Skip to main content

FoundFootage.com

Menu
Menu
Menu

Blood Simple

Blood Simple (1985)

January 18, 1985 (US) • Crime, Drama, Thriller • 97m

Overview

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.

Director

Joel Coen

Top Billed

John Getz

Keywords

husband wife relationship boss texas lover employee money killer double cross extramarital affair shallow grave private detective hired killer neo-noir
Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

John Getz
John Getz

Ray

Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand

Abby

Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya

Julian Marty

Samm-Art Williams
Samm-Art Williams

Meurice

M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh

Private Detective

Deborah Neumann
Deborah Neumann

Debra

Raquel Gavia
Raquel Gavia

Landlady

Van Brooks
Van Brooks

Man from Lubbock

Señor Marco
Señor Marco

Mr. Garcia

William Creamer
William Creamer

Old Cracker

Loren Bivens
Loren Bivens

Strip Bar Exhorter

Bob McAdams
Bob McAdams

Strip Bar Senator

Shannon Sedwick
Shannon Sedwick

Stripper

Nancy Finger
Nancy Finger

Girl on Overlook

William Preston Robertson
William Preston Robertson

Radio Evangelist (voice)

Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter

Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld

Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)

Crew
Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen

Editor

Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen

Producer

Joel Coen
Joel Coen

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld

Director of Photography

Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Shannon Wood
Shannon Wood

Third Assistant Director

Tom Prophet Jr.
Tom Prophet Jr.

Key Grip

Dave Pearce
Dave Pearce

Art Department Assistant

Murri Barber
Murri Barber

Music Producer

Shirley Belwood
Shirley Belwood

Property Master

Joey Forsyte
Joey Forsyte

Gaffer

Nancy Griffith
Nancy Griffith

Set Dresser

Michael Peal
Michael Peal

Art Department Assistant

David Wander
David Wander

Photo Retouching

David McGill
David McGill

Production Assistant

Joel Coen
Joel Coen

Writer

Chelle Coleman
Chelle Coleman

Wardrobe Assistant

Melanie Hecht
Melanie Hecht

Production Assistant

Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen

Writer

Darrell Kreitz
Darrell Kreitz

Production Assistant

John Shaw
John Shaw

Electrician

Andreas Laven
Andreas Laven

Script Supervisor

Edna Ruth Paul
Edna Ruth Paul

Editorial Consultant

Van Brooks
Van Brooks

Production Assistant

David J. Frederick
David J. Frederick

Focus Puller

Jeffrey Michael Adams
Jeffrey Michael Adams

Art Department Assistant

Peter Golden
Peter Golden

Casting Associate

Alma Kuttruff
Alma Kuttruff

Production Office Coordinator

Don Wiegmann
Don Wiegmann

Electrician

Richard Woolsey
Richard Woolsey

Production Assistant

Shawn Malone
Shawn Malone

Production Assistant

Edith M. Clark
Edith M. Clark

Casting

Deborah Reinisch
Deborah Reinisch

First Assistant Director

Edith M. Clark
Edith M. Clark

Location Manager

Adam Smith
Adam Smith

Production Assistant

Tom Martin
Tom Martin

Production Assistant

Loren Bivens
Loren Bivens

Special Effects Coordinator

Webster Lewin
Webster Lewin

Production Assistant

Steve Love
Steve Love

Second Assistant Director

Don Hartack
Don Hartack

Location Coordinator

Richard Creasy
Richard Creasy

Best Boy Grip

Don Kirk
Don Kirk

Clapper Loader

Victor Concepcion
Victor Concepcion

Negative Cutter

Ingrid Weigand
Ingrid Weigand

Production Assistant

Kathy Baker
Kathy Baker

Art Department Assistant

Lizanne Brazell
Lizanne Brazell

Dialogue Coach

John Woodward
John Woodward

Production Assistant

Blaine Pennington
Blaine Pennington

Still Photographer

Phil DiMaggio
Phil DiMaggio

Casting Associate

Sara Medina-Pape
Sara Medina-Pape

Costume Design

Jane Musky
Jane Musky

Production Design

Steve Roll
Steve Roll

Assistant Production Design

Robert A. Sturtevant
Robert A. Sturtevant

Carpenter

Robert A. Sturtevant
Robert A. Sturtevant

Art Department Assistant

Marcos E. González
Marcos E. González

Assistant Property Master

Paul R. Smith
Paul R. Smith

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Beth Perry
Beth Perry

Graphic Designer

Angelo Louis Suasnovar Jr.
Angelo Louis Suasnovar Jr.

Grip

Joseph Lockwood
Joseph Lockwood

Driver

Lewis Goldstein
Lewis Goldstein

Sound Effects

David J. Frederick
David J. Frederick

Assistant Camera

Blake Leyh
Blake Leyh

Sound Effects

Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan

Special Effects

Todd Kasow
Todd Kasow

Music Editor

Ben Barenholtz
Ben Barenholtz

Presenter

Kirk Hunter
Kirk Hunter

Art Department Assistant

Bradford L. Hohle
Bradford L. Hohle

Dolby Consultant

Jim Pedas
Jim Pedas

Presenter

Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell

Stand In

Ivan Bigley
Ivan Bigley

Thanks

Earl Miller
Earl Miller

Thanks

Hilary Nye
Hilary Nye

Thanks

George Majesski
George Majesski

Thanks

Ron Seres
Ron Seres

Thanks

Ted Pedas
Ted Pedas

Presenter

Julie Hughes
Julie Hughes

Casting

Barry Moss
Barry Moss

Casting

Paul R. Smith
Paul R. Smith

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Mark Silverman
Mark Silverman

Associate Producer

Mel Zelniker
Mel Zelniker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael R. Miller
Michael R. Miller

Sound Editor

Don Wiegmann
Don Wiegmann

Editor

Lee Orloff
Lee Orloff

Sound Mixer

Jean Ann Black
Jean Ann Black

Makeup Artist

Fred Szymanski
Fred Szymanski

Special Sound Effects

Skip Lievsay
Skip Lievsay

Sound Editor

Daniel F. Bacaner
Daniel F. Bacaner

Executive Producer

Peter Kurland
Peter Kurland

Boom Operator

Jun Mizumachi
Jun Mizumachi

Special Sound Effects

H. Harris Willcockson
H. Harris Willcockson

Location Assistant

Julie Gant
Julie Gant

Assistant Electrician

Sheri Eisenberg
Sheri Eisenberg

Colorist

Peggy Connolly
Peggy Connolly

Assistant Editor

Marty Mahoney
Marty Mahoney

Animal Coordinator

Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell

Production Consultant

Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi

Production Consultant

Dan Perri
Dan Perri

Title Designer

Joel Coen
Joel Coen

Editor



Reviews

No reviews available.

Recommended Movies
Oppenheimer
The Invite
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Brutalist
Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$4,229,114

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Some outbound links may be affiliate links

Found Film | Manifesto | About Legal

Menu

© 2026 Found Footage Content Group, LLC | All rights reserved.