Simple Men

{{Infobox film

| name = Simple Men

| image = Poster of the movie Simple Men.jpg

| caption =

| director = Hal Hartley

| producer = Jerome Brownstein
Hal Hartley

| production_companies = Good Machine

| writer = Hal Hartley

| starring = Robert John Burke

| music = Hal Hartley

| cinematography = Michael Spiller

| editing = Steve Hamilton

| distributor = Fine Line Features

| released = {{Film date|1992|5|11|Cannes|1992|10|14|United States}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

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Simple Men is a 1992 American film written and directed by Hal Hartley and starring Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas, and Martin Donovan. It was the debut film of actress Holly Marie Combs, in a supporting role. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/18/year/1992.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Simple Men |accessdate=2009-08-15|work=festival-cannes.com}}{{cite web|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9e0ce0d6103af937a25753c1a964958260|authorlink=Vincent Canby|author=Canby, Vincent|title=Simple Men (1992) Review/Film; Mismatched Brothers On a Godardian Road|date=October 14, 1992}}

Plot

Brothers Bill and Dennis reunite after their anarchist father escapes from the hospital.

Bill is angry after being double-crossed after a robbery by his girlfriend, and he promises to break the heart of the next woman he meets, while Dennis is fresh out of college and somewhat naive about the world. Dennis is set on finding their father, and Bill is broke, so they set off to find him.

Their motorcycle breaks down near a diner in the middle of nowhere, where they meet the beautiful Kate, mysterious Elina, and short-tempered Martin. They decide to stay for a few days and gradually become entangled in local life.