BLOOD
SIMPLE
Circle Films, 1984A slyly suspenseful,
exciting (and sometimes agonizing) edge-of-your-seat story of how a bar owner (Dan Hedaya
hires a private eye (M. Emmet Walsh) to follow his wife (Frances McDormand) to find out if
she's cheating on him. Blood Simple is defined as a "state of confusion that
follows the commission of a murder, e.g., 'He's gone blood simple.'"
THRILLING MOMENTS: |
 | Husband Marty (Dan Hedaya) is
buried alive in a Texas field. |
| Private detective Loren Visser
(Walsh) is stabbed in the hand by frightened Abby (McDormand). |
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| PRINCIPAL CAST |
John Getz, Frances McDormand,
Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh |
| DIRECTOR |
Joel Coen |
| PRODUCERS |
Daniel F. Bacaner |
| SCREENWRITER |
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
|
 This film
ranked 98
on the AFI Top 100 Thrills. |
