A Simple Plan (1998)

Synopsis of A Simple Plan

Based on Scott B. Smith's bone-chilling 1993 novel, A Simple Plan is a bit of a departure for horror film director Sam Raimi. Instead of flying eyeballs and dancing corpses, A Simple Plan is a taut crime thriller in the vein of Joel Coen's Academy Award-winning Fargo. Set during the white winters of Minnesota, this story tells the eerie tale of Hank and Jacob Mitchell (played by Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton) who, along with a buddy, find a downed single-engine plane buried in the snowy woods. Inside it is a decaying pilot and a bag carrying four million dollars in one-hundred-dollar bills. The men decide to hide the money until spring when the snow is melted and the plane is found. If no one notices the missing money at that time, they will split it and live a wealthy new life. A simple plan, right? Wrong. Much like Humphrey Bogart's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, things can only get worse, as distrust and greed creep into the minds of the principals. They find it difficult to decide which one gets to hold the money -- and even more impossible to keep from dipping into the stash until spring. And so on. It also becomes increasingly tough to keep a secret of this magnitude. And if all this doesn't get moviegoers' brains working, it seems there are suspicious characters in town who just may be able to link them to the plane, forcing the more dangerous and bloody question of what to do with those people and how to cover their tracks. ~ Chris Gore, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

121 mins

Director(s):

Sam Raimi

Writer(s):

Scott B. Smith

Producer(s):

James Jacks, Adam Schroeder

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Profanity, Not For Children, Violence)

Categories:

Drama

• 1998 - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor
• 1998 - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Adapted Screenplay
• 1998 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor
• 1998 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor
• 1998 - National Board of Review - Best Screenplay
• 1998 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Actor - Runner-up

Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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