Blood Simple

The first film by Coen brothers has been re-released. It's different than what you might expect, darker than even the dark comedies they are presently known for. Violent rather than funny.

A Texas bar owner hires a private detective to kill his wife and her lover, but things don't go as planned when double-crossing and betrayal abound. Frances McDormand, who won an Oscar for playing the pregnant cop out to solve the mystery of the murdered wife, plays the role of the wife to be murdered. An interesting switch from Fargo.

Release Date: July 7, 2000 LA/NY Re-release

Drama. 1 hr. 35 min.
Rated R for violence and language.
Starring: John Getz , M. Emmet Walsh, Frances McDormand, Samm-Art Williams and Dan Hedaya. Directed by Joel Coen. Produced by Ethan Coen.
Written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Distributor: USA Films.

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