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A Simple Plan (film)
A Simple Plan is a 1998 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Scott B. Smith, based on Smith's 1993 novel. The film stars Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Bridget Fonda. Set in rural Minnesota, the story follows brothers Hank (Paxton) and Jacob Mitchell (Thornton), who, along with Jacob's friend Lou (Brent Briscoe), discover a crashed plane containing $4.4 million in cash. The three men and Hank's wife Sarah (Fonda) go to great lengths to keep the money a secret but begin to doubt each other's trust, resulting in lies, deceit and murder.
Development of the film began in 1993 before the novel was published. Mike Nichols purchased the film rights, and the project was picked up by Savoy Pictures. After Nichols stepped down, the film adaptation became mired in development hell, with Ben Stiller and John Dahl turning down opportunities to direct it. After Savoy closed in November 1997, the project was sold to Paramount Pictures. John Boorman was hired to direct, but scheduling conflicts led to his replacement by Raimi. An international co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan, the film was financed by Mutual Film Company, its investors and Newmarket Capital Group, which allocated a budget of $17 million. Principal photography began in January 1998 and concluded in March after 55 days of filming in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The score was produced and composed by Danny Elfman.
A Simple Plan premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was met with critical acclaim. The film's appearance at the festival preceded a limited release in the United States on December 11, 1998, followed by a general release in North America on January 22, 1999. It underperformed at the North American box office, grossing $16.3 million, but was critically acclaimed, with reviewers praising various aspects of the film's production, including the storytelling, performances and Raimi's direction. A Simple Plan earned multiple awards and nominations, among them two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actor (Thornton) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay (Smith).
Hank is a humble accountant at a feed mill in Wright County, Minnesota with a pregnant wife, Sarah. One morning, Hank, his wayward brother Jacob and their friend Lou Chambers stumble upon a crashed airplane in the woods. Inside is a dead man and a bag containing $4.4 million in $100 bills. Lou and Jacob persuade him not to turn the money in, so Hank proposes keeping the money at his house until the snow melts and the plane is found. If the missing money isn't raised, they will share the loot. Seeing their truck on the side of the road, Sheriff Carl Jenkins stops by to help, during which Jacob blurts something relating to the plane. Trying to pursue it, Carl just gets double-talk. Carl leaves and the three men make a pact to keep the secret, but Hank later tells Sarah.
She suggests Hank replace $500,000 of the money to avoid suspicion when the plane is found, but says not to tell the others. Hank makes an excuse for Jacob to take him back to the crash site, and surreptitiously returns some cash while Jacob stays by his truck pretending to fix a flat tire. Farmer Dwight Stephanson happens by on snowmobile. Thinking their cover is blown, Jacob bludgeons Dwight with a tire lever. Believing Dwight is dead, and wanting to protect his brother, Hank begins finding a place to stash his body. When Dwight comes to, Hank eventually suffocates him before staging an accident where it appears Dwight had driven his snowmobile off an embankment.
Having learned from Jacob about Dwight's murder, Lou drunkenly demands his portion of the money from Hank and playfully alludes that he might go to the authorities if he's unsatisfied. After Sarah gives birth to their daughter, Hank confronts Jacob about Lou and asks who he'll side with if it comes to that. Jacob is hesitant but affirms his loyalty to Hank.
Soon after, Sarah learns that the money was a ransom for a kidnapped heiress. She convinces Hank to frame Lou for Dwight's murder by getting him drunk, tricking him into falsely confessing to the killing, and recording the confession. Though Jacob goes off-script, the two acquire Lou's confession. When he realizes he's been duped, Lou pulls a gun on Hank and a shootout ensues, with Jacob shooting Lou dead. Lou's wife Nancy shoots at Hank; he shoots her dead. Hank and Jacob tell the police a domestic quarrel has ended in murder-suicide.
Because of Jacob's mention of hearing a plane, Carl calls the brothers to answer questions from FBI Agent Neil Baxter, who is in search of it. Fed up with the pressure and his own guilt, Hank plans to return all the money to the plane but is stopped after Sarah rants to him about their meager lifestyle. As Hank meets Carl and Baxter to search for the plane, Sarah discovers Baxter is not a real FBI agent and alerts Hank, who steals a revolver from Carl's office. The four men split up in the woods to search for the plane. When Carl finds it, Hank tries to warn him that Baxter is a phony, but Baxter kills Carl before he can react. Baxter demands Hank retrieve the money from the plane, presuming he is unarmed; Hank shoots Baxter dead.
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A Simple Plan (film)
A Simple Plan is a 1998 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Scott B. Smith, based on Smith's 1993 novel. The film stars Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Bridget Fonda. Set in rural Minnesota, the story follows brothers Hank (Paxton) and Jacob Mitchell (Thornton), who, along with Jacob's friend Lou (Brent Briscoe), discover a crashed plane containing $4.4 million in cash. The three men and Hank's wife Sarah (Fonda) go to great lengths to keep the money a secret but begin to doubt each other's trust, resulting in lies, deceit and murder.
Development of the film began in 1993 before the novel was published. Mike Nichols purchased the film rights, and the project was picked up by Savoy Pictures. After Nichols stepped down, the film adaptation became mired in development hell, with Ben Stiller and John Dahl turning down opportunities to direct it. After Savoy closed in November 1997, the project was sold to Paramount Pictures. John Boorman was hired to direct, but scheduling conflicts led to his replacement by Raimi. An international co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan, the film was financed by Mutual Film Company, its investors and Newmarket Capital Group, which allocated a budget of $17 million. Principal photography began in January 1998 and concluded in March after 55 days of filming in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The score was produced and composed by Danny Elfman.
A Simple Plan premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was met with critical acclaim. The film's appearance at the festival preceded a limited release in the United States on December 11, 1998, followed by a general release in North America on January 22, 1999. It underperformed at the North American box office, grossing $16.3 million, but was critically acclaimed, with reviewers praising various aspects of the film's production, including the storytelling, performances and Raimi's direction. A Simple Plan earned multiple awards and nominations, among them two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actor (Thornton) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay (Smith).
Hank is a humble accountant at a feed mill in Wright County, Minnesota with a pregnant wife, Sarah. One morning, Hank, his wayward brother Jacob and their friend Lou Chambers stumble upon a crashed airplane in the woods. Inside is a dead man and a bag containing $4.4 million in $100 bills. Lou and Jacob persuade him not to turn the money in, so Hank proposes keeping the money at his house until the snow melts and the plane is found. If the missing money isn't raised, they will share the loot. Seeing their truck on the side of the road, Sheriff Carl Jenkins stops by to help, during which Jacob blurts something relating to the plane. Trying to pursue it, Carl just gets double-talk. Carl leaves and the three men make a pact to keep the secret, but Hank later tells Sarah.
She suggests Hank replace $500,000 of the money to avoid suspicion when the plane is found, but says not to tell the others. Hank makes an excuse for Jacob to take him back to the crash site, and surreptitiously returns some cash while Jacob stays by his truck pretending to fix a flat tire. Farmer Dwight Stephanson happens by on snowmobile. Thinking their cover is blown, Jacob bludgeons Dwight with a tire lever. Believing Dwight is dead, and wanting to protect his brother, Hank begins finding a place to stash his body. When Dwight comes to, Hank eventually suffocates him before staging an accident where it appears Dwight had driven his snowmobile off an embankment.
Having learned from Jacob about Dwight's murder, Lou drunkenly demands his portion of the money from Hank and playfully alludes that he might go to the authorities if he's unsatisfied. After Sarah gives birth to their daughter, Hank confronts Jacob about Lou and asks who he'll side with if it comes to that. Jacob is hesitant but affirms his loyalty to Hank.
Soon after, Sarah learns that the money was a ransom for a kidnapped heiress. She convinces Hank to frame Lou for Dwight's murder by getting him drunk, tricking him into falsely confessing to the killing, and recording the confession. Though Jacob goes off-script, the two acquire Lou's confession. When he realizes he's been duped, Lou pulls a gun on Hank and a shootout ensues, with Jacob shooting Lou dead. Lou's wife Nancy shoots at Hank; he shoots her dead. Hank and Jacob tell the police a domestic quarrel has ended in murder-suicide.
Because of Jacob's mention of hearing a plane, Carl calls the brothers to answer questions from FBI Agent Neil Baxter, who is in search of it. Fed up with the pressure and his own guilt, Hank plans to return all the money to the plane but is stopped after Sarah rants to him about their meager lifestyle. As Hank meets Carl and Baxter to search for the plane, Sarah discovers Baxter is not a real FBI agent and alerts Hank, who steals a revolver from Carl's office. The four men split up in the woods to search for the plane. When Carl finds it, Hank tries to warn him that Baxter is a phony, but Baxter kills Carl before he can react. Baxter demands Hank retrieve the money from the plane, presuming he is unarmed; Hank shoots Baxter dead.