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Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Trea...

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Corporate Authors: Focus Features, Relativity Media, Mike Zoss Productions, Studio Canal, Working Title Films, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Bevan, Tim, Coen, Ethan, Coen, Joel, Fellner, Eric, Clooney, George, McDormand, Frances, Malkovich, John, Swinton, Tilda, Pitt, Brad, 1963-, Burwell, Carter
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:English or French dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; English subtitles from the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
Series:Focus Features spotlight series.
Subjects:
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > Drama.
Optical storage devices > Drama.
Adultery > United States > Drama.
Personal trainers > United States > Drama.
Extortion > United States > Drama.
Comedy films.
Crime films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
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Summary:Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer obtains the disc and ascertains that it contains classified government information. Along with his fellow employee, Linda Litzke, he intends to use the disc to blackmail Osbourne. When blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy. At the embassy, she hands the disc over to the Russians, promising that she will give them more information. Linda and Chad don't have any more information, so they decide to break into Cox's house. This brings about a series of events that no one forsees.
Item Description:Title from container.
Special features: Finding the Burn; DC insiders run amuck; welcome back, George.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single sided.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editor, Roderick Jaynes ; music, Carter Burwell.