Blood Simple 40 years old

Breaking up is hard to do.

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.

Credits

Blood Simple Cast

Name Character
John Getz He was 38, now 78 years old as Ray
Holly Hunter She was 26, now 66 years old as Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
Frances McDormand She was 27, now 67 years old as Abby
Raquel Gavia as Landlady
M. Emmet Walsh He was 49, now 89 years old as Loren Visser
Barry Sonnenfeld He was 31, now 71 years old as Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)
Dan Hedaya He was 44, now 84 years old as Julian Marty
Samm-Art Williams He was 38, now 78 years old as Meurice
Deborah Neumann as Debra
Van Brooks as Man from Lubbock
William Preston Robertson as Radio Evangelist (voice)
Shannon Sedwick as Stripper
William Creamer as Old Cracker
Nancy Finger as Girl on Overlook
Bob McAdams as Strip Bar Senator
Señor Marco as Mr. Garcia
Loren Bivens as Strip Bar Exhorter

Blood Simple Crew

Name Department
Carter Burwell as Original Music Composer. He was 29 (now 69) years old Sound
Jane Musky as Production Design. She was 31 (now 70) years old Art
Michael R. Miller as Sound Editor. He was 14 (now 24) years old Sound
Barry Sonnenfeld as Director of Photography. He was 31 (now 71) years old Camera
Skip Lievsay as Sound Editor. He was 14 (now 24) years old Sound
Julie Hughes as Casting. Production
Peter F. Kurland as Boom Operator. Sound
Blood Simple poster
Blood Simple (40 years)

Breaking up is hard to do.

  • Release day: Friday, September 07, 1984
  • Runtime: 97 minutes
  • Budget: 1500000.00
  • Revenue: 3851855.00