Summary:
1949, Santa Rosa, California. A laconic, chain-smoking barber with fallen arches tells a story of a man trying to escape a humdrum life. It's a tale of suspected adultery, blackmail, foul play, death, Sacramento city slickers, racial slurs, invented war heroics, shaved legs, a gamine piano player, aliens, and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Ed Crane cuts hair in his in-law's shop; his wife drinks and may be having an affair with her boss, Big Dave, who has $10,000 to invest in a second department store. Ed gets wind of a chance to make money in dry cleaning. Blackmail and investment are his opportunity to be more than a man no one notices. Settle in the chair and listen.
| Runtime: | 116 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for a scene of violence. |
| Production: | Mike Zoss Productions |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Countries: | USA, UK |
| Languages: | English, French, Italian |
| Home Release Date: | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ethan Coen | Director |
| Joel Coen | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ethan Coen | Written By |
| Joel Coen | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Billy Bob Thornton | Ed Crane |
| Frances McDormand | Doris Crane |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Fudge | Dr. Diedrickson |
| Brian Haley | Officer Krebs |
| Christopher Kriesa | Officer Persky |
| Gregg Binkley | The New Man |
| Jack McGee | P.I. Burns |
| James Gandolfini | Big Dave Brewster |
| Jon Polito | Creighton Tolliver |
| Katherine Borowitz | Ann Nirdlinger Brewster |
| Lilyan Chauvin | Medium |
| Michael Badalucco | Frank |
| Richard Jenkins | Walter Abundas |
| Scarlett Johansson | Birdy Abundas |
| Tony Shalhoub | Freddy Riedenschneider |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Eric Fellner | Executive Producer |
| Ethan Coen | Producer |
| Joel Coen | Producer |
| John Cameron | Co-Producer |
| Robert Graf | Associate Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
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