The film opens with a short voice-over monologue voiced by M. Emmet Walsh as various images of the Texas landscape are shown. The film then shifts to a conversation between Abby (Frances McDormand) and Ray (John Getz) in a car as it drives through a heavy downpour at night. They seem to be discussing Abby's bad marriage and Ray indicates that he's driving her to Houston. But instead of driving Abby to Houston, Ray drives to a motel and they have sex. We later find out that Abby's husband, Julian Marty (Dan Hedaya), who owns a Texas bar, had hired a private detective (M. Emmet Walsh) to follow Abby. The detective took photos of the tryst and delivered the prints to Marty. Ray turns out to be a bartender working for Marty. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Crime, Thriller |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Joel Coen, Mark Silverman, Ethan Coen, Daniel F. Bacaner |
Directed By: | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
Written By: | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
Cast: | Deborah Neumann, M. Emmet Walsh, Shannon Sedwick, Bob McAdams, William Creamer, William Preston Robertson, Frances McDormand, Holly Hunter, Samm-Art Williams, Raquel Gavia, Van Brooks, Nancy Finger, Barry Sonnenfeld, John Getz, Loren Bivens, Señor Marco, Dan Hedaya |
In Theaters: | Jan 18, 1985 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 39 minutes |
Production: | USA Films |
Box Office: | $2,150,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |