Jerry works in his father-in-law’s car dealership and has gotten himself in financial problems. Read More »
Tag Archives: Frances McDormand
Beyond Rangoon (1995) John Boorman, Patricia Arquette, U Aung Ko, Frances McDormand
Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband Read More »
Hidden Agenda (1990) Ken Loach, Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif
When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man’s girlfriend Read More »
Chattahoochee (1989) Mick Jackson, Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand
An American war hero attempts suicide and ends up in Chattahoochee State Mental Hospital. Read More »
Mississippi Burning (1988) Alan Parker, Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Crime, Drama
Blood Simple. (1984) Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Crime, Thriller
Texas bar owner Julian Marty, who is generally regarded as not a nice person, hires shady private detective Loren Visser, who is able to obtain what Marty requests: evidence – in this instance, photographic – that his wife, Abby, and one of his bartenders, Ray, are having an affair. As Ray and Abby realize that Marty has found out about them, it allows them to plan for their future away from Marty, while be up front with Marty about the situation. Marty, in turn, decides to hire Visser once again, this time to kill Abby and Ray, and dispose of their bodies so that they won’t be found. The out in the open affair and the contract hit lead to some actions based on self interest, and a standoff of sorts between the four players, which is compounded in complexity by some wrong assumptions of what has happened, with an innocent bystander, another of the Marty’s bartenders, Meurice, potentially and unwittingly adding to the scenario.
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