Blood Simple · 1985

Blood Simple

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

Joel Coen · 97 min · United States of America

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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Budget

US$1,500,000

Worldwide revenue

US$4,229,114

Profit

US$2,729,114

Box office (US)

$3,851,855

Awards

5 wins & 7 nominations total

Production companies

River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment

Locations

• Exact location
• Approximate: the city or region
• Filming
• Setting

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Setting

Texas

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Cast

• 

  John Getz

  Ray

• 

  Frances McDormand

  Abby

• 

  Dan Hedaya

  Julian Marty

• 

  Samm-Art Williams

  Meurice

• 

  M. Emmet Walsh

  Private Detective

• 

  Deborah Neumann

  Debra

• 

  Raquel Gavia

  Landlady

• Van Brooks

  Man from Lubbock