A Simple Plan (1998)
| Release Date | 12 September 1998 |
| Budget | $17,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $16,000,000 |
| Tagline | Sometimes good people do evil things. |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | FranceUKGermanyUSAJapan |
| Filming Locations | Ashland, Wisconsin, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Drama |
| Mood | Only Human, Nail-biters |
| Themes | Crime Gone Awry, Big Break, Sibling Relationships, Unlikely Criminals, Dangerous Friends |
| Tones | Bleak, Somber, Wintry, Clever, Poignant, Downbeat, Austere, Paranoid |
| Tags | Airplane, Brother, Friendship, Greed, Isolation, Loot, Plane Crash, Small Town |
A Simple Plan is a 1998 drama film directed by Sam Raimi, based on the novel of the same name by Scott Smith, who also wrote the screenplay of the film. It was shot in Delano, Minnesota; Ashland, Wisconsin; and Saxon, Wisconsin. Billy Bob Thornton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Scott B. Smith was nominated for the Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jack Walsh
Tom Butler
Bob Davis
FBI Agent Renkins
Peter Syvertsen
FBI Agent Freemont
John Paxton
Mr. Schmitt
Marie Mathay
News Reporter
Paul Magers
Anchorman
Joan Steffand
Anchorwoman
Wayne A. Evenson
Bartender
Timothy Storms
Drinker
Terry Hempleman
Dead Pilot
Jay Gjernes
Bearded Man
Grant Curtis
Bar Patron
Solomon Abrams
Bar Patron
Thomas Boedy
Priest
Mary Woolever
Linda
Rhiannon R. Sauers
Girl on Sled
Christopher Gallus
Boy on Sled
Eric Cegon
Tommy
Robert Martin Halverson
Detective
Roger Watton
Barber
Director
Writer
Scott B. Smith
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Producer
Mark Gordon
executive producer
James Jacks
producer
Gary Levinsohn
executive producer
Michael Polaire
co-producer
Adam Schroeder
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Alar Kivilo
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Editor
Eric L. Beason
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Arthur Coburn
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Casting Director
Ilene Starger
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Production Designer
Patrizia von Brandenstein
Art Director
James F. Truesdale
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Set Decorator
Hilton Rosemarin
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Costume Designer
Julie Weiss
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Makeup Department
Crist Ballas
additional special makeup effects
Kamar Bitar
makeup coordinator
Lynne K. Eagan
makeup artist
Theodore Haines
special makeup effects technician
Sherry Heart
hair stylist: second unit, makeup artist: second unit
Garrett Immel
special makeup effects technician
Karen Keener
special makeup effects technician
Robert Kurtzman
special makeup effects supervisor/puppeteer
Jake McKinnon
special makeup effects technician
Ron Pipes
special makeup effects technician
Kim Santantonio
supervising hair stylist
Janeen Schreyer
supervising makeup artist
Mary Jo Seidl
assistant hair stylist
Wayne Toth
special makeup effects technician
David Wogh
special makeup effects technician
Matthew W. Mungle
special makeup effects artist: prosthetic pregnancy for Bridget Fonda
Production Manager
Joe Dishner
unit production manager
Julie Hartley
production supervisor: second unit
George Hernandez
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
first assistant director
George Fortmuller
first assistant director: second unit
Dave Halls
second second assistant director
Doug Lefler
second unit director
Robin R. Oliver
second assistant director
Art Department
Alton Anderson
painter
Joseph Barillaro
painter
John Barry McMahon
painter
Adam Beck
property master: second unit
Curtis Bellows
painter
John Berger
assistant art director
Sarah Black
painter
Chad Busewicz
painter
Bill Cancienne
property person
John Alan Champion
set dresser
W. Therese Eberhard
scenic foreperson
Kelly Hemenway
lead scenic artist
Deeanna Langely
painter
Kimberly Lawler
painter
Cyril A. Matthys
set dresser
Amie McCarthy
property master
Scott Nordhausen
set dresser
Troy Osman
construction foreperson
Tyler Osman
construction coordinator
Joel Prihoda
lead person
Eric Ramsey
storyboard artist
Michelle Roy
painter
Rando Schmook
set designer
Tim Schwob
construction foreperson
F. Andrew Scott
painter
Cathy Shapiro
painter
Stuart Skrien
set dresser
Joshua Sundby
property person
Thomas Torrison
painter
Scott Troha
set dresser
Devin Tuuri-Derby
scenic foreperson
Susan J. Tveit
art department coordinator
Douglas Weatherhead
painter
William A. Wilson
set dresser
Sound Department
David W. Alstadter
foley mixer
Dana Austin
adr recordist
Ron Bedrosian
adr mixer
Patricia Conaway Lamberti
digital sound assistant
Harve Cook
cable person
Dino Dimuro
sound editor
Laura R. Harris
dialogue editor
Craig S. Jaeger
foley editor
Nick Kharabadz
first assistant sound editor
Kimaree Long
dialogue editor
Julie Lucas
foley recordist
James Moriana
foley artist
Philip D. Morrill
digital sound assistant
Gary Mundheim
foley editor
Ed Novick
sound mixer
Christopher O'Donnell
boom operator
Kelly Oxford
sound editor
Alan Rankin
sound editor
Scott Sanders
sound editor
Brad Sherman
sound re-recording mixer
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann
sound re-recording mixer
Frederick H. Stahly
dialogue editor
Drew Webster
mixing recordist
Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist
Michael D. Wilhoit
supervising sound editor
Scott Wolf
adr editor
Special Effects
Nicholas Aune
snow effects crew
Donald Beaulieu
snow effects crew
Kenneth Coulman
snow effects crew
Matt Eder
snow effects crew
Mike Gulenchyn
special effects assistant
Rodman Kiser
special effects foreperson
Marc Mahowald
special effects assistant
Allan Martin
snow effects crew
John D. Milinac
special effects supervisor
Paul Murphy
special effects technician
Aron D. Peterson
snow effects crew
Jason Michael Pinski
snow effects crew
Bryan Relyea
snow effects crew
Dieter Sturm
snow effects supervisor
Yvonne Sturm
snow effects foreperson
Brett Tardiff
special effects assistant
Visual Effects
Will McCoy
digital compositor
David Rand
digital artist
John Rauh
digital compositor
David Stephan
visual storyboard supervisor
Brigitte Bourque
visual effects compositor: Rainmaker Digital
Mark Franco
visual effects executive producer: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Matt Linder
digital artist
Stunts
Jay Caputo
stunt coordinator
Christopher Doyle
stunt coordinator
James Fierro
stunts
Eric D. Howell
stunts
Greg Walker
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Laura Mae Bobick
film loader: second unit
Greg Bubb
camera operator: "b" camera
Robert C. Carlson
first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Peter Clemence
second company grip
Ed Dally
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher Devitt
electrician
Joseph Dianda
first company grip
Vincent Donohue
rigging lighting electrician
Milo Durben
dolly grip
Tom Franchett
assistant chief lighting technician
Dave Gillen
electrician
Michael Handley
assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Michael Hoffer
rigging first company grip
Laura Holzschuh
film loader
Christopher Hultgren
rigging electrician
George Kohut
camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Peter Kuttner
first assistant camera
Chris Malone
electrician
Michelle Mann
camera remote technician
David Meyers
gaffer: second unit
Chris Miller
dolly grip: second unit
Melissa Moseley
still photographer
Thomas O'Connor
gaffer
Rory Olson
rigging electrician
Timothy O'Toole
video assist operator
Monty Rowan
camera operator
Paul Ryan
director of photography: second unit
James Schaidler
grip: second unit
Gary D. Scott
first assistant camera: second unit
Afshin Shahidi
second assistant camera
Joseph Slagerman
electrician
Christopher Slater
rigging electrician
Steve Speers
film loader
J.R. Thompson
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeff Villars
rigging grip
Wilson Webb
electrician
Elan Yaari
gaffer
Gerhard Riautschnig
grip
Casting Department
Lynn Blumenthal
casting: Minnesota
Nancy Briggs
casting assistant
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Kim Miscia
casting associate
Sonya 'Sonny' Tormoen
extras casting
David Pollison
casting associate
Erin Sahlstrom
extras casting assistant
Janice Wilde
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Mrnak
seamstress
Trina Mrnak
supervising set costumer
Hope Slepak
costume supervisor
Spence Spensely
set costumer
Reese Spensley
key costumer: second unit, set costumer
Susan Strubel
production assistant: costume department
Editorial Department
Mary Ahmann
editor intern
Patrick Gallagher
assistant editor: avid
Lynel Moore
assistant film editor
Jim Passon
color timer
Amanda M. Pirkl
post-production assistant
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Sean Valla
first assistant editor
Music Department
Steve Bartek
orchestrator
Bob Bornstein
music preparation
Tod Holcomb
assistant music editor
Artie Kane
conductor
Marc Mann
orchestrator
Shawn Murphy
score recordist, score mixer
Ellen Segal
music editor
Edrich Siebert
music arranger: "Auld Lang Syne"
Edgardo Simone
orchestrator
Patti Zimmitti
orchestra contractor
Ted Masur
assistant to orchestrator
Stephanie Murray
score stage administrator
Paul Wertheimer
music recordist
Transportation Department
Michael Arnold
picture car coordinator
Michael Kennedy
transportation captain
Marc Scott
transportation coordinator
Leo Skudlarek
driver: hair and makeup department
Other Crew
Shad Allen
production assistant
Paul Asplund
assistant production coordinator
Dawn Barkan
animal trainer
Cheryl Broussard
production assistant: second unit
Kyle Clementson
production assistant
Dennis Compton
technical advisor
Michael Culbert
assistant: Mr. Paxton
Grant Curtis
assistant: Mr. Raimi
Jenni David
production assistant
Michael Deak
puppeteer
Tim Drackert
mechanical special assistant
Judi M. Durand
adr loop group
Signe Erickson
production assistant
Peggy Flood
adr loop group
Sean Hartley Francis
production assistant
Joe Hackett
adr loop group
Tony Hanson
production assistant
Mark Har
assistant location manager
Barbara Harris
adr loop group
Cheryl Harris
animal trainer
Michelle Harwell
production assistant: second unit
Anne Healy
location manager: Ashland
Susan Hegstrom
production assistant
Bruce Heller
assistant: Mr. Thornton
Greg Hill
production assistant
Boysie Jereza
payroll auditor
Amity Johnson
production assistant: second unit
Linda Kuusisto
script supervisor: second unit
Robert Louis Kurtzman
puppeteer
Jake McKinnon
puppeteer
Sean McNamee
assistant: Mr. Thornton
Bob Medcraft
location manager
Jennifer Moyer
assistant: Mr. Jacks
Lucia Murillo
assistant: Mr. Schroeder
Bob Neill
adr loop group
Margaret J. Orlando
assistant production coordinator
Jeremy Oswald
production assistant: second unit
Missy Parker
production assistant
David Parr
production assistant
Susana Preston
script supervisor
David Randolph
adr loop group
Lucas Roman
production assistant: second unit
Peggy Rosson
auditor
Albert G. Ruben
insurance
Kate Sheeley
assistant: Mr. Polaire
Barbara Spado
craft service
Michaelle Sparrow
assistant auditor
Janice F. Sperling
production coordinator
Michael Swafford
first assistant auditor
Gloria Tacchino
assistant: Ms. Fonda
Michelle Theis
production assistant: second unit
Sonya 'Sonny' Tormoen
production assistant
Jeffrey Tyler
assistant: Ms. Fonda
James P. Warren
animal trainer
Lynn Younglove
production assistant
Michael Barnes
financial legal services
Eric Chatterjee
library researcher
Dave Dustin
set medic
Melissa Elliott
title designer
Michael Hansen
unit publicist
Michael Landers
body double: Bill Paxton
Thanks
Lindy Bartlett
thanks
Sean Daniel
thanks
Ross Peterson
thanks
Red White
thanks
Production Company
BBC Television Centre
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Mutual Film Company
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Paramount Pictures
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Savoy Pictures
Tele-München (TMG)
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Toho Company
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Towa Video
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Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Mutual Films International
Argentina Video Home
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Concorde Home Entertainment
Distribution Company
EDKO Film
Filmes Lusomundo
Líder Films
RCV Film Distribution
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UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)
Special Effects
K.N.B. Effects Group
Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Sturm's Special Effects International
Miscellaneous
American Humane Association, The
animal activity monitoring
Big Time Picture Company
post-production facilities
Birds & Animals Unlimited
animals provided by
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies
Cinema Completions International (CCI)
completion guaranty provided through
Cinema Research
titles
DeLuxe Laboratories
color
Hall of Fame
catering
Newmarket Capital Group
production financing
Pacific TitleMirage
opticals
Panavision
cameras and lenses
Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M
score recorded and mixed at
Renaissance Pictures
thanks
Rescue Resources
medical services
Soundelux Vine Street Studios
sound editorial services, sound re-recording services
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