Blood Simple is a 1984 American independent neo-noir[3] crime film written, edited, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It was the directorial debut of the Coens and the first major film of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, who later became a noted director, as well as the feature-film debut of Joel Coen's wife Frances McDormand, who subsequently starred in many of his features
Blood Simple (1984)
Texas bar owner Julian Marty, who is generally regarded as not a nice person, hires shady private detective Loren Visser, who is able to obtain what Marty requests evidence - in this instance, photographic - that his wife, Abby, and one of his bartenders, Ray, are having an affair. As Ray and Abby realize that Marty has found out about them, it allows them to plan for their future away from Marty, while be up front with Marty about the situation. Marty, in turn, decides to hire Visser once again, this time to kill Abby and Ray, and dispose of their bodies so that they won't be found. The out in the open affair and the contract hit lead to some actions based on self interest, and a standoff of sorts between the four players, which is compounded in complexity by some wrong assumptions of what has happened, with an innocent bystander, another of the Marty's bartenders, Meurice, potentially and unwittingly adding to the scenario.
Director: Joel Coen
Stars: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya ...
“A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her lover. However, nothing is simple when blood is involved.”
Blood Simple (1984)
Directed: Joel Coen
Produced: Ethan Coen
Written: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya,
Samm-Art Williams, M. Emmet Walsh
Music: Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Barry Sonnenfeld
Edited: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Distributed: Circle Films
Release date: September 7, 1984 (United States),
October 12, 1984 (Toronto International Film Festival),
January 18, 1985 (New York Film Festival)
Running time: 96 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Soundtrack Credits
It's the Same Old Song
By Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
Performed by The Four Tops
Louie Louie
By Richard Berry
Performed by Toots & The Maytals (as Toots and the Maytals)
The Lady in Red
By Mort Dixon (as M. Dixon) and Allie Wrubel (as A. Wrubel)
Performed by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra (as Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra)
Rogaciano
He'll Have To Go
By Joe Allison and Audrey Allison
Arranged by Jim Roberge
Performed by Joan Black
Produced by Murri Barber
El Sueno
By Camilo Namen
Performed by Johnny Ventura y su Combo
Anahi
Performed by Maria Luisa Buchino and her Llameros
Sweet Dreams
By Don Gibson
Published by Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Performed by Patsy Cline
I'm a Believer
Written by Neil Diamond
(played in the bar on the jukebox by Meurice and later over the final credits -- only in the video version)
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