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Release Date:
18 January 1985 (USA)
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Tagline:
Breaking up is hard more
Plot:
A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man. But, when blood is involved, nothing is simple. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins
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5 nominations
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Strange Trailer for Zhang's 'Blood Simple' Remake
(From Get The Big Picture. 19 November 2009, 4:17 AM, PST)
Wacky Trailer for The First Gun, Director Zhang Yimou’s “Remake” of the Coen Bros. Blood Simple.
(From Collider.com. 18 November 2009, 1:12 PM, PST)
(From Get The Big Picture. 19 November 2009, 4:17 AM, PST)
Wacky Trailer for The First Gun, Director Zhang Yimou’s “Remake” of the Coen Bros. Blood Simple.
(From Collider.com. 18 November 2009, 1:12 PM, PST)
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Texas noir
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | John Getz | ... | Ray |
 | Frances McDormand | ... | Abby |
 | Dan Hedaya | ... | Julian Marty |
 | M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Loren Visser |
 | Samm-Art Williams | ... | Meurice |
| Deborah Neumann | ... | Debra |
| Raquel Gavia | ... | Landlady |
| Van Brooks | ... | Man from Lubbock |
| Señor Marco | ... | Mr. Garcia |
| William Creamer | ... | Old Cracker |
| Loren Bivens | ... | Strip-Bar Exhorter |
| Bob McAdams | ... | Strip-Bar Exhorter |
| Shannon Sedwick | ... | Stripper |
| Nancy Finger | ... | Girl on Overlook |
| William Preston Robertson | ... | Radio Evangelist (voice) |
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99 min | 94 min (director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Ultra Stereo |
Dolby Digital (re-release)
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Australia:R |
Netherlands:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:18 |
Brazil:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Argentina:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Norway:16 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18 |
Iceland:16
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Officially, the title is spelled with a period at the end - it appears this way on screen. Most television listings and video releases leave the period off.
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Continuity: The amount of blood on Loren's glove changes from before he pulls out the knife, and after he's shot and lying on the floor.
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Private Detective Visser: [narrating] The world is full o' complainers. An' the fact is, nothin' comes with a guarantee. Now I don't care if you're the pope of Rome, President of the United States or Man of the Year; somethin' can all go wrong. Now go on ahead, y'know, complain, tell your problems to your neighbor, ask for help, 'n watch him fly. Now, in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else... that's the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas, an' down here... you're on your own.
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Private Detective Visser: [narrating] The world is full o' complainers. An' the fact is, nothin' comes with a guarantee. Now I don't care if you're the pope of Rome, President of the United States or Man of the Year; somethin' can all go wrong. Now go on ahead, y'know, complain, tell your problems to your neighbor, ask for help, 'n watch him fly. Now, in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else... that's the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas, an' down here... you're on your own.
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References The Ladykillers (1955)
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Anahi
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Blood Simple is pure Coens. There are the usual bag of cinematic tricks, the twisting storyline, the seamy characters, and the occasional droplet of dark humor. The story concerns a bar owner who thinks his wife is cheating on him. He hires a sleazy private investigator to find out, and when he learns the truth, he wants them dead. Trouble is, things get kind of complicated when a murder occurs. The film creates a palpable feeling of tension, where you don't know what to expect next. Half the fun of this film is trying to figure out what will happen. A true testament of the well sturctured nature of the film, is the fact that there are only four main characters, and they hold your attention till the very end. And in traditional film noir fanfare, all of these characters have some sort of sordid business to attend to. The Coens drew on their experiences on Blood Simple and made the similar, but very different, Fargo. Watch Blood Simple for a good old fashioned film noir that will keep you guessing.