SOMETIMES GOOD PEOPLE DO EVIL THINGS.
Working from an Academy Award-nominated screenplay by Scott B. Smith (adapting his own bestselling novel), director Sam Raimi swapped his trademark hyperkinetic horror for stark, bone-chilling tension in the expertly-crafted, critically-acclaimed thriller A Simple Plan.
Hank Mitchell (Bill Paxton) and his wife Sarah (Bridget Fonda) have big dreams and a baby on the way, but are stuck in the small Minnesota town where Hank grew up alongside his sweet but naive brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton, Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor). One day while walking in the woods, Hank, Jacob, and Jacob's friend Lou (Brent Briscoe) discover a small plane buried in the snow, with a dead pilot inside... and a duffel bag containing over $4 million in cash. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to grasp the American dream in one fell swoop, if they can just keep it a secret - but Hank soon learns that keeping that secret will come at a terrible cost.
A bleak, heart-stopping morality play with allusions to Macbeth and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Raimi's favorite film), A Simple Plan returns in a brand new director-approved 4K remaster accompanied by new and exclusive bonus features.
Media
Bonus Materials
- New 4K remaster from the original negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Sam Raimi
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and optional lossless stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by critics Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme
- Brand new audio commentary by production designer Patrizia von Brandenstein with filmmaker Justin Beahm
- Of Ice and Men, a newly filmed interview with cinematographer Alar Kivilo
- Standing Her Ground, a newly filmed interview with actor Becky Ann Baker
- Dead of Winter, a newly filmed interview with actor Chelcie Ross
- On-set interviews with Paxton, Thornton, Fonda, Raimi, and producer Jim Jacks
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- Theatrical trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
- Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Bilge Ebiri and an excerpt from the book The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi by John Kenneth Muir
Sales Points
- Double Oscar Nominee from Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Evil Dead, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
- For fans of FARGO, DRIVE, RESERVOIR DOGS, THREE KINGS, and THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE
- 16 Wins and 24 International Nominations
- Widely considered one of the best rural crime films of All-Time
- 90% Tomatometer Score
