A Simple Plan (1998) Bill Paxton Hank Bridget Fonda Sarah Billy Bob Thornton Jacob Brent Briscoe Lou Jack Walsh Tom Butler Chelcie Ross Carl Becky Ann Baker Nancy Gary Cole Baxter Bob Davis FBI Agent Renkins Peter Syvertsen FBI Agent Freemont Tom Carey Dwight Stephanson John Paxton (III) Mr Schmitt Marie Mathay News Reporter Paul Magers Anchorman Joan Steffand Anchorwoman Jill Sayre Hospital Nurse Wayne A. Evenson Bartender Tim Storms Drinker Terry Hempleman Dead Pilot Directed by: Sam Raimi, Doug Lefler Produced by: Gary Levinsohn, Mark R. Gordon, Adam Schroeder Hank Mitchell has an apparently perfect small-town life, complete with steady job and a pregnant wife. The only cloud on his horizon is his half-witted brother Jacob and his redneck pal, who clearly resent him. The three of them stumble by chance on a crashed plane containing a charred body and $4 million in a bag. They decide to keep the money -- it is a victimless theft after all -- but the simple plan begins to unravel. The police become suspicious, Jacob talks too much, and events soon spiral out of control. ========== Three diverse characters, for the most part intellectually challenged, find a deserted plane with a bag full of millions of dollars inside. They devise a simple plan to keep the money if no-one claims it. Ofcourse, nothing turns out simple... ========== Two brothers, one a mild-mannered hardware store manager, the other an unemployed slob and a friend stumble onto $4.4 million cash in stolen money. The new-found booty leads Hank, the store manager (with help from his cunning wife), to great lengths to keep the money a secret from local authorities. The three men begin to doubt each other's trust, which leads to shocking results of lies and deceit. ========== When Hank, Jacob and Lou find $4.4 million inside a crashed plane in a nature preserve, they quickly come up with the plan to keep the money safe until the plane has been found by others and the dust has settled. But Jacob, Hank's brother, and Lou, a friend, do not behave the way they decided to. Lou, constantly in financial debt, wants his share soon and Jacob wishes to renovate their parents' farm. The trusty atmosphere between the unequal partners dissolves slowly, and intrigues are spun. Also, accidents start happening and when an FBI agent comes into town, looking for a crashed plane, Hank and his partners get into very deep water.