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Blood Simple

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

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Blood Simple

March 26, 1984
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Cast (17)

Dan Hedaya
Julian Marty
M. Emmet Walsh
Loren Visser
Raquel Gavia
Landlady
Van Brooks
Man from Lubbock
Señor Marco
Mr. Garcia
William Creamer
Old Cracker
Loren Bivens
Strip Bar Exhorter
Bob McAdams
Strip Bar Senator
Nancy Finger
Girl on Overlook
William Preston Robertson
Radio Evangelist (voice)
Holly Hunter
Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
Barry Sonnenfeld
Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)

Crew (99)

Directing

Steve Love
Second Assistant Director
Deborah Reinisch
First Assistant Director
Joel Coen
Director
Andreas Laven
Script Supervisor
Shannon Wood
Third Assistant Director

Writing

Ethan Coen
Writer
Joel Coen
Writer

Production

Bruce Campbell
Production Consultant
Sam Raimi
Production Consultant
Barry Moss
Casting
Julie Hughes
Casting
David McGill
Production Assistant
Mark Silverman
Associate Producer
Ethan Coen
Producer
Van Brooks
Production Assistant
Joel Coen
Producer
Edith M. Clark
Location Manager
John Woodward
Production Assistant
Ingrid Weigand
Production Assistant
Darrell Kreitz
Production Assistant
Alma Kuttruff
Production Office Coordinator
Peter Golden
Casting Associate
Webster Lewin
Production Assistant
Adam Smith
Production Assistant
Phil DiMaggio
Casting Associate
Shawn Malone
Production Assistant
Richard Woolsey
Production Assistant
Tom Martin
Production Assistant
Don Hartack
Location Coordinator
Daniel F. Bacaner
Executive Producer
Melanie Hecht
Production Assistant
H. Harris Willcockson
Location Assistant

Sound

Blake Leyh
Sound Effects
Skip Lievsay
Sound Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Effects
Todd Kasow
Music Editor
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer
Bradford L. Hohle
Dolby Consultant
Mel Zelniker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Murri Barber
Music Producer
Peter F. Kurland
Boom Operator
Michael R. Miller
Sound Editor

Art

Dan Perri
Title Designer
Jane Musky
Production Design
Kathy Baker
Art Department Assistant
Jeffrey Michael Adams
Art Department Assistant
Michael Peal
Art Department Assistant
Nancy Griffith
Set Dresser
Shirley Belwood
Property Master
Robert A. Sturtevant
Art Department Assistant
Kirk Hunter
Art Department Assistant
Beth Perry
Graphic Designer
Dave Pearce
Art Department Assistant
Marcos E. González
Assistant Property Master
Steve Roll
Assistant Production Design

Camera

Barry Sonnenfeld
Director of Photography
Don Kirk
Clapper Loader
Richard Creasy
Best Boy Grip
Blaine Pennington
Still Photographer
David J. Frederick
Focus Puller
David J. Frederick
Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Jean Ann Black
Makeup Artist
Paul R. Smith
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Chelle Coleman
Wardrobe Assistant
Paul R. Smith
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Sara Medina-Pape
Costume Design

Crew

Bruce Campbell
Stand In
Ben Barenholtz
Presenter
Ivan Bigley
Thanks
Hilary Nye
Thanks
Jim Pedas
Presenter
Earl Miller
Thanks
Michael O'Sullivan
Special Effects
Lizanne Brazell
Dialogue Coach
Fred Szymanski
Special Sound Effects
Ron Seres
Thanks
Ted Pedas
Presenter
Jun Mizumachi
Special Sound Effects
Loren Bivens
Special Effects Coordinator
Marty Mahoney
Animal Coordinator

Editing

Ethan Coen
Editor
Joel Coen
Editor
Edna Ruth Paul
Editorial Consultant
Victor Concepcion
Negative Cutter
Peggy Connolly
Assistant Editor

Lighting

Don Wiegmann
Electrician
John Shaw
Electrician
Julie Gant
Assistant Electrician

Visual Effects

David Wander
Photo Retouching