The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Cast
John Getz
Ray
Frances McDormand
Abby
Dan Hedaya
Julian Marty
Samm-Art Williams
Meurice
M. Emmet Walsh
Private Detective
Deborah Neumann
Debra
Raquel Gavia
Landlady
Van Brooks
Man from Lubbock
Señor Marco
Mr. Garcia
William Creamer
Old Cracker
Loren Bivens
Strip Bar Exhorter
Bob McAdams
Strip Bar Senator
Shannon Sedwick
Stripper
Nancy Finger
Girl on Overlook
William Preston Robertson
Radio Evangelist (voice)
Holly Hunter
Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
Barry Sonnenfeld
Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
David Wander
Photo Retouching
Julie Gant
Assistant Electrician
Joel Coen
Director, Writer, Editor
Ethan Coen
Writer, Editor, Producer
Don Wiegmann
Editor, Electrician
Peggy Connolly
Assistant Editor
Barry Sonnenfeld
Director of Photography
Sheri Eisenberg
Colorist
Deborah Reinisch
First Assistant Director
Steve Love
Second Assistant Director
Shannon Wood
Third Assistant Director
Daniel F. Bacaner
Executive Producer
Mark Silverman
Associate Producer
Melanie Hecht
Production Assistant
Adam Smith
Production Assistant
Tom Martin
Production Assistant
Darrell Kreitz
Production Assistant
David McGill
Production Assistant
Ingrid Weigand
Production Assistant
Richard Woolsey
Production Assistant
Van Brooks
Production Assistant
Shawn Malone
Production Assistant
Webster Lewin
Production Assistant
John Woodward
Production Assistant
Jane Musky
Production Design
David J. Frederick
Assistant Camera, Focus Puller
Peter Golden
Casting Associate
Phil DiMaggio
Casting Associate
Edith M. Clark
Casting, Location Manager
Barry Moss
Casting
Julie Hughes
Casting
Sara Medina-Pape
Costume Design
Chelle Coleman
Wardrobe Assistant
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Artist
Dave Pearce
Art Department Assistant
Michael Peal
Art Department Assistant
Jeffrey Michael Adams
Art Department Assistant
Kathy Baker
Art Department Assistant
Robert A. Sturtevant
Art Department Assistant, Carpenter
Kirk Hunter
Art Department Assistant
Paul R. Smith
Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Michael R. Miller
Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Editor
Mel Zelniker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Effects
Blake Leyh
Sound Effects
Bradford L. Hohle
Dolby Consultant
Peter Kurland
Boom Operator
Loren Bivens
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael O'Sullivan
Special Effects
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Murri Barber
Music Producer
Todd Kasow
Music Editor
Lizanne Brazell
Dialogue Coach
Nancy Griffith
Set Dresser
Blaine Pennington
Still Photographer
Sam Raimi
Production Consultant
Bruce Campbell
Production Consultant, Stand In
Edna Ruth Paul
Editorial Consultant
Andreas Laven
Script Supervisor
John Shaw
Electrician
Joseph Lockwood
Driver
Don Hartack
Location Coordinator
H. Harris Willcockson
Location Assistant
Alma Kuttruff
Production Office Coordinator
Marty Mahoney
Animal Coordinator
Shirley Belwood
Property Master
Marcos E. González
Assistant Property Master
Don Kirk
Clapper Loader
Richard Creasy
Best Boy Grip
Fred Szymanski
Special Sound Effects
Jun Mizumachi
Special Sound Effects
Ben Barenholtz
Presenter
Ted Pedas
Presenter
Jim Pedas
Presenter
Steve Roll
Assistant Production Design
Victor Concepcion
Negative Cutter
Tom Prophet Jr.
Key Grip
Angelo Louis Suasnovar Jr.
Grip
Joey Forsyte
Gaffer
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Beth Perry
Graphic Designer
Ivan Bigley
Thanks
Hilary Nye
Thanks
George Majesski
Thanks
Earl Miller
Thanks
Ron Seres
Thanks
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