Blood Simple [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Criterion Collection]

Director: Joel Coen Joel Coen

Overview

In the first film of brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, M. Emmett Walsh plays Visser, an unscrupulous private eye hired by Texas bar owner Marty (Dan Hedaya) to murder Marty's faithless wife Abby (Frances McDormand) and her paramour, Ray (John Getz), one of Marty's employees. But Visser is no more up-front with Marty than with anyone else; he makes some slight modifications of the original plan so that it better serves his own best interests. After a surprise double-cross and the murder of one of the important players, matters spiral out of control, and the plot gyrates through a complicated string of darkly humorous events. False assumptions, guilt, and fear all lead to a frantic attempt to conceal evidence and the heart-pounding, irony-filled denouement. Blood Simple was re-released in the summer of 2000 with a digitally-remastered soundtrack and -- at the Coens' behest -- a few minutes of dialogue trimmed.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/09/2024
UPC:	0715515291217
Original Release:	1984
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	1,752

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Getz	Ray
M. Emmet Walsh	Visser
Frances McDormand	Abby
Dan Hedaya	Marty
Samm-Art Williams	Maurice
Deborah Neumann	Debra
Raquel Gavia	Landlady
Van Brooks	Man from Lubbock
Senor Marco	Mr. Garcia
William Creamer	Old Cracker
Loren Bivens	Strip-Bar Exhorter
Bob McAdams	Strip-Bar Senator
Shannon Sedwick	Stripper
Nancy Ginger	Girl on Overlook
William Preston Robertson	Radio Evangelist
Preston Robertson	Radio Evangelist
Rev. William	Actor
Holly Hunter	Answering machine
Carter Burwell	Composer

Technical Credits

Joel Coen

Joel Coen	Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Producer
Daniel F. Bacaner	Executive Producer,Producer
Loren Bivens	Special Effects
Lewis Goldstein	Sound Effects
Peter F. Kurland	Sound Effects
Blake Leyh	Sound Effects
Skip Lievsay	Sound Effects
Barry Moss	Casting
Julie Hughes	Casting
Mike Bacarella	Producer