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Blood Simple

Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...

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.

1h 37m1985RTMDb 7.2

CrimeDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Joel CoenJoel CoenDirectorJohn GetzJohn GetzRayFrances McDormandFrances McDormandAbbyDan HedayaDan HedayaJulian MartySamm-Art WilliamsSamm-Art WilliamsMeuriceM. Emmet WalshM. Emmet WalshPrivate DetectiveDeborah NeumannDeborah NeumannDebraRaquel GaviaRaquel GaviaLandlady
Van BrooksMan from Lubbock
Señor MarcoMr. Garcia
William CreamerOld Cracker
Loren BivensStrip Bar Exhorter
Bob McAdamsStrip Bar Senator
Shannon SedwickStripper
Nancy FingerGirl on OverlookWilliam Preston RobertsonWilliam Preston RobertsonRadio Evangelist (voice)Holly HunterHolly HunterHelene Trend (voice)Barry SonnenfeldBarry SonnenfeldMarty's Vomiting (voice)

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 January 1985
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (1,700 votes)

Production

Director
Joel Coen
Writers
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Studios
River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$1.5M
Revenue
$4.2M
Profit
$2.7M
Return
2.8×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English