Blood Simple

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
3/26/1984
97
R

Storyline

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

Director:
Joel Coen
Writers:
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Revenue:
$4,229,114
Budget:
$1,500,000
    • husband wife relationship
    • boss
    • texas
    • lover
    • employee
    • money
    • killer
    • double cross
    • extramarital affair
    • shallow grave
    • private detective
    • hired killer
    • neo-noir
    • satirical

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    Cast

    • John Getz
      Ray
    • Frances McDormand
      Abby
    • Dan Hedaya
      Julian Marty
    • M. Emmet Walsh
      Loren Visser
    • Samm-Art Williams
      Meurice
    • Deborah Neumann
      Debra
    • Raquel Gavia
      Landlady
    • Van Brooks
      Man from Lubbock
    • Señor Marco
      Mr. Garcia
    • William Creamer
      Old Cracker
    • Loren Bivens
      Strip Bar Exhorter
    • Bob McAdams
      Strip Bar Senator
    • Shannon Sedwick
      Stripper
    • Nancy Finger
      Girl on Overlook
    • William Preston Robertson
      Radio Evangelist (voice)
    • Holly Hunter
      Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

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