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Blood Simple

Blood Simple

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

19857.31h 37m

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.

Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Produced by Ethan Coen
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $4.2M

Top 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

V

Van Brooks

Man from Lubbock

S

Señor Marco

Mr. Garcia

W

William Creamer

Old Cracker

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipbosstexasloveremployeemoneykillerdouble crossextramarital affairshallow graveprivate detectivehired killerneo-noirbarmatador de alugueladultériotraiçãodetetive

About Blood Simple

Blood Simple is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1985 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, boss, texas, lover, employee, money. Directed by Joel Coen, it stars John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya. 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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