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Blood Simple

1985 · 1h 37m · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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

IMDb
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
84

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Overview

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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Cast

John Getz

John Getz

Ray

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Abby

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Julian Marty

Samm-Art Williams

Samm-Art Williams

Meurice

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Private Detective

Deborah Neumann

Deborah Neumann

Debra

Raquel Gavia

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

William Preston Robertson

Radio Evangelist (voice)

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
January 18, 1985
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$4,229,114
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller

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