Blood Simple

Blood Simple

  • Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
  • Writer: Joel Coen,Ethan Coen
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Release date: January 18, 1985
  • Sound mix: Ultra Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Blood simple.
  • "Blood Simple" is a suspense film directed by the Coen brothers and starring Frances McDormand and Dan Hedaya .
    The film tells the story of a boss who became irritated after learning that his wife and his subordinates had an affair, and hired a killer to try to kill them, but because of the killer's conspiracy, a series of misty serial murders was triggered. 
    The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada on September 7, 1984, and was released in the United States on January 18, 1985. 

    Details

    • Release date January 18, 1985
    • Filming locations Pflugerville, Texas, USA
    • Production companies River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $1,500,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $3,851,855

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $42,971

    Gross worldwide

    $4,228,292

    Movie reviews

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    • By Guillermo 2022-08-03 18:52:59

      "Blood Simple" Ties Murders Together in a Clever Way

      This film is the most famous film by the Coen brothers. It is a film that let the whole United States know that there were the Coen brothers. The film uses a very clever way to link the murders together, and it is quite familiar with Hitchcock's films. The only difference is that the author does not have a policeman in this film. The audience is shouting and calling the police in their hearts, but the result is that they do not follow the audience's thoughts. If this film can cause a serial...

    • By Constantin 2022-04-20 09:01:41

      The Absurd World of the Coen Brothers

      Coen Brothers debut.
      The black humor of the Coen brothers: The Coen brothers are best at telling stories. Their stories seem ordinary, but they take the most sudden and unexpected changes on the development trajectory predicted by the audience. This kind of reversal of the story brings strong The black humor effect, and this black humor always contains a little helpless taste, which makes people feel empathy.
      Marty, the bar owner, is actually an image of a victim. Knowing that his...

    • By Amely 2022-04-19 09:01:55

      Works are noir, comments are gossip

      During the trip I also discovered another reason why they loved him so much. Huang Yaoming is a person who knows stories very well. No matter on the train or at the dinner table, they always pile up with him and listen to his stories. And Huang will be like a magician, pulling out one story after another from his hat, music, movies, cultural circles, as if endless. At that time, he depicted the image of a car carrying a corpse running over in the field in the movie "BLOOD SIMPLE", leaving two...

    • By Hortense 2022-04-19 09:01:55

      This dragging plot with mentally retarded actors blows my mind

      This protracted plot, the mentally retarded actor made me stunned, don't watch the movie with too much expectations, I just fast forward to watch it

      This protracted plot, the mentally retarded actor made me stunned, don't watch the movie with too much expectations, I just fast forward to watch it

      This protracted plot, the mentally retarded actor made me stunned, don't watch the movie with too much expectations, I just fast forward to watch it

      This protracted plot, the...

    • By Cole 2022-04-19 09:01:55

      "Blood Maze" three stars, "Three Guns" two stars

      Watching "The Surprise of Three Guns Shooting the Case", one is directed at director Zhang Yimou, and the other is directed at Yan Ni. Originally, in the face of everyone's negative comments, there was still some disbelief, but the feeling after watching it was: this film really disappointed me. ——By the way, I downloaded the original "Blood Labyrinth" and watched it again.

      Let's talk about "Blood Labyrinth" first. This movie is a very standard suspense movie, which vaguely has the...

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    • By Herbert 2022-11-21 03:05:10

      The film that psycho3 director perkins took everyone to see. . The heroine of 3 said that it is completely opposite to the director's mention of almost any movie in terms of viewing aesthetics. It seems that both of them feel that this incident is very amusing>< After looking at it, I feel that Perkins was so impressed by this movie that it is understandable, twist And the dramatic tension is very good, sister Francis is beautiful, and the male protagonist is also surprisingly good. . Although...

    • By Carmine 2022-09-22 16:00:07

      Excellent, full of suspense! From suspicion to killing, it is externalized from the rationality of human nature, so it is very...

    • By Rebeka 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      The first masterpiece of the Coen brothers, has already seen the clues of the No Country for Old...

    • By Clotilde 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      The dark side of human nature is terrifying; how pathetic are those who are kept in the dark. The soundtrack is very hilarious, == In contrast, Zhang Yimou's "Three Guns" is just a bunch of clowns playing around,...

    • By Liana 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      [Film Noir] People become captives of the environment, and people cannot communicate with each other. Hey~~~ life is a tragedy. The atmosphere is first-class, and the nerves are tense for the entire 2 hours. I was really shocked when I watched the last paragraph, and the chrysanthemum was...

    Movie plot

    Bar owner Mady Julian ( Dan Hedaya ornaments ) love than to doubt his wife ( Frances McDormand ornaments ) cheating on him, then he hired a private detective Lauren Weiss ( M · Emmet Walsh Acting ) to investigate her. One rainy night, with love than Valentine Ray ( John Getz ornaments ) to Motel tryst. Weiss, who followed them, took a photo of their affection and reported to Maddie. After Madi failed to sneak into Rey's house, he paid...
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    Positive review

    The film does not have any fresh gimmicks, but uses the most primitive intentions of murder and adultery to structure the entire story, including plot, dialogue and characters. The director has simplified the entire story to the extreme and presented it to the audience with simple stories and unique shooting techniques. Presents complex and changeable logical possibilities. It shows amazing technical application, full of black humorous...
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    Movie quotes

    • Ray: Who was it?

      Abby: What?

      Ray: On the phone? Was it, was it for you?

      Abby: I don't know. He didn't say anything.

      Ray: How'd you know it was a he?

      Abby: You got a girl? Am I screwin' somethin' up by bein' here?

      Ray: No. Am I?

    • Ray: I'd liked to have seen his face when he found the dead end.

    • Private Detective Visser: Stick your finger up the wrong person's ass?