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:

It certainly seemed simple enough...

US TV Schedule:

Wed. May 21

2:00 AM

TBS

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 (DeLuxe)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:18 | Peru:14 | Iceland:16 | 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:

Sam Raimi learned some techniques about shooting in the heavy snow from the Coen brothers, friends of his who had been responsible for Fargo (1996).

Pannen:

Filmfehler: When the money is burned in the fireplace, you can see that some of the bills say "motion picture use only".

Dialogzitate:

Sarah Mitchell: He's going to shoot all three of you, as soon as he sees the plane!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

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

Soundtrack:

Auld Lang Syne

It certainly seemed simple enough...

Based on Scott B. Smith's novel; scripted by the author himself.

This is a story of three men (Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Brent Briscoe) who find a staggering amount of cash in a downed airplane. Their decision to hold on to this money until they can figure out what to do with it turns out to be a very bad one. Before long, people are being murdered left and right, and the relationship of Paxton and Thornton (who play brothers) gets very strained indeed.

An almost top-notch thriller with a compelling moral dilemma: what would any of us do in this situation? To keep the money or not to keep it, that is the question.

I think it's stretched out a bit long, but ultimately I understand it's necessary for the viewer to understand where these characters are coming from.

The highlight of this movie is watching this cast at work, especially Thornton (an Academy Award-nominee for his performance), who may make it a must-see even for those who aren't impressed with the movie otherwise.

An ultimately very sad and bleak movie (with an inspired wintry Minnesota setting) about the horrible things that otherwise good people can be capable of.

I give it eight out of ten.