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Blood Simple
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Synopsis
In the first film of brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, M. Emmett Walsh plays Visser, an unscrupulous private eye hired by Texas bar owner Marty (Dan Hedaya) to murder Marty's faithless wife Abby (Frances McDormand) and her paramour, Ray (John Getz), one of Marty's employees. But Visser is no more up-front with Marty than with anyone else; he makes some slight modifications of the original plan so that it better serves his own best interests. After a surprise double-cross and the murder of one of the important players, matters spiral out of control, and the plot gyrates through a complicated string of darkly humorous events. False assumptions, guilt, and fear all lead to a frantic attempt to conceal evidence and the heart-pounding, irony-filled denouement. Blood Simple was re-released in the summer of 2000 with a digitally-remastered soundtrack and -- at the Coens' behest -- a few minutes of dialogue trimmed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Mark Silverman Associate Producer
Barry Moss Casting
Julie Hughes Casting
Barry Sonnenfeld Cinematographer
Carter Burwell Composer (Music Score)
Joel Coen Director
Roderick Jaynes Editor
Deborah Reinisch First Assistant Director
Jean A. Black Makeup
Ethan Coen Producer
Mike Bacarella Producer
Jane Musky Production Designer
Ethan Coen Screenwriter
Joel Coen Screenwriter
Stephen Roll Set Designer
Loren Bivens Special Effects
Year: 1984
Runtime: 97
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Crime

Color type
DuArt Color

Produced by
Circle Releasing
River Road Productions

Awards
1985 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Award
1985 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1985 - Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Competition - Sundance Film Festival
1985 - Grand Prize: Narrative - US Film Festival (through 1989)
1985 - Grand Prize: Narrative - Sundance Film Festival