Blood Simple

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Awards

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

Director:
Joel Coen
R, 99 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

A 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.

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Details

Runtime:
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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