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Overview

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Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers (WGA):

Scott B. Smith (novel)
Scott B. Smith (screenplay)

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Release Date:

11 December 1998 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

Sometimes good people do evil things. more

Plot:

Two brothers and a friend find $4 million in the cockpit of a downed plane. The pilot is dead. No one is looking for the money. To keep it, all they have to do is wait. IT ALL SOUNDED SO SIMPLE... full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations more

User Comments:

A good solid thriller more (396 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bill Paxton ... Hank

Bridget Fonda ... Sarah

Billy Bob Thornton ... Jacob

Brent Briscoe ... Lou
Jack Walsh ... Tom Butler

Chelcie Ross ... Carl
Becky Ann Baker ... Nancy Chambers

Gary Cole ... Baxter
Bob Davis ... FBI Agent Renkins

Peter Syvertsen ... FBI Agent Freemont

Tom Carey ... Dwight Stephanson
John Paxton ... Mr. Schmitt
Marie Mathay ... News Reporter
Paul Magers ... Anchorman
Joan Steffand ... Anchorwoman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

A Thousand Miles (USA) (working title)
Ein einfacher Plan (Germany)
Un plan simple (France)
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MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

121 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Ashland, Wisconsin, USA more


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Trivia:

Many of the props used in the film where local items: for example the feed store calendar (used in the scene "Are you mean to tell me that there were five weeks last month?") is the State Bank of Delano anniversary calendar (current at the time of filming) which featured photos of historic buildings (some torn down) in the town (and town's past), hence its rustic addition of the prop to the feed store. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Damage to front of pickup truck after hitting tree. more

Quotes:

Sarah Mitchell: That man's got a gun, Hank. He's gonna shoot you both. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

Preachin' the Blues more


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13 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
A good solid thriller, 30 July 2000
Author: MisterWhiplash from United States

Scott B. Smith's A Simple Plan puts Sam Raimi back in my book (I forgot about him for a while after he did EVil Dead and part 2) by giving a good solid thriller that can sometimes be interpreted by some as a very dark comedy. The plot (I think already stated) has 2 brothers and a friend in a winter setting, who find a plane, a plane that can change they're lives (chiching), but the cost, is something they don't even know they are going to bear. Sometimes the characters make dumb choices, but that atually makes it entertaining. The best surprise however is Billy Bob Thornton's performance because he is always good in anything he does. Good film for Raimi to have, and for the cast also. A-

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