Editing Blood Simple (section)

==Home media==
The original [[MCA Home Video]] [[Vhs tape|VHS tape]] and [[LaserDisc]] was released on October 10, 1985, with a 96-minute running time.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/01993/40180/Blood-Simple | title=LaserDisc Database - Blood Simple &#91;40180&#93; | access-date=2018-02-06 | archive-date=2018-02-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005909/http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/01993/40180/Blood-Simple | url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released on [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] VHS for a second time in 1995 with a 99-minute run time.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The ''Collector's Choice '' edition VHS on Amazon.com |asin=6300184110 }}</ref> Unusual for such an exercise, the "Director's Cut" is some three minutes shorter than the original 1985 theatrical release. The Coens reduced the run time with tighter editing, shortening some shots and removing others altogether. Additionally, they resolved long-standing rights issues with the music; the original theatrical version of the film made prominent use of [[The Four Tops]]' "[[It's the Same Old Song]]" (1965); the Coens had replaced it with [[Neil Diamond]]'s "[[I'm a Believer]]" (1966) for the 1995 U.S. home video edition on VHS. The Director's Cut reinstated the Four Tops track.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.film365.co.uk/review/dvd/blood-simple|title = Blood Simple – Director's Cut (2013) DVD|date = March 27, 2013|website = Film 365|last = Beckett|first = David|access-date = October 6, 2014|archive-date = October 6, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102805/http://www.film365.co.uk/review/dvd/blood-simple|url-status = usurped}}</ref>

Universal Home Video released a [[DVD]] version of the film in 2001, and again in 2005 as part of a DVD box set titled ''The Coen Brothers Collection''. A [[Blu-ray]] edition was released in 2011 by [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/50393/blood-simple/|work=[[DVD Talk]]|title=Blood Simple: The Director's Cut|date=September 20, 2011|author=Spurlin, Thomas|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201122204736/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/50393/blood-simple/|archive-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref>

In 2016, [[The Criterion Collection]] released the film on Blu-ray and DVD, featuring a new 4K digital transfer supervised and approved by Barry Sonnenfeld and the Coens, along with various new special features.<ref name=criterion>{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/films/28852-blood-simple|title=Blood Simple|work=[[The Criterion Collection]]|access-date=November 22, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201113411/https://www.criterion.com/films/28852-blood-simple|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, The Criterion Collection released the film on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD]] for the first time as a combo pack which includes the 2016 Blu-ray disc as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=33414|title=Criterion Announces January Releases|work=Blu-ray.com|access-date=February 26, 2024|archive-date=February 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225153845/https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=33414|url-status=live}}</ref>