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Overview

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7.6/10   27,764 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Scott B. Smith (novel)
Scott B. Smith (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 December 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Sometimes good people do evil things. more
Plot:
Two brothers and a friend find $4 million in the cockpit of a downed plane. The pilot is dead. No one is looking for the money. To keep it, all they have to do is wait. IT ALL SOUNDED SO SIMPLE... full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations more
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A good solid thriller more (396 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bill Paxton ... Hank

Bridget Fonda ... Sarah

Billy Bob Thornton ... Jacob

Brent Briscoe ... Lou
Jack Walsh ... Tom Butler

Chelcie Ross ... Carl
Becky Ann Baker ... Nancy Chambers

Gary Cole ... Baxter
Bob Davis ... FBI Agent Renkins

Peter Syvertsen ... FBI Agent Freemont

Tom Carey ... Dwight Stephanson
John Paxton ... Mr. Schmitt
Marie Mathay ... News Reporter
Paul Magers ... Anchorman
Joan Steffand ... Anchorwoman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Thousand Miles (USA) (working title)
Ein einfacher Plan (Germany)
Un plan simple (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
121 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
A scene with Billy Bob Thornton and Bill Paxton was lost by Northwest Airlines in January 1998 while in transit from Minnesota to Los Angeles. The missing scene had been shot in Minnesota. The film was insured, and the missing scene was re-shot. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the first scene shot outside the Mitchells' house, the Volvo wagon parked in the driveway is a later model than the car that appears in subsequent driving scenes. more
Quotes:
Jacob Mitchell: Do you ever feel evil? more
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Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
So Sleepless You more

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13 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
A good solid thriller, 30 July 2000
Author: MisterWhiplash from United States

Scott B. Smith's A Simple Plan puts Sam Raimi back in my book (I forgot about him for a while after he did EVil Dead and part 2) by giving a good solid thriller that can sometimes be interpreted by some as a very dark comedy. The plot (I think already stated) has 2 brothers and a friend in a winter setting, who find a plane, a plane that can change they're lives (chiching), but the cost, is something they don't even know they are going to bear. Sometimes the characters make dumb choices, but that atually makes it entertaining. The best surprise however is Billy Bob Thornton's performance because he is always good in anything he does. Good film for Raimi to have, and for the cast also. A-

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