Blood Simple
“Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...”
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.
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Cast
17 people
John Getz
Ray
Known for
The Fly
The Last of Us
Frances McDormand
Abby
Known for
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Fargo
Dan Hedaya
Julian Marty
Known for
The Addams Family
Commando
Samm-Art Williams
Meurice
Known for
Dressed to Kill
A Rage in Harlem
M. Emmet Walsh
Private Detective
Known for
Blade Runner
Wild Wild West
Deborah Neumann
Debra
Also in
Trespasses
Raquel Gavia
Landlady
Known for
Coyote Lake
Van Brooks
Man from Lubbock
Also in
Trespasses
Seven Minutes in Heaven
Señor Marco
Mr. Garcia
No other roles listed
William Creamer
Old Cracker
Known for
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Loren Bivens
Strip Bar Exhorter
Also in
Disciples of the Crow
Taking Tiger Mountain
Bob McAdams
Strip Bar Senator
No other roles listed
Joel Coen Director · Ethan Coen Writer Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $4.2M · Budget $1.5M · United States release January 18, 1985
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$4,229,114
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
River Road Productions
Production
Foxton Entertainment
Production
Circle Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 26, 1984
Premiere · USA Film Festival
United States · January 18, 1985
Theatrical
United States · September 18, 2001
Physical · DVD
United States
October 12, 1984 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
June 2, 2000 · Theatrical · Los Angeles, California & New York City, New York (Director's Cut)
July 7, 2000 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
Argentina
March 7, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
June 27, 1985 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1988 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 1984 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Colombia
December 11, 1986 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 12, 2000 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Director's Cut)
August 3, 2000 · Theatrical
August 19, 2021 · Premiere · Noir Film Festival
Denmark
August 26, 1985 · Theatrical
Finland
November 27, 1987 · Theatrical
France
July 3, 1985 · Theatrical
July 19, 2000 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
July 25, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version, Director's Cut)
Germany
September 26, 1985 · Theatrical
January 6, 2000 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
Greece
June 30, 2000 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
July 27, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
April 18, 1986 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 31, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
August 1, 1985 · Premiere · Rome
August 22, 1985 · Theatrical
June 13, 2007 · Premiere · Naples Film Festival
Japan
March 7, 1987 · Theatrical
November 4, 2000 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
Netherlands
March 28, 1985 · Theatrical
November 30, 2000 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
April 8, 2010 · Physical · DVD & Bluray
July 18, 2024 · Theatrical · re-release, 4K restored, director's cut
Norway
April 11, 1985 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 12, 1986 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival
March 2, 2005 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival (Director's Cut)
South Korea
October 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
September 8, 2000 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
January 30, 1985 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
May 10, 1985 · Theatrical
January 24, 2007 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
Switzerland
June 8, 2000 · Digital
United Kingdom
February 1, 1985 · Theatrical
October 10, 2004 · Theatrical
October 6, 2017 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
October 30, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 5, 2026 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
Uruguay
September 26, 1985 · Theatrical
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