
Fantasporto 1986 - Won - Audience Jury Award
Independent Spirit Awards 1986 - Nominated - Best Cinematography
Independent Spirit Awards 1986 - Nominated - Best Feature
Independent Spirit Awards 1986 - Nominated - Best Screenplay
Fantasporto 1986 - Won - Audience Jury Award
Independent Spirit Awards 1986 - Nominated - Best Cinematography
Independent Spirit Awards 1986 - Nominated - Best Feature
Independent Spirit Awards 1986 - Nominated - Best Screenplay
Independent Spirit Awards 1986 - Won - Best Director
Independent Spirit Awards 1986 - Won - Best Male Lead
Sundance Film Festival 1985 - Won - Grand Jury Prize
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Blood Simple
Film SynopsisA bar-owner in Texas is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. This is just the beginning of a complex plot which is full of misunderstandings and deceit. Ethan and Joel Cohen's first feature film. Get Involved |
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John Goodman
celebrityRuntime:
99 min.
Genres:
Drama
Mystery / Thriller
Country:
UNITED STATES
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
• Breaking up is hard • Dead in the heart of Texas
Memorable Quotes
[first lines] Private Detective Visser: [narrating] The world is full o' complainers. An' the fact is, nothin' comes with a guarantee. Now I don't care if you're the pope of Rome, President of the United States or Man of the Year; somethin' can all go wrong. Now go on ahead, y'know, complain, tell your problems to your neighbor, ask for help, 'n watch him fly. Now, in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else... that's the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas, an' down here... you're on your own.
Private Detective Visser: You know, you know, a friend of mine a while back broke his hand and put it in a cast. Very next day, he falls, protects his bad hand, and he breaks his good one. So he breaks it too, you know. So, now he's got two busted flippers. So, I says to him: "Creighton," I says. "I hope your wife really loves you, because for the next five weeks, you can't even wipe your own god damn ass." [Laughs]
Ray: If you point a gun at someone, you'd better make sure you shoot him, and if you shoot him you'd better make sure he's dead, because if he isn't then he's gonna get up and try to kill you.
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Directed by
Joel Coen
Writing credits
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Cast
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