A Simple Plan (1998)

Regisseur:

Sam Raimi

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Scott B. Smith (novel)
Scott B. Smith (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

11. Dezember 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Sometimes good people do evil things.

Plot:

Two brothers and a friend find $4 million in the cockpit of a downed plane. The pilot is dead. No one is looking for the money. To keep it, all they have to do is wait. IT ALL SOUNDED SO SIMPLE...

Plot Keywords:

Rural | Neo Noir | Murder | Fratricide | Pregnancy

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

This movie really makes you examine your own motives.

Besetzung

Bill Paxton	...	Hank Mitchell
Bridget Fonda	...	Sarah Mitchell
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Jacob Mitchell
Brent Briscoe	...	Lou Chambers
Jack Walsh	...	Tom Butler
Chelcie Ross	...	Sheriff Carl Jenkins
Becky Ann Baker	...	Nancy Chambers
Gary Cole	...	Neil Baxter
Bob Davis	...	FBI Agent Renkins
Peter Syvertsen	...	FBI Agent Freemont
Tom Carey	...	Dwight Stephanson
John Paxton	...	Mr. Schmitt
Marie Mathay	...	News Reporter
Paul Magers	...	Anchorman
Joan Steffand	...	Anchorwoman

Alternativ:

A Thousand Miles (USA) (working title)
Einfacher Plan, Ein (Deutschland)
Un plan simple (France)
Einfacher Plan, Ein (Österreich) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Länge:

121 Min

Produktionsland:

France | UK | Deutschland | USA | Japan

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Peru:14 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KNT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36288)

Drehorte:

Ashland, Wisconsin, USA

Firma:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Dies und das:

The bar scenes were shot in Delano Minnesota. The bar used in the scenes was an old bar that was changed into a private residence in combination with the apartment above. The only real bar in town did not meet filming needs so the crew used the private residence and fixed up the interior to meet the look they were going for.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: Vacant farmhouse has little snow on roof.

Dialogzitate:

Jacob Mitchell: We don't have anything in common, me and him, except maybe our last name.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Deliver Me

This movie really makes you examine your own motives.

"A Simple Plan" immediately reminds you of "Fargo". A dull, snowy winter. Men beginning to cheat on a small scale, which then begins to escalate until it becomes out of control. And no one will *like* the ending, but it is the only ending that could make this fine film complete.

It is set in the wintertime. Two brothers come upon a small plane that has crashed. Since there have been no news reports, they rightly assume no one knows about it. There's money inside, lots of money. Everyone knows what the 'right' thing to do is. But what will they do? What would most people do?

The acting, especially Billy Bob Thornton, is excellent. You will watch the film without blinking. You will ask yourself, "what would I do in a similar situation?" Unless you only like light entertainment, you really need to see this film.