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| Directed by | Sam Raimi |
| Written by | Scott Smith |
| Produced by | Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn |
| Starring | Bill Paxton Billy Bob Thornton Brent Briscoe Bridget Fonda |
| Edited by | Arthur Coburn |
| Music by | Danny Elfman |
| Distributed by | Paramount |
| Release dates | December 11, 1998 |
| Running time | 121 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
A Simple Plan is a 1998 film starring Bill Paxton as Hank Mitchell, Billy Bob Thornton as Jacob, Brent Briscoe as Lou, and Bridget Fonda as Sarah. The plot of this low-key thriller turns on a bag of money found in a crashed airplane. It was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Scott Smith (who also wrote the screenplay). Several prominent critics praised the film for its complexity and taut suspense (4 stars from Roger Ebert and Critic's Choice from The New York Times).
The film was filmed in Delano, Minnesota, and Ashland, 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.
Reception
The film had two nominations for the 1999 Academy Award: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for Billy Bob Thornton, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, for Scott B. Smith