Revealing mistake: In the scene where John Goodman is facing off with the cops, the walls of the hotel catch fire as Goodman runs down the hallway towards the cops. You can easily see the pyrotechnic cord strung along the wall.
Barton Fink (1991)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: John Goodman, John Turturro, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner
Continuity mistake: When Barton is talking to the film maker about writing the film the film maker has on a military uniform. As the scenes go back and forth between him and Barton the military ribbons come undone on one side and then miraculously return to normal.
Charlie Meadows: Listen to me belly achin', like my problems add up to a hill of beans.