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Blood Simple
Breaking up is hard to do.
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
Overview
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Details
Budget
$1500000
Revenue
$4229114
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1984-03-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1488
Vote Average
7.24
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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 Senator
Shannon Sedwick
Stripper
Nancy Finger
Girl on Overlook
William Preston Robertson
Radio Evangelist (voice)
Holly Hunter
Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
Barry Sonnenfeld
Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)
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