A Simple Plan
Two desperate brothers find a crashed plane loaded with $4 million and resolve to hide the fortune, but their greedy pact spirals into paranoia and betrayal that threatens to destroy everything they love.
“Sometimes good people do evil things.”
Synopsis
When two brothers stumble upon over $4 million in cash at the crash site of a small airplane, their peaceful rural existence is shattered by the discovery, igniting tensions of greed, paranoia, and mistrust. What begins as a quiet attempt to keep the money without drawing attention quickly spirals into a dangerous situation as fear of being caught leads to reckless decisions and devastating outcomes.
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A crew of 43+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Eric L BeasonShot by Alar KiviloScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Box Office
1998 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 1.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$16.3M
Opening weekend: $391K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 31 theaters
Also known as
- Ein einfacher Plande
- Un plan simplefr
- Soldi sporchiit
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Cast & Crew
43 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bill Paxton
as Hank
Billy Bob Thornton
as Jacob Mitchell
Bridget Fonda
as Sarah
Brent Briscoe
as Lou
Jack Walsh
as Tom Butler
Chelcie Ross
as Carl
Becky Ann Baker
as Nancy Chambers
Gary Cole
as Baxter
Bob Davis
as FBI Agent Renkins
Peter Syvertsen
as FBI Agent Freemont
Tom Carey
as Dwight Stephanson
John Paxton
as Mr. Schmitt
Supporting cast
20Marie Mathay
as News Reporter
Paul Magers
as Anchorman
Joan Steffend
as Anchorwoman
Jill Sayre
as Hospital Nurse
Wayne A Evenson
as Bartender
Tim Storms
as Drinker
Terry Hempleman
as Dead Pilot
Jay Gjernes
as Bearded Man
Grant Curtis
as Bar Patron
Solomon Abrams
as Bar Patron
Nina Kaczorowski
as Bar Patron
Thomas Boedy
as Priest
Mary Woolever
as Linda
Rhiannon R Sauers
as Girl on Sled
Christopher Gallus
as Boy on Sled
Eric Cegon
as Tommy
Robert Martin Halverson
as Detective
Roger Watton
as Barber
Frank Beard
as Funeral Party Member (uncredited)
Steven Gilmer
as Funeral Director (uncredited)
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