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.
Language
English
Release Date
September 7, 1984
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$4,229,114
Sundance Film Festival
U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Cast
John Getz
Ray
Frances McDormand
Abby
Dan Hedaya
Julian Marty
Samm-Art Williams
Meurice
M. Emmet Walsh
Loren Visser
Deborah Neumann
Debra
Raquel Gavia
Landlady
Van Brooks
Man from Lubbock
Señor Marco
Mr. Garcia
William Creamer
Old Cracker
Loren Bivens
Strip Bar Exhorter
Bob McAdams
Strip Bar Senator
Shannon Sedwick
Stripper
Nancy Finger
Girl on Overlook
William Preston Robertson
Radio Evangelist (voice)
Holly Hunter
Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
Barry Sonnenfeld
Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Production
Ethan Coen
Producer
Van Brooks
Production Assistant
Jane Musky
Production Designer
Alma Kuttruff
Production Office Coordinator
Julie Hughes
Casting
Peter Golden
Casting Associate
Daniel F. Bacaner
Executive Producer
Mark Silverman
Associate Producer
Adam Smith
Production Assistant
Webster Lewin
Production Assistant
Melanie Hecht
Production Assistant
Phil DiMaggio
Casting Associate
David McGill
Production Assistant
Darrell Kreitz
Production Assistant
Barry Moss
Casting
Edith M. Clark
Casting
Edith M. Clark
Location Manager
Richard Woolsey
Production Assistant
Don Hartack
Location Coordinator
Ingrid Weigand
Production Assistant
John Woodward
Production Assistant
Shawn Malone
Production Assistant
Tom Martin
Production Assistant
Directing
Joel Coen
Director
Ethan Coen
Director
Deborah Reinisch
First Assistant Director
Steve Love
Second Assistant Director
Shannon Wood
Third Assistant Director
Andreas Laven
Script Supervisor
Editing
Joel Coen
Editor
Ethan Coen
Editor
Don Wiegmann
Editor
Edna Ruth Paul
Editorial Consultant
Victor Concepcion
Negative Cutter
Sound
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer
Skip Lievsay
Sound Editor
Peter F. Kurland
Boom Operator
Michael R. Miller
Sound Editor
Mel Zelniker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Murri Barber
Music Coordinator
Murri Barber
Music Producer
Camera
Barry Sonnenfeld
Director of Photography
David J. Frederick
Focus Puller
Tom Prophet Jr.
Key Grip
Richard Creasy
Best Boy Grip
Don Kirk
Clapper Loader
Blaine Pennington
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Artist
Sara Medina-Pape
Wardrobe Designer
Chelle Coleman
Wardrobe Assistant
Paul R. Smith
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Crew
Loren Bivens
Special Effects Coordinator
Fred Szymanski
Special Sound Effects
Jun Mizumachi
Special Sound Effects
Lizanne Brazell
Dialogue Coach
Art
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Shirley Belwood
Property Master
Nancy Griffith
Set Dresser
Dave Pearce
Art Department Assistant
Bob Sturtevant
Art Department Assistant
Jeffrey Michael Adams
Art Department Assistant
Michael Peal
Art Department Assistant
Kathy Baker
Art Department Assistant
Writing
Lighting
Visual Effects