A friend was into making short films and had an in with a local theater. So he invited me to go see Blood Simple for his second viewing, and he not only got us in for free, but we were able to sit up in the otherwise closed off balcony and even smoke a joint up there. So I was hooked into the Coens early on. A memorable viewing experience and helluva film.
Yeah, [spoiler] right at the moment Ray buries Marty's almost dead body in a claustrophobic scene, at night by car.headlight, and then in the early dawning the camera pulls back to show what a monumental fuck up it was[end spoiler] I decided I wanted more from them.