A Simple Plan
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Sam Raimi
Bill Paxton
Bridget Fonda
Billy Bob Thornton
Gary Cole
Brent Briscoe
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Hank Mitchell has an apparently perfect small-town life, complete with steady job and a pregnant wife. The only cloud on his horizon is his half-witted brother Jacob and his redneck pal, who clearly resent him. The three of them stumble by chance on a crashed plane containing a charred body and $4 million in a bag. They decide to keep the money -- it is a victimless theft after all -- but the simple plan begins to unravel. The police become suspicious, Jacob talks too much, and events soon spiral out of control.
Cast
Bill Paxton
Bridget Fonda
Billy Bob Thornton
Gary Cole
Brent Briscoe
Jay Gjernes
Christopher Gallus
Thomas Boedy
Roger Watton
Grant Curtis
John Paxton
Robert Martin Halverson
Rhiannon R Savers
Bob Davis
Peter Syvertsen
Jack Walsh
Nina Kaczorowski
Joan Steffand
Tim Storms
Tom Carey
Becky Ann Baker
Joel Prihoda
Paul Magers
Jill Sayre
Mary Woolever
Chelcie Ross
Wayne A Evenson
Eric Cegon
Marie Mathay
Soloman Abrams
Terry Hempleman
Crew
Matt Adler
Mary Ahmann
Shad Allen
David Alstadter
Alton Anderson
Michael Arnold
Newton Arnold
Paul Asplund
Nicholas Aune
Crist Ballas
Joseph Barillaro
Dawn Barkan
Steve Bartek
Lindy Bartlett
Eric Beason
Donald Beaulieu
Adam Beck
Ron Bedrosian
Judi Beecher
Curtis Bellows
John Berger
Kamar Bitar
Sarah Black
Lynn Blumenthal
Laura Mae Bobick
Bob Bornstein
Nancy Briggs
Cheryl M Broussard
Greg Bubb
Dave Burris
Chad Busewicz
Bill Cancienne
Robert Carlson
John A Champion
Peter Clemence
Kyle Clementson
Arthur Coburn
Mike Colbert
Dennis Compton
Harve Cook
Kenny Coulman
John Crooke
Grant Curtis
Ed Dally
Sean Daniel
Jennifer David
Christopher Devitt
Joseph Dianda
Dino Dimuro
Joe Dishner
Vincent Donohue
Chris Doyle
Tim Drackert
Judi Durand
Milo Durben
Lynne Eagan
W Therese Eberhard
Matt Eder
Danny Elfman
Signe Erickson
James Fierro
Greg Finley
Peggy Flood
George Fortmuller
Tom Franchett
Sean Francis
Patrick Gallagher
Dave Gillen
Mark R. Gordon
Norman Greenbaum
Norman Greenbaum
Mike Gulenchyn
Joe Hacket
Theodore Haines
Dave Halls
Michael Handley
Tony Hanson
Mark Har
Barbara Harris
Barbara Harris
Cheryl Harris
Laura Harris
Julie Hartley
Michelle Harwell
Anne Healy
Sherry Heart
Susan Hegstrom
Bruce Heller
Kelly Rae Hemenway
George Hernandez
Greg Hill
Michael Hoffer
Melissa Hofmann
Tod Holcomb
J J Holiday
Laura Holzshuh
Eric D Howell
Chris Hultgren
Garrett Immel
Jim Jacks
Craig Jaeger
Boysie Jereza
Amity Johnson
Nina Kaczorowski
Artie Kane
Karen Keener
Mike Kenerley
Mike Kennedy
Nick Kharabadze
Rod Kiser
Alar Kivilo
Alar Kivilo
George Kohut
Linda Kusisto
Peter Kuttner
Patricia Lamberti
Deeanna Langely
Kimberly Lawler
Gary Levinsohn
Kimaree Long
Julie C Lucas
Marc Mahowald
Chris Malone
Marc Mann
Allan Martin
Cyril H Matthys
Amie Frances Mccarthy-winn
Jake Mckinnon
John Barry Mcmahon
Sean Mcnamee
Bob Medcraft
David Meyers
John D. Milinac
Chris Miller
Kim Miscia
Mike Mitschele
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Lynel L Moore
James Moriana
Philip D. Morrill
Melissa Moseley
Jennifer Moyer
Nancy Mrnak
Trina Mrnak
Gary Mundheim
Lucia Murillo
Paul Murphy
Shawn Murphy
Bob Neill
Scott Nordhausen
Ed Novick
Thomas O'connor
Christopher O'donnell
Timothy O'toole
Robin Oliver
Rory Olson
Margaret J. Orlando
Troy O Osman
Tyler Osman
Jeremy Oswald
Kelly Oxford
Melissa Parker
David Parr
Jim Passon
Aron Peterson
Ross Peterson
Jason Michael Pinski
Ron Pipes
Amanda M Pirkl
Michael Polaire
Dana Porter
Susana Preston
Eric Ramsey
David Randolph
Alan Rankin
Bryan Relyea
Lucas Roman
Hilton Rosemarin
Peggy Ann Rosson
Monty Rowan
Michelle Roy
Albert G Ruben
Paul G Ryan
Paul G Ryan
Scott Sanders
Kim Santantonio
James Schaidler
Christina Schlieske
Rando Schmook
Janeen Schreyer
Adam Schroeder
Timothy R Schwob
F Andrew Scott
Gary Scott
Marc Scott
Ellen Segal
Mary Jo Seidl
Afshin Shahidi
Cathy Shapiro
Kate Sheeley
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Supporting Actor
Best Writing, Screenplay
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner of the 1998 award for Best Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), shared with Bill Murray ("Rushmore" and "Wild Things"), from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Nominated for the 1998 award for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published from the Writers Guild of America.
Winner of the 1998 award for Best Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton) from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the 1998 award for Best Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton) from the Chicago Film Critics Association. Nominated for a further two awards, including Best Screenplay and Best Original Score (Danny Elfman).
Winner of the 1998 award for Best Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton) from the Online Film Critics Society.
Winner of two 1998 Broadcast Film Critics Association awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton) and Best Screenplay Adaptation (Scott Smith). Nominated for the Best Picture award.
Expanded Release in United States December 18, 1998
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States on Video June 22, 1999
Released in United States Winter December 11, 1998
Wide Release in United States January 22, 1999
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999
John Boorman was previously attached to direct but left the project in late 1997 because of a scheduling conflict.
In 1992, Mike Nichols and his production company Icarus paid $250,000 for the motion picture rights to the novel "A Simple Plan."
Project was previously in development at Savoy Pictures with John Dahl as director and Nicolas Cage in the lead.
Scott Smith's debut novel, "A Simple Plan," was published by Knopf September 7, 1993.
Began shooting January 5, 1998.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999)
Wide Release in United States January 22, 1999
Released in United States on Video June 22, 1999
Released in United States Winter December 11, 1998
Expanded Release in United States December 18, 1998
Completed shooting March 13, 1998.
