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Blood Simple

Joel Coen

1985 • 1h 37m

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 ...

Blood Simple

Official Trailer

1 REVIEW ON THE BACKLOT

★ 4.5 AVG

Cast

John Getz

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormandAbby

Dan Hedaya

Dan HedayaJulian Marty

Samm-Art Williams

Samm-Art WilliamsMeurice

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet WalshPrivate Detective

Deborah Neumann

Deborah NeumannDebra

Raquel Gavia

Raquel GaviaLandlady

Van BrooksMan from Lubbock

Señor MarcoMr. Garcia

William CreamerOld Cracker

Loren BivensStrip Bar Exhorter

Bob McAdamsStrip Bar Senator

Shannon SedwickStripper

Nancy FingerGirl on Overlook

William Preston Robertson

William Preston RobertsonRadio Evangelist (voice)

Crew

Ethan Coen

Ethan CoenEditor

Joel Coen

Joel CoenDirector

Barry Sonnenfeld

Barry SonnenfeldDirector of Photography

Carter Burwell

Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer

Michael O'Sullivan

Michael O'SullivanSpecial Effects

Ben Barenholtz

Ben BarenholtzPresenter

Bruce Campbell

Bruce CampbellStand In

Lee Orloff

Lee OrloffSound Mixer

Skip Lievsay

Skip LievsaySound Editor

Sam Raimi

Sam RaimiProduction Consultant

Dan Perri

Dan PerriTitle Designer

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Blood Simple (1985) — Backlot Notes