Blood Simple

Joel Coen
1984-03-26

Breaking up is hard to do.
7.2
97 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Getz Ray Unowned
Frances McDormand Abby Goutbreak
Dan Hedaya Julian Marty Unowned
M. Emmet Walsh Loren Visser Unowned
Samm-Art Williams Meurice Unowned
Deborah Neumann Debra Unowned
Raquel Gavia Landlady Unowned
Van Brooks Man from Lubbock Unowned
SeƱor Marco Mr. Garcia Unowned
William Creamer Old Cracker Unowned
Loren Bivens Strip Bar Exhorter Unowned
Bob McAdams Strip Bar Senator Unowned
Shannon Sedwick Stripper Unowned
Nancy Finger Girl on Overlook Unowned
William Preston Robertson Radio Evangelist (voice) Unowned
Holly Hunter Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited) Calvin and Nobbs
Barry Sonnenfeld Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited) Unowned