A Simple Plan

A Simple Plan

  • Director: Sam Raimi
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, Germany, France, United States, Japan
  • Language: English
  • Release date: January 22, 1999
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: A Thousand Miles
  • "A Simple Plan" is a crime film directed by Sam Remy, starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton.
    The film tells the story of Hank, his brother Jacob and their friend Lu due to a windfall.

    Details

    • Release date January 22, 1999
    • Filming locations Delano, Minnesota, USA
    • Production companies British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), H2L Media Group, Mutual Film Company

    Box office

    Budget

    $30,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $16,316,273

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $390,563

    Gross worldwide

    $16,316,273

    Movie reviews

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    • By Maxwell 2022-09-29 23:23:13

      [Film Review] A Simple Plan (1998) 7.6/10

      Sam Raimi's A SIMPLE PLAN is aa pitch-black cautionary tale apropos of human nature, adapted by Scott B. Smith from his own novel, in a wintry rule Minnesota, a snow-covered crashed airplane with a dead pilot and a bag of $4.4 million in $100 bills is discovered by three men, our protagonist Hank Mitchell (Paxton), his elder brother Jacob (Thornton) and the latter's friend Lou Chamber (Briscoe), and...

    • By Crawford 2022-09-29 21:21:41

      A Simple Plan

      An airplane crashed into an isolated, snow-covered forest. There was a corpse on the airplane and 4.5 million in cash. Hank (Bill Paiston), his brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton) and their friend Lu are all moved by the money because they all need it. Hank has a small reputation in the village, and his wife is about to give birth; Jacob is not that successful, and always dreams of buying his father's farm; when he is unemployed and has good things in the cup, he is desperate for money. Standing...

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    • By Teagan 2023-09-25 21:14:29

      A good story from the United States is simple, direct and...

    • By Colten 2023-09-23 00:17:07

      It's the Coen brothers'...

    • By Keegan 2023-09-18 15:49:53

      Why is it so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people all day...# a little...

    • By Beau 2023-09-13 05:57:59

      Thornton's face engraved with "acting skills" is too...

    • By Daija 2023-09-12 16:21:12

      Many second-tier Hollywood movies in the 1990s were very realistic, and the depiction of shithole town in American culture always pushed people into the fierce choice of 2B or...

    Movie plot

    An airplane crashed into an isolated, snow-covered forest. There was a corpse on the airplane and 4.5 million in cash. Hank, his brother Jacob, and their friend Lu are all moved by the money because they all need it. Hank has a small reputation in the village, and his wife is about to give birth; Jacob is not that successful, and always dreams of buying his father's farm; when he is unemployed and has good things in the cup, he is...
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    Movie quotes

    • [Sarah fights with Hank about their life going back to before finding the money]

      Sarah Mitchell: Is that what you think you want? Walking off to the feed store every morning for the next 30 years, waiting for Tom Butler to retire or die so you can finally get a raise. And what about Amanda? Do you think she's gonna like growing up with somebody else's hand-me-down clothes? Playing with some kid's old toys because we can never afford to by her anything new?

      Hank Mitchell: [Hank whispers] Don't say any more.

      Sarah Mitchell: And me. What about me? Spending the rest of my life, eight hours a day, with a fake smile plastered on my face checking out books. And then coming home to cook dinner for you, the same meals over and over again, whatever the week's coupons will allow. Only going out to restaurants for special occasions, birthdays or anniversaries. And even then having to watch what we order. Skipping the appetizer, coming home for dessert. You think that's gonna make me happy?

      Hank Mitchell: [Hank whispers] That's enough.

      Sarah Mitchell: No, no. I haven't done Jacob yet. It's back to the welfare office for Jacob. The occasional odd job. But with Lou gone now... just himself and his dog, all alone in that filthy apartment. How long do you give him, Hank?

      Hank Mitchell: [Hank screams] Stop it!

      Sarah Mitchell: Sounds wonderful, doesn't it? Everything like it used to be.

    • [Jacob hands Hank the gun to kill him]

      Jacob Mitchell: Make it look like the bad guy did it, Hank.

      Hank Mitchell: What? Come on. We're almost home.

      Jacob Mitchell: I'm tired, Hank. And... and I don't care. It's okay with me. I'm not... I'm not afraid.

      Hank Mitchell: No, Jacob.

      Jacob Mitchell: I'm not afraid. It's perfect.

      Hank Mitchell: Stop that, Jacob.

      Jacob Mitchell: It's... it's perfect!

    • [Jacob tells Hank that he doesn't want to be there anymore]

      Jacob Mitchell: This is... this is the only thing. See, I don't wanna sit around the rest of my life thinking of this shit. I can't do it. Sit on the porch and drink. I can't do it, so you're gonna have to do it.

      Hank Mitchell: Couple more hours, we'll be home.

      Jacob Mitchell: You can do this, it's gonna be perfect for you. And you got something. You got something to go on for, Hank, and you know it. I don't wanna be here.

      Hank Mitchell: No, please. No.

      Jacob Mitchell: Come on, Hank. Let me do something. You just tell the little girl that I... that, you know, the bear was from me. You know?

      Jacob Mitchell: [Hank pauses as Jacob smiles] If you love me, Hank, you'll do it.