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Blood Simple. (1984)  link to Blood Simple. on IMDb  

Number: 213

poster Blood Simple.

IMDb Rating:
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7.7/10 (72952 votes)

Country: USA, 99 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, Spanish

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, Crime

Director(s): Hal Needham, Vondie Curtis-Hall

Storyline:
Texas bar owner Julian Marty, who is generally regarded as not a nice person, hires shady private detective Loren Visser, who is able to obtain what Marty requests evidence - in this instance, photographic - that his wife, Abby, and one of his bartenders, Ray, are having an affair. As Ray and Abby realize that Marty has found out about them, it allows them to plan for their future away from Marty, while be up front with Marty about the situation. Marty, in turn, decides to hire Visser once again, this time to kill Abby and Ray, and dispose of their bodies so that they won't be found. The out in the open affair and the contract hit lead to some actions based on self interest, and a standoff of sorts between the four players, which is compounded in complexity by some wrong assumptions of what has happened, with an innocent bystander, another of the Marty's bartenders, Meurice, potentially and unwittingly adding to the scenario.

Cast:

photo John Getz John Getz Ray
photo Frances McDormand Frances McDormand Abby
photo Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya Julian Marty
photo M. Emmet Walsh M. Emmet Walsh Private Detective Loren Visser
photo Barry Sonnenfeld (voice) Barry Sonnenfeld (voice) Marty's Vomiting , uncredited

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: F:\Films\Blood Simple\Blood Simple.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1