DVD
Blood simple
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Sam-Art Williams, M. Emmet Walsh.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (96 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Uniform Title
Summary
When Marty, the owner of a backwoods bar, hires a man to kill his cheating wife and her boyfriend, he opens a door into the criminal world that he'll never be able to shut. The sleazy hit man decides instead to shoot Marty, thereby collecting his unearned fee and eliminating the only person who could implicate him. Or so he thinks.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; new conversation between Sonnenfeld and the Coens about the film's look, featuring Telestrator video illustrations ; new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coens about the film's production, from inception to release ; new interviews with composer Carter Burwell, sound mixer Skip Lievsay, and actors Frances McDormand and M. Emmett Walsh ; trailers.