A Simple Plan (1998) [R]

Release Date:
December 11, 1998

Original Title:
A Simple Plan

Alternate Titles:
A Thousand Miles
El Plan
En enkel plan
Simple Plan, A
Un plan sencillo

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
BBC
Marubeni
Mutual Film Company
Newmarket Capital Group
Paramount Pictures
Savoy Pictures
TOHO-TOWA
Tele München
UGC PH

Production Countries:
France | Germany | Japan | United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: +13  AU: M  BR: 12  CA: 14A  CH: 16  DE: 16  FI: K-16  GB: 15  GR: 15  HK: IIB  IE: 18  IT: T  JP: R18+  KR: 18  NL: 16|12  NO: 15  NZ: M  PL: 16  PT: M/16  SE: 15  SG: PG  US: R  ZA: 13 

Runtime: 121

Sometimes good people do evil things.

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.

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"B" Camera Operator:
Greg Bubb
George Kohut

ADR Editor:
Scott Wolf

ADR Mixer:
Ron Bedrosian

ADR Recordist:
Dana Porter

ADR Voice Casting:
Barbara Harris

Art Department Coordinator:
Susan J. Tveit

Art Direction:
James F. Truesdale

Assistant Art Director:
John Berger

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician:
Tom Franchett
Michael Handley

Assistant Editor:
Patrick Gallagher
Lynel Moore

Assistant Hairstylist:
Mary Jo Seidl

Assistant Location Manager:
Mark Har

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Margaret J. Orlando
Paul Asplund

Boom Operator:
Doug Shamburger
Christopher O'Donnell

Cableman:
Harve Cook

Camera Loader:
Laura Mae Sutherland-Bobick
Laura Holzschuh
Steve Speers

Camera Operator:
Monty Rowan

Camera Technician:
Michelle Mann

Casting:
Ilene Starger
Lynn Blumenthal

Casting Assistant:
Nancy Briggs
Janice Wilde

Casting Associate:
David Pollison
Kim Miscia

Co-Producer:
Michael Polaire

Color Timer:
Jim Passon

Conductor:
Artie Kane

Construction Coordinator:
Tyler Osman

Construction Foreman:
Troy Osman
Tim Schwob

Costume Assistant:
Susan Strubel

Costume Design:
Julie Weiss

Costume Supervisor:
Hope Slepak

Dialogue Editor:
Kimaree Long
Frederick H. Stahly
Laura Harris Atkinson

Digital Compositor:
John Rauh
Will McCoy

Director:
Sam Raimi

Director of Photography:
Alar Kivilo

Dolly Grip:
Milo Durben

Editor:
Arthur Coburn
Eric L. Beason

Electrician:
Wilson Webb
Dave Gillen
Rory Olson
Joseph Slagerman
Chris Malone
Christopher Hultgren
Christopher Slater
Christopher Devitt

Executive Producer:
Mark Gordon
Gary Levinsohn

Executive Visual Effects Producer:
Mark Franco

Extras Casting:
Sonya 'Sonny' Tormoen
Elisabeth Davies

Extras Casting Assistant:
Erin Sahlstrom

First Assistant "B" Camera:
Robert C. Carlson
J.R. Thompson

First Assistant Camera:
Gary D. Scott
Peter Kuttner

First Assistant Director:
Newt Arnold

First Assistant Editor:
Sean Valla

First Assistant Sound Editor:
Nick Kharabadz

First Company Grip:
Joseph Dianda

Foley Artist:
James Moriana
Jeffrey Wilhoit

Foley Editor:
Craig S. Jaeger
Gary Mundheim

Foley Mixer:
David W. Alstadter

Foley Recordist:
Julie Lucas

Gaffer:
Elan Yaari
Thomas O'Connor
David Meyers

Grip:
Gerard Riautschnig
James Schaidler

Hair Supervisor:
Kim Santantonio

Key Costumer:
Reese Spensley

Leadman:
Joel Prihoda

Location Manager:
Anne Healy
Bob Medcraft

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Sherry Heart

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Lynne K. Eagan

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Garrett Immel
Ted Haines
Robert Kurtzman
Karen Keener
Jake McKinnon
Dave Wogh
Wayne Toth

Makeup Supervisor:
Kamar Bitar
Howard Berger
Janeen Schreyer

Music Editor:
Ellen Segal
Tod Holcomb

Negative Cutter:
Theresa Repola Mohammed

Novel:
Scott B. Smith

Orchestrator:
Edgardo Simone
Steve Bartek
Marc Mann

Original Music Composer:
Danny Elfman

Painter:
Joseph Barillaro
Chad Busewicz
Cathy Shapiro
Sarah Black
F. Andrew Scott
Thomas Torrison
Alton Anderson
Curtis Bellows
John Barry McMahon
Deeanna Langely
Kimberly Lawler
Michelle Roy
Douglas Weatherhead

Post Production Assistant:
Amanda M. Pirkl

Post Production Supervisor:
George Hernandez

Producer:
James Jacks
Adam Schroeder

Production Coordinator:
Janice F. Sperling

Production Design:
Patrizia von Brandenstein

Production Supervisor:
Julie Hartley

Property Master:
Bill Cancienne
Amie McCarthy Winn
Adam Beck
Joshua Sundby

Rigging Gaffer:
Vincent Donohue

Rigging Grip:
Michael Hoffer
Jeff Villars

Scenic Artist:
Kelly Hemenway

Scoring Mixer:
Shawn Murphy

Screenplay:
Scott B. Smith

Script Supervisor:
Susana Preston
Linda Kuusisto

Seamstress:
Nancy Mrnak

Second Assistant "B" Camera:
Ed Dally

Second Assistant Camera:
Afshin Shahidi

Second Assistant Director:
Robin R. Oliver

Second Company Grip:
Peter Clemence

Second Second Assistant Director:
Dave Halls

Second Unit Director:
Doug Lefler

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Paul Ryan

Second Unit First Assistant Director:
George Fortmuller

Set Costumer:
Reese Spensley
Spence Spensley
Trina Mrnak

Set Decoration:
Hilton Rosemarin

Set Designer:
Rando Schmook

Set Dresser:
William A. Wilson
Scott Troha
Cyril H. Matthys
John Alan Champion
Stuart Skrien
Scott Nordhausen

Sound Assistant:
Philip D. Morrill
Patricia Lamberti

Sound Editor:
Dino DiMuro
Alan Rankin
Kelly Oxford
Scott Sanders

Sound Mixer:
Drew Webster
Ed Novick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Brad Sherman
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann

Special Effects:
Rodman Kiser

Special Effects Assistant:
Mike Gulenchyn
Marc Mahowald
Brett Tardiff

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Crist Ballas
Nate Courteau
Matthew W. Mungle
Ron Pipes

Special Effects Supervisor:
John D. Milinac

Still Photographer:
Melissa Moseley

Storyboard Artist:
Eric Ramsey
Michael Anthony Jackson

Stunt Coordinator:
Christopher Doyle
Jay Caputo

Stunt Double:
Benjamin Meade

Stunts:
James Fierro
Greg Walker
Spice Williams-Crosby
Eric D. Howell

Supervising Sound Editor:
Michael D. Wilhoit

Thanks:
Robert Tapert

Transportation Coordinator:
Marc Scott

Unit Production Manager:
Joe Dishner

VFX Artist:
Dave Rand
Matt Linder

Video Assist Operator:
Timothy O'Toole

Visual Effects Compositor:
Brigitte Bourque

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