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."

Cast

John Getz

as Ray

Frances McDormand

as Abby

Dan Hedaya

as Julian Marty

M. Emmet Walsh

as Loren Visser

Samm-Art Williams

as Meurice

Deborah Neumann

as Debra

Raquel Gavia

as Landlady

Van Brooks

as Man from Lubbock

Señor Marco

as Mr. Garcia

William Creamer

as Old Cracker

Loren Bivens

as Strip Bar Exhorter

Bob McAdams

as Strip Bar Senator

Shannon Sedwick

as Stripper

Nancy Finger

as Girl on Overlook

William Preston Robertson

as Radio Evangelist (voice)

Holly Hunter

as Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

Barry Sonnenfeld

as Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Ethan Coen

Producer

Joel Coen

Director

Ethan Coen

Editor

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Barry Sonnenfeld

Director of Photography

Joel Coen

Writer

Ethan Coen

Writer

Deborah Reinisch

First Assistant Director

Loren Bivens

Special Effects Coordinator

Edith M. Clark

Location Manager

Edith M. Clark

Casting

Steve Love

Second Assistant Director

Shannon Wood

Third Assistant Director

Don Hartack

Location Coordinator

Alma Kuttruff

Production Office Coordinator

Shirley Belwood

Property Master

David J. Frederick

Focus Puller

Don Kirk

Clapper Loader

Joey Forsyte

Gaffer

Don Wiegmann

Electrician

John Shaw

Electrician

Tom Prophet Jr.

Key Grip

Richard Creasy

Best Boy Grip

Chelle Coleman

Wardrobe Assistant

Andreas Laven

Script Supervisor

Nancy Griffith

Set Dresser

Jeffrey Michael Adams

Art Department Assistant

Michael Peal

Art Department Assistant

Kathy Baker

Art Department Assistant

Dave Pearce

Art Department Assistant

David Wander

Photo Retouching

Edna Ruth Paul

Editorial Consultant

Murri Barber

Music Producer

Lizanne Brazell

Dialogue Coach

Peter Golden

Casting Associate

Victor Concepcion

Negative Cutter

Van Brooks

Production Assistant

Ingrid Weigand

Production Assistant

David McGill

Production Assistant

Melanie Hecht

Production Assistant

Webster Lewin

Production Assistant

Darrell Kreitz

Production Assistant

Adam Smith

Production Assistant

John Woodward

Production Assistant

Richard Woolsey

Production Assistant

Shawn Malone

Production Assistant

Tom Martin

Production Assistant

Blaine Pennington

Still Photographer

Phil DiMaggio

Casting Associate

Joel Coen

Producer

Jane Musky

Production Design

Sara Medina-Pape

Costume Design

Paul R. Smith

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Marcos E. González

Assistant Property Master

Beth Perry

Graphic Designer

Steve Roll

Assistant Production Design

Robert A. Sturtevant

Art Department Assistant

Robert A. Sturtevant

Carpenter

Kirk Hunter

Art Department Assistant

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Effects

Bradford L. Hohle

Dolby Consultant

Blake Leyh

Sound Effects

Michael O'Sullivan

Special Effects

David J. Frederick

Assistant Camera

Angelo Louis Suasnovar Jr.

Grip

Todd Kasow

Music Editor

Joseph Lockwood

Driver

Ben Barenholtz

Presenter

Jim Pedas

Presenter

Ted Pedas

Presenter

Bruce Campbell

Stand In

Ivan Bigley

Thanks

George Majesski

Thanks

Earl Miller

Thanks

Hilary Nye

Thanks

Ron Seres

Thanks

Daniel F. Bacaner

Executive Producer

Mark Silverman

Associate Producer

Don Wiegmann

Editor

Julie Hughes

Casting

Barry Moss

Casting

Jean Ann Black

Makeup Artist

Paul R. Smith

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Skip Lievsay

Sound Editor

Michael R. Miller

Sound Editor

Lee Orloff

Sound Mixer

Peter F. Kurland

Boom Operator

Jun Mizumachi

Special Sound Effects

Fred Szymanski

Special Sound Effects

Mel Zelniker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Julie Gant

Assistant Electrician

Peggy Connolly

Assistant Editor

Sheri Eisenberg

Colorist

H. Harris Willcockson

Location Assistant

Bruce Campbell

Production Consultant

Sam Raimi

Production Consultant

Marty Mahoney

Animal Coordinator

Dan Perri

Title Designer

Joel Coen

Editor