Blood Simple
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

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

7.397 min
CrimeDramaThriller

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 1/18/1985

Runtime: 97 min

Director: Joel Coen

Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

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

William Preston Robertson

William Preston Robertson

Radio Evangelist (voice)

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

Barry Sonnenfeld

Barry Sonnenfeld

Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)

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