Blood Simple

Blood Simple

97 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 7, 1984

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.

Blood Simple

97 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 7, 1984

Blood Simple
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Circle Films, River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment
Original title Blood Simple
Directors Andreas Laven, Shannon Wood, Steve Love, Deborah Reinisch, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writers Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Cast

John Getz

as Ray

Dan Hedaya

as Julian Marty

Samm-Art Williams

as Meurice

M. Emmet Walsh

as Loren Visser

Deborah Neumann

as Debra

Raquel Gavia

as Landlady

Van Brooks

as Man from Lubbock

Señor Marco

as Mr. Garcia

William Creamer

as Old Cracker

Loren Bivens

as Strip Bar Exhorter

Bob McAdams

as Strip Bar Senator

Shannon Sedwick

as Stripper

Nancy Finger

as Girl on Overlook

William Preston Robertson

as Radio Evangelist (voice)

Holly Hunter

as Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

Barry Sonnenfeld

as Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)