Blood Simple

Blood Simple

1984

Texas tavern owner Julian Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires unscrupulous private detective Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh) to tail Marty's two-timing spouse (Frances McDormand, in her big-screen debut) and then murder her and her paramour (John Getz). But events take a surprising turn when the gumshoe double-crosses his client, and before you know it a bad situation spirals out of control. Walsh steals this show in this stylish shocker.

The first film by Joel and Ethan Coen (2016 Re-Release)

JBscale
88
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 36 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 18, 1985
US Box Office
$2,150,000 (#5426 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
2-Disc Criterion Collection #834 & Digital
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD 2.0 Mono
English: DTS-HD Master 2.0
Studio
Criterion
Released
August 30, 2011
Acquired Date
May 29, 2012
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
January 30, 2009

Actors

John Getz
John Getz
Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
Samm-Art Williams
Samm-Art Williams
Deborah Neumann
Deborah Neumann
Raquel Gavia
Raquel Gavia
Van Brooks
Van Brooks
Señor Marco
Señor Marco
William Creamer
William Creamer

Directors

Joel Coen
Joel Coen

Producers

Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen

Writers

Joel Coen
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen

Special Features

Commentaries
  • Kenneth Loring of Forever Young Films

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User Reviews

  • 9.6.2009 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh Certified
94%
Tomatometer
110 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
2,185 votes
METASCORE
84
33 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
108,516 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media