	Executive Producer
David Diliberto	Associate Producer
Michelle Wright	Executive In Charge Of Production (For Working Title)
Angela Morrison	Chief Operating Officer (For Working Title)
Editing:
Roderick Jaynes	Editor
Neil Stelzner	Associate Editor
Katharine Mcquerrey	Associate Editor
Music:
Carter Burwell	Music
Chris Robertson	Music Clearances
Diamond Time	Music Clearances
Paul Clarvis	Drummer
Frank Ricotti	Drummer
Gary Kettel	Drummer
Ralph Salmins	Drummer
Dave Hartley	Piano
Michael Farrow	Music Recorded And Mixed (Abbey Road)
Isobel Griffiths	Orchestra Contractor
Rosemary Warren-Green	Orchestra Leader
Bob Crewe	Song (¿My Eyes Adored You¿)
Kenny Nolan	Song (¿My Eyes Adored You¿)
John Barry	Song (¿Born Free¿)
Don Black	Song (¿Born Free¿)
Harlan Page Peck	Song (¿Old Nassau¿)
Modest Mussorgsky	Song (¿Pictures At An Exhibition Promenade¿)
Frederic Chopin	Song (¿Nocturne In G Major, Op. 37, No. 2¿)
Paul Adelstein	Song (¿All You Need¿)
Bill Mays	Song (¿Judy¿)
Taryn Murphy	Song (¿On The Floor¿)
Chris Landon	Song (¿On The Floor¿)
Patrick Dawes	Song (¿Funny Farm¿)
Tiff Mcginnis	Song (¿Picked Up (Niyi Remix)¿), Song (¿Day After Day (Royal Appt Remix)¿)
Tim Love Lee	Song (¿Getting Hotter¿)
Tuli Kupferberg	Song (¿Cia Man¿)
John Andrew Spence	Song (¿Getting Hotter¿)
Karl A Langlotz	Song Performer (¿Old Nassau¿)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra	Song Performer (¿Pictures At An Exhibition Promenade¿)
Idil Biret	Song Performer (¿Nocturne In G Major, Op. 37, No. 2¿)
Xiao Ying	Song Performer (¿Moon Over Western River¿)
Doris (Doris)	Song Performer (¿All You Need¿)
Bill Mays	Song Performer (¿Judy¿)
Martin Wind	Song Performer (¿Judy¿)
Matt Wilson	Song Performer (¿Judy¿)
Columbia Ballroom Orchestra (Columbia Ballroom Orchestra)	Song Performer (¿When The Saints Go Marching In¿)
Taryn Murphy	Song Performer (¿On The Floor¿)
Patrick Dawes	Song Performer (¿Funny Farm¿)
Tiff Mcginnis	Song Performer (¿Picked Up (Niyi Remix)¿), Song Performer (¿Day After Day (Royal Appt Remix)¿)
Tim Love Lee	Song Performer (¿Getting Hotter¿)
Revolvo	Song Performer (¿Something I Shouldn'T Have Had¿)
The Fugs	Song Performer (¿Cia Man¿)
Lucy Whalley	Assistant Contractor
Todd Kasow	Music Editor
Assistant Direction:
Betsy Magruder	1st Assistant Director
Bac DeLorme	2nd Assistant Director
John Silvestri	2nd 2nd Assistant Director
Kurt Uebersax	2nd 2nd Assistant Director (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Art Director:
David Swayze	Art Director
Deborah Jensen	Assistant Art Director
Jeffrey D Mcdonald	Assistant Art Director
Tobin Obst	Assistant Art Director
Nithya Shrinivasan	Assistant Art Director
Visual Effects:
Carmen Campolo Jr.	Special Effects
Frank Oliva Sr.	Special Effects
Roy Savoy	Special Effects
Thomas L. Viviano	Special Effects
Randall Balsmeyer	Visual Effects Supervisor (Big Film Design)
Adrienne Winterhalter	Visual Effects Producer (Big Film Design)
Lorenzo Hall	Special Effects Assistant
Steve Kirshoff	Special Effects Coordinator
Will Caban	Assistant Special Effects Foreman
J. John Corbett	Lead Digital Artist (Big Film Design)
Make-Up:
Jean Black	Make-Up Department Head
Barbara Lacy	Additional Makeup (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Patricia Regan	Key Makeup Artist
Eileen Barrett	Additional Hair (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Lyndell Quiyou	Department Head Hair Stylist
Sonia Rivera	Key Hair Stylist
Waldo Sanchez	Hair Stylist (To Mr Clooney)
Costume-Wardrobe:
Mary Zophres	Costume Designer
Jonathan Schwartz	Costume Assistant
Nora Wooldridge	Costume Assistant
Nomi Shichor	Key Costumer Los Angeles
Remy Pearce	Costume Coordinator
Amy T Roth	Assistant Costume Designer
Danielle Cadorette	Tailor
David Davenport	Wardrobe Supervisor New York
Mj Mcgrath	Wardrobe Supervisor New York
Cha Blevins	Wardrobe Supervisor Los Angeles
Art Department:
Moza Saracho	Art Department Assistant
Drew P Houpt	The Walrus
Leann Murphy	Art Department Coordinator
Gregory L Hill	Graphic Designer
J. Todd Anderson	Graphite Operator
Steven Brennan	On Set Dresser
Paul Weathered	Set Dressing Foreman
Joann Atwood	Set Dresser
Steve Duke	Set Dresser
Roman Greller	Set Dresser
Joe Tag	Set Dresser
Carl Catanese	Set Dresser (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Steve Shifflette	Set Dresser (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Alexander Gorodetsky	Charge Scenic
Quang Nguyen	Scenic Foreman
Dan Rosenfeld	Shop Scenic
Jay Hendrickx	Camera Scenic
Rebecca Castle	Scenic (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Nicole Greenbaum	Set Costumer
Fionnuala Lynch	Set Costumer
Nancy Haigh	Set Decorator
Rebecca Meis Demarco	Set Decorating Buyer
Sha-Sha Shiau	Set Decorating Coordinator
Ana Lombardo	Assistant Property Master
Carolyn Cartwright	Assistant Set Decorator
Production Designer:
Jess Gonchor	Production Designer
Sound:
Tommy Louie	Cableperson
Craig Berkey	Sound Designer
Peter Kurland	Sound Mixer
Joel Dougherty	1st Assistant Sound Editor
Johnna Chism	Assistant Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay	Rerecording Mixer
Craig Berkey	Rerecording Mixer
Greg Orloff	Rerecording Mixer
Catherine Harper	Foley Artist
Chris Moriana	Foley Artist
James Morioka	Foley Editor
Darrin Mann	Foley Mixer
Kenton Jakub	Adr Editor
Byron Wilson	Dialogue Editor
Casting:
Ellen Chenoweth	Casting
Rachel Tenner	Casting Associate
Grant Wilfley	Extras Casting
Melissa Braun	Extras Casting Associate
Stunts:
Danny Aiello III	Stunts
Bill Anagnos	Stunts
Tim Buchanan	Stunts
George Colucci	Stunts
Norman Douglass	Stunts
Danny Downey	Stunts
Stephanie Finochio	Stunts
Don J Hewitt	Stunts
Jennifer Lamb	Stunts
Joanne Lamstein	Stunts
Samantha Macivor	Stunts
Mick O'Rourke	Stunts
Janet Paparazzo	Stunts
Keith Siglinger	Stunts
Cort Hessler III	Stunts
David Shumbris	Stunts
Jery Hewitt	Stunt Coordinator
Publicity:
Larry Kaplan	Unit Publicist
Production Companies:
Working Title Films	Production Company
Wetwork Productions	Production Company
Studiocanal	Production Company
Relativity Media	Production Company
Trevanna Post Inc	Post Production Accountant
Sony Pictures Scoring Stage	Re-Recording Services
Navesync Inc	Video Playback
Tomkats Movie Catering, Llc	Catering
Wilson Rivas Catering	Craft Service
Abbey Road Studios	Score Recording Services
Big Film Design	Visual Effects & Titles Sequences
Brainstorm Digital	Additional Visual Effects
Luma Pictures	Additional Visual Effects
Plethora Fx	Special Visual Effects
Executive Cutting Services	Negative Cutter
Technicolor New York	Dailies
Word To Your Movie	Combined Continuity
The Post Factory	Post Production Facility
Final Cut Pro Hd	Edited
Efilm	Digital Intermediate
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services	Insurance Provider
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group	Color And Prints
Focus Features	Studio
Focus Features	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Clmc Multimedia Sa	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Central Partnership	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Fs Film Oy	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Odeon S.A.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Shaw Organization (Singapore)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tobis Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tiglon A.S.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Pictures International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cinema City International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Studiocanal Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri Norway	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cinemania Group	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Ster-Kinekor	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Palace Pictures (Czech Republic)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
M Pictures Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Italia Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Discovery Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Showtime (South Korea)	Foreign Distribution Rights
Long Shong Group	Foreign Distribution Rights
Empire (Romania)	Foreign Distribution Rights
Universal Studios Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Kimberly Fajen	Production Coordinator
Kimberly N Haden	Production Coordinator
Joan Altman	Production Accountant
David Meade	Construction Production Assistant
Tianni L Craig	Production Office Assistant (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Michael J Regina	Production Office Assistant (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Francesca Mannix	Production Secretary
Laurel Ann Bridges	Boom Operator
Louie Patraglia	Best Boy Rigging Gaffer
Glen Engels	Best Boy Grip
Joe Viano	Best Boy Rigging Grip
Brette Billow	Assistant Production Coordinator
Katie Bailey	Assistant Production Coordinator (For Working Title)
Patrick Mcgrath	Dolly Grip
Vinnie Campbell	Gaffer (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Wesley Battle	Grip
Victor Huey	Grip
Vincent Guarriello	Key Construction Grip
Gregory Dressel	Construction Grip
Kenneth J Burke	Construction Grip
Michael Montgomery	Construction Grip
Richard Guinness Jr.	Key Grip
Billy Kerwick	Key Rigging Grip
Macall Polay	Still Photographer
Steven R Hammond	Transportation Captain
Peter Clores	Transportation Co-Captain
Maurice Cabrera	Parking Coordinator
Christina Schaich	Transportation Office Coordinator
Cort Hessler III	Marine Coordinator
Film Production - Unit:
Karen Ruth Getchell	Unit Supervisor (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Rachael Gallaghan	Unit Coordinator (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Neri Kyle Tannenbaum	Unit Production Manager
Robert Graf	Unit Production Manager
Film Production - Construction/Set:
Joseph S. Patire	Shop Craftsman
Ron Petagna	Construction Coordinator
Eric Cheripka	Prop Assistant
Antony Baldasare	Prop Assistant
Beth Morris	Props Assistant (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Timothy Metzger	Lead Dresser
Frank Didio	Key Construction Foreman
Robert Digrigoli	Foreman
Ron Petagna	Foreman
Sage Asteak	Key Set Production Assistant
Stephen Clarke	Set Production Assistant
Glenn Ferrara	Set Production Assistant
Matty Lake	Set Production Assistant
Chris Vendetti	Set Production Assistant
Diana E Burton	Property Master
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Billy O'Leary	Chief Lighting Technician
Eric Boncher	Lamp Operator
Scott Gregoire	Lamp Operator
Jeremy Knaster	Lamp Operator
Robert Vuolo	Lamp Operator
Joe Grimaldi	Best Boy Electric
Russell Wicks	Best Boy Electric (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Bob Stevers	Genny Operator
Michael Rudolph	Base Camp Genny Operator
Patrick Mccallister	Genny Operator (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Todd Norton	Rigging Electric (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Basil Tydings (Chip)	Rigging Electric (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Richard Ford	Rigging Gaffer
Film Production - Video:
Brian Carmichael	Production Video Assist
Post Production:
Catherine Farrell	Post-Production Coordinator
Joe Violante	Dailies Advisor (Technicolor Ny)
Eileen Godoy	Intermediate Producer (Efilm Original Rank: Digital)
Steven J Scott	Supervising Digital Colorist (Efilm)
Location Manager:
Lauri Pitkus	Location Manager
Peggy Pridemore	Location Manager (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Location Scout:
John Spady	Location Scout
Location Coordinator:
Amanda Foley	Location Coordinator
Location Assistant:
Dena Ghieth	Location Assistant
Christopher Lestrange	Location Assistant
Bryan Scott	Location Assistant
Jamie Vermilye	Location Assistant
Katherine Delaney	Location Assistant
Marcy Forgang	Location Assistant
Assistant Location Manager:
Kip Myers	Assistant Location Manager
Chris Geair	Assistant Location Manager (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Misc. Crew:
Chauency L Reese	Payroll Accountant
Andrew Garrett	Accounting Clerk
Niko Godfrey	Accounting Clerk
Susan Strine	1st Assistant Accountant
Regan Sharp	2nd Assistant Accountant
Santena Jenaris King	Assistant Accountant (Washington, D.C. Unit)
Angel Mcconnell	Assistant (To Mr Clooney)
Nazia Khan	Assistant (To Mr Pitt)
Beth Feldman	Assistant (To Ms Mcdormand)
Chloe Dorigan	Assistant (To Tim Bevan/For Working Title)
Cara Shine	Assistant (To Eric Fellner/For Working Title)
Sheeraz Shah	Head Of Legal & Business Affairs (For Working Title)
Christina Angeloudes	Legal & Business Affairs Manager (For Working Title)
Michelle Mcgrier	Dga Trainee
Patricia Mary Murphy	Serious Matters
Kathleen Fellegara	Set Medic
Doreen Roman	Set Medic
John Sesumi	Office Production Assistant
Michael Lewis (Winn)	Office Production Assistant
Patrick Sandefur	Office Production Assistant
Ethan Carlson	Office Production Assistant
Wendy Cohen	Clearance Services Provider
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting
Paul Steinberg	Shop Electric

Nominated for two 2008 Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actress - Musical or Comedy (Frances McDormand) by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).

Winner of the TCM Audience Award at the 2008 San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Released in United States Fall September 12, 2008

Released in United States on Video December 21, 2008

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-27, 2008.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Gala Presentations) September 4-13, 2008.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Opening Night/Out of Competition) August 27-September 6, 2008.

Released in United States Fall September 12, 2008

Released in United States on Video December 21, 2008