A Simple Plan (1999)

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Written by Scott B. Smith

Directed by Sam Raimi

Running Time: 135 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1999

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: France/UK/Germany/USA

Filmed in Colour

This superb, taut, tough, neo-noir thriller, directed by Sam Raimi, has shades of Fargo and Shallow Grave about it. Set during a harsh winter in Minnesota, three men - Jacob and Hank Mitchell (Billy Bob Thornton and Bill Paxton, pictured) and their friend Lou Chambers (Brent Briscoe) - find a crashed light aircraft, buried in snowy woods. Inside the plane is a decaying pilot and, incredibly, a bag carrying $4m.

Naturally the temptation to keep the money is too strong. The men decide to hide the money until spring when the snow is melted and the plane is found. But nothing goes as planned...

Adapted by Scott B Smith from his novel of the same name and released in 1999, the film was nominated for two Oscars. Highly recommended.

Cast

Image for Bill PaxtonBill PaxtonHank Mitchell
Bridget FondaSarah Mitchell
Image for Billy Bob ThorntonBilly Bob ThorntonJacob Mitchell
Brent BriscoeLou Chambers
Jack WalshTom Butler
Chelcie RossSheriff Carl Jenkins
Becky Ann BakerNancy Chambers
Gary ColeNeil Baxter
Bob DavisFBI Agent Renkins
Peter SyvertsenFBI Agent Freemont
Tom CareyDwight Stephanson
John PaxtonMr. Schmitt
Marie MathayNews Reporter
Paul MagersAnchorman
Joan SteffandAnchorwoman

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