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Blood Simple
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Joel Coen
Written by
Joel Coen Ethan Coen
Produced by
Ethan Coen
Starring
John Getz
Frances McDormand
Dan Hedaya
Samm-Art Williams
M. Emmet Walsh
Cinematography
Barry Sonnenfeld
Edited by
Roderick Jaynes[a]
Don Wiegmann
Music by
Carter Burwell
Production companies
River Road Productions
Foxton Entertainment
Distributed by
Circle Films
Release date
October 12, 1984 (1984-10-12) (New York Film Festival)[1]
Running time
96 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1.5 million[2]
Box office
$2.7 million[2][3]
Blood Simple is a 1984 American independent neo-noir crime film written, edited, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh. Its plot follows a Texas bartender who is having a love affair with his boss’s wife. When his boss discovers the affair, he hires a private investigator to kill the couple. It was the directorial debut of the Coens and the first major film of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, who later became a director, as well as the feature-film debut of McDormand.
The film's title derives from the Dashiell Hammett novel Red Harvest (1929), in which the term "blood simple" describes the addled, fearful mind-set of people after prolonged immersion in violent situations.[4] Stylistically, the film has been noted for its blending elements of neo-noir, pulp crime stories, and low-budget horror films.[5] In 2001, a director's cut was released, the same year that it was ranked No. 98 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills.
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^ ab"Blood Simple (1985) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
^"Blood Simple (1985)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^Falsani, Cathleen. (2009). The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. p. 31.
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