A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man. But, when blood is involved, nothing is simple.
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John Getz | Ray |
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Frances McDormand | Abby |
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Dan Hedaya | Julian Marty |
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M. Emmet Walsh | Private Detective |
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Samm-Art Williams | Meurice |
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Deborah Neumann | Debra |
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Raquel Gavia | Landlady |
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Van Brooks | Man from Lubbock |
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Señor Marco | Mr. Garcia |
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William Creamer | Old Cracker |
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Loren Bivens | Strip Bar Exhorter |
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Bob McAdams | Strip Bar Senator |
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Shannon Sedwick | Stripper |
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Nancy Finger | Girl on Overlook |
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William Preston Robertson | Radio Evangelist |
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Holly Hunter | Helene Trend |
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Barry Sonnenfeld | Marty's Vomiting |
| Director | Joel Coen |
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| Ethan Coen |
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| Writer | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | |
| Producer | Daniel F. Bacaner, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Mark Silverman | |
| Musician | Carter Burwell | |
| Photography | Barry Sonnenfeld | |
| Edition | Director's Cut |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Dolby Digital Surround [English] Dolby Surround Dolby Surround [English] |
| Subtitles | Danish | English (Closed Captioned) | Finnish | French | Italian | Norwegian | Polish | Portuguese | Spanish | Swedish |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | May 07, 2002 |
| Regions | Region 1 | Region 2 |
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| Index | 50 |
| Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:28 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:31:59 |
Story Synopsis:
Marty (Hedaya) can no longer deal with his unfaithful wife. His solution is Blood Simple. He hires a private investigator (Walsh) to “take care of” Abby (McDormand) and her lover (Getz). But the P.I. makes some slight modifications to the plan, resulting in double-crossing, dark humor, and murder. This is a rewarding first film from Joel and Ethan Cohen. Includes an up-front introduction by Mortimer Young of Forever Young Films, an up-front Universal ad, a “humorous” audio commentary, production notes, and bios. (Suzanne Hodges)
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits an appropriately dark picture for the genre, but visual information is generally satisfying in the darker scenes. Colors appear nicely balanced, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues and deep blacks. The picture is generally sharp, but there is some smearing and detail can be limited at times. There are some signs of slight loss in detail that could be attributed to noise reduction. Edge enhancement is occasionally noticed, but is not terribly distracting. The source element is revealing of artifacts and film grain. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 2.0 matrix surround soundtrack exhibits characteristics inherent to a dated production, but nonetheless the presentation should be adequately effective through the occasional delivery of a fairly expansive, though subtle soundstage. The dimensionality of this soundtrack is often limited to the screen channels, with the surrounds serving to provide for gentle to moderate ambient envelopment. The sonic character is noticeably veiled in the midrange. Voices are delivered with acceptable intelligibility, though also limited with natural tonality and spatial integration. There’s also some notable, effective deep bass rumble. (Perry Sun)
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