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About
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.
Theatrical
Jan 18, 1985
Box Office
$4.2M
Budget
$1.5M
Return
2.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 18, 2001
Theaters
12
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment
Quotes
See all →The Importance of Caution in Conversations
Visser
Something I got to ask you, Marty. I've been very very careful. Have you been very very careful?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Finality of Death
Marty
Dead, huh?
[looking at a photo of Ray and Abby]
Visser
So it would seem.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
John Getz
Ray
F
Frances McDormand
Abby
D
Dan Hedaya
Julian Marty
S
Samm-Art Williams
Meurice
M
M. Emmet Walsh
Private Detective
R
Raquel Gavia
Landlady
V
Van Brooks
Man from Lubbock
W
William Creamer
Old Cracker
L
Loren Bivens
Strip Bar Exhorter
S
Shannon Sedwick
Stripper
W
William Preston Robertson
Radio Evangelist (voice)
H
Holly Hunter
Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
B
Barry Sonnenfeld
Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)
