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* AllThereInTheScript: The credits only identify Visser as "Private Detective."
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Written and directed by Creator/TheCoenBrothers, this was their debut film and features many of their odd trademarks. The cast includes Creator/FrancesMcDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmett Walsh.
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Written and directed by Creator/TheCoenBrothers, this was their debut film and features many of their odd trademarks. The cast includes Creator/FrancesMcDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya, Creator/DanHedaya, and M. Emmett Walsh.
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* GoodIsDumb: While Ray may not be conventionally "good," he's about as close as a [[BlackAndGrayMorality film noir character]] gets. And he has got to be about the dumbest character every to wander into a crime movie.
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* GoodIsDumb: While Ray may not be conventionally "good," he's about as close as a [[BlackAndGrayMorality film noir character]] gets. And he has got to be about the dumbest character every ever to wander into a crime movie.
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* SleepingWithTheBosssWife: Ray sleeps with his boss Marty's wife, Abby, resulting in [[spoiler: Ray and Marty's deaths.]]
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''Blood Simple'' is a 1984 Neo-Noir thriller about a Texas bar-owner who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. But that's only the beginning.
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''Blood Simple'' Simple.'' is a 1984 Neo-Noir thriller about a Texas bar-owner who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. But that's only the beginning.
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** Marty pulls the trigger 3 times at Ray before being buried alive, none of the chambers containing a bullet.
** That leaves 1 bullet and 1 chamber. Of course, Abby has no way of knowing this when pulling the trigger on Visser.
** That leaves 1 bullet and 1 chamber. Of course, Abby has no way of knowing this when pulling the trigger on Visser.
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** Marty pulls the trigger 3 three times at Ray before being buried alive, none of the chambers containing a bullet.
** That leaves1 one bullet and 1 one chamber. Of course, Abby has no way of knowing this when pulling the trigger on Visser.
** That leaves
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''Blood Simple.'' is a 1984 Neo-Noir thriller about a Texas bar-owner who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. But that's only the beginning.
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''Blood Simple.'' Simple'' is a 1984 Neo-Noir thriller about a Texas bar-owner who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. But that's only the beginning.
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->''"Down here, you're on your own."''
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* DoorHandleScare: The camera zooms in on the door handle when Visser approaches Abby's apartment door.
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* TheVoice: An uncredited Holly Hunter as Helene, who leaves a message on Meurice's answering machine.
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* TheVoice: An uncredited Holly Hunter Creator/HollyHunter as Helene, who leaves a message on Meurice's answering machine.
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* TheRemake / ForeignRemake: ZhangYimou remade this film in 2010 as ''A Woman, A Gun, and a Noodle Shop''. It was widely criticized for its replacement of the BlackComedy from the original with broad slapstick violence. The Coens liked it, though, and joked that they should remake ''Film/RaiseTheRedLantern'' in return.
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* TheRemake / ForeignRemake: ZhangYimou Creator/ZhangYimou remade this film in 2010 as ''A Woman, A Gun, and a Noodle Shop''. It was widely criticized for its replacement of the BlackComedy from the original with broad slapstick violence. The Coens liked it, though, and joked that they should remake ''Film/RaiseTheRedLantern'' in return.
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* BlowingSmokeRingsBlowingSmokeRings: Visser does this during his first meeting with Marty, indicating that Marty's attempt at tough-guy intimidation isn't working.
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* MatchCutMatchCut: From Meurice poking the button on his answering machine to Ray poking a still-damp bloodstain in the back seat of his car.
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* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: "Nobody knows you hired me?"
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* AssassinOutclassin: [[spoiler:Abby manages to fight off and kill Visser.]]
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* AssassinOutclassin: [[spoiler:Abby Abby manages to fight off and kill Visser.]]
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* ConversationCasualty: [[spoiler:Visser shoots Marty]] during their talk.
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* ConversationCasualty: [[spoiler:Visser Visser shoots Marty]] Marty during their talk.
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* GambitPileup: [[spoiler:Visser wanted to get the money, kill Marty, and frame Abby for murder so he stole and left her gun at the scene. But then Ray showed up, saw the gun and mistakenly believed that Abby killed him.]]
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* GambitPileup: [[spoiler:Visser Visser wanted to get the money, kill Marty, and frame Abby for murder so he stole and left her gun at the scene. But then Ray showed up, saw the gun and mistakenly believed that Abby killed him.]]
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* DVDCommentary: Parodied. An imaginary film historian Kenneth Loring spouts obvious nonsense about the process by which the movie is made.
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* ImpaledPalm: Abby nails someone's hand to a windowsill with a steak knife.
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* ImpaledPalm: Abby nails someone's Visser's hand to a windowsill with a steak knife.
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* BuriedAlive: Marty, by Ray.
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* BuriedAlive: Ray does this to Marty, by Ray.more out of panic — he's discovered that Marty's still alive after assuming Abby shot him to death — than sadism.
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* BathroomBreakOut: Abby exits through her bathroom window into the next room.
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* BathroomBreakOut: Abby exits flees from Visser through her bathroom window into the next room.
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* BlackMail
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* ConversationCasualty: [[spoiler:Visser shoots Marty]] during their conversation.
* CountingBullets: The observing audience can count along: Early on we see Abby check for bullets in her purse -- she has just three.
* CountingBullets: The observing audience can count along: Early on we see Abby check for bullets in her purse -- she has just three.
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* ConversationCasualty: [[spoiler:Visser shoots Marty]] during their conversation.
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* CountingBullets: The observing audience can countalong: along. Early on we see Abby check for bullets in her purse -- she has just three.
* CountingBullets: The observing audience can count
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* GroinAttackGroinAttack: Abby kicks Marty in the balls when the latter attacks her.
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* KillingInSelfDefense: When Abby manages to fight off and kill Visser.
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* KillingInSelfDefense: When [[spoiler:When Abby manages to fight off and kill Visser.Visser]].
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: To a line from Creator/DashiellHammett's ''Literature/RedHarvest'' where the main character reflects that his mind has become temporarily addled by pervasive violence.
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: To a line from Creator/DashiellHammett's ''Literature/RedHarvest'' where in which "blood simple" is a term coined to describe the main character reflects that his mind has become temporarily addled by pervasive violence.addled, fearful mindset people are in after a prolonged immersion in violent situations.
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* MistakenIdentity: With fatal results.
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**NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Subverted in that it is someone else she is confronting.
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* StressVomit: Invoked. When Marty learns that Abby and Ray are dead he used the bathroom, pretending to vomit but really just replaces a photograph in the envelop.
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* StressVomit: Invoked. When Marty learns that Abby and Ray are dead he used the bathroom, pretending to vomit but really just replaces a photograph in the envelop.envelope.
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* ArcSymbol: Fans are cropping up in various places.
* BathroomBreakOut: Abby exits through her bathroom window into the next room.
* ConversationCasualty: [[spoiler:Visser shoots Marty]] during their conversation.
* CountingBullets: The observing audience can count along: Early on we see Abby check for bullets in her purse -- she has just three.
** Visser uses the first bullet on Marty.
** Ray fires the second by accidentally kicking it.
** Marty pulls the trigger 3 times at Ray before being buried alive, none of the chambers containing a bullet.
** That leaves 1 bullet and 1 chamber. Of course, Abby has no way of knowing this when pulling the trigger on Visser.
* DarkenedBuildingShootout: The finale plays out in the darkened living room of Abby's apartment.
* DaydreamSurprise: Abby believes that Marty appears in her apartment, but it turns out to be a dream.
* CountingBullets: The observing audience can count along: Early on we see Abby check for bullets in her purse -- she has just three.
** Visser uses the first bullet on Marty.
** Ray fires the second by accidentally kicking it.
** Marty pulls the trigger 3 times at Ray before being buried alive, none of the chambers containing a bullet.
** That leaves 1 bullet and 1 chamber. Of course, Abby has no way of knowing this when pulling the trigger on Visser.
* DarkenedBuildingShootout: The finale plays out in the darkened living room of Abby's apartment.
* DaydreamSurprise: Abby believes that Marty appears in her apartment, but it turns out to be a dream.
* ExiledToTheCouch: Ray and Aby discuss who takes the couch at Ray's place.
* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Visser.
* FeetFirstIntroduction: The first we see of Marty are his boots resting on his desk.
* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Visser.
* FeetFirstIntroduction: The first we see of Marty are his boots resting on his desk.
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* GambitPileup: It quickly becomes quite a chore to keep track of what each of the four main characters thinks is happening, along with what's really happening.
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* GambitPileup: It quickly becomes quite a chore [[spoiler:Visser wanted to keep track of what each of get the four main characters thinks is happening, along with what's really happening.money, kill Marty, and frame Abby for murder so he stole and left her gun at the scene. But then Ray showed up, saw the gun and mistakenly believed that Abby killed him.]]
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* {{Irony}}: The film made a point of showing the "Employees must Wash their Hands" sign. The irony was Visser was washing his hands of his employers murder - by framing Ray and Abby.
* KillingInSelfDefense: When Abby manages to fight off and kill Visser.
* KillingInSelfDefense: When Abby manages to fight off and kill Visser.
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* RansackedRoom: Visser searches and turns over Marty's entire office, looking for the photo.
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* StressVomit: Invoked. When Marty learns that Abby and Ray are dead he used the bathroom, pretending to vomit but really just replaces a photograph in the envelop.
* TimePassesMontage: A shot from Ray's window dissolved from night to day.
* TimePassesMontage: A shot from Ray's window dissolved from night to day.
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* MuggingTheMonster: Insulting Visser turns out very badly for Marty.
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''Blood Simple.'' is a 1984 psychological Neo-Noir thriller about a Texas bar-owner who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. But that's only the beginning.
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''Blood Simple.'' is a 1984 psychological thriller about a Texas bar-owner who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. But that's only the beginning.
It was Creator/TheCoenBrothers' debut film and features many of their odd trademarks. The cast includes Creator/FrancesMcDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmett Walsh.
It was Creator/TheCoenBrothers' debut film and features many of their odd trademarks. The cast includes Creator/FrancesMcDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmett Walsh.
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''Blood Simple.'' is a 1984 psychological thriller about a Texas bar-ownerin Texas who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. It was Creator/TheCoenBrothers' debut film and features many of their odd trademarks. The cast includes Creator/FrancesMcDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmett Walsh.
''Blood Simple.'' is a 1984 psychological thriller about a Texas bar-owner
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''Blood Simple'' Simple.'' is a 1984 psychological thriller about a bar-owner in Texas who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. It was Creator/TheCoenBrothers' debut film and features many of their odd trademarks.
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''Blood Simple.'' Simple'' is a 1984 psychological thriller about a bar-owner in Texas who is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. It was Creator/TheCoenBrothers' debut film and features many of their odd trademarks.
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