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Fargo (8-Mar-1996)
Director: Joel Coen Writers: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen Music by: Carter Burwell Producer: Ethan Coen Keywords: Dark Comedy, Kidnapping A used car salesman, his life and finances in disarray, hires two dullwits to kidnap his wife in expectation of a ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. Superb dark comedy, among the best from the Coen Brothers. Won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Screenplay; received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing. Entered 2006 into the National Film Registry.
CAST | Frances McDormand | ... Marge Gunderson | | William H. Macy | ... Jerry Lundegaard | | Steve Buscemi | ... Carl Showalter | | Harve Presnell | ... Wade Gustafson | | Peter Stormare | ... Gaear Grimsrud | | | Kristin Rudrüd | ... Jean Lundegaard | | Tony Denman | ... Scotty Lundegaard | | Gary Houston | ... Irate Customer | | Sally Wingert | ... Irate Customer's Wife | | Kurt Schweickhardt | ... Car Salesman | | Larissa Kokernot | ... Hooker #1 | | Melissa Peterman | ... Hooker #2 | | Steven Reevis | ... Shep Proudfoot | | Warren Keith | ... Reilly Diefenbach | | Steve Edelman | ... Morning Show Host | | Sharon Anderson | ... Morning Show Hostess | | Larry Brandenburg | ... Stan Grossman | | James Gaulke | ... Trooper | | J. Todd Anderson | ... Victim in Field | | Michelle Suzanne LeDoux | ... Victim in Car | | John Carroll Lynch | ... Norm Gunderson | | Bruce Bohne | ... Lou | | Petra Boden | ... Cashier | | Steve Park | ... Mike Yanagita | | Wayne Evenson | ... Customer | | Cliff Rakerd | ... Officer Olson | | Jessica Shepherd | ... Hotel Clerk | | Peter Schmitz | ... Airport Lot Attendant | | Steve Schaefer | ... Mechanic | | Michelle Hutchinson | ... Escort | | David Lomax | ... Man in Hallway | | José Feliciano | ... Himself | | Don William Skahill | ... Night Parking Attendant | | Bain Boehlke | ... Mr. Mohra | | Rose Stockton | ... Valerie | | Robert Ozasky | ... Bismarck Cop #1 | | John Bandemer | ... Bismarck Cop #2 | | Don Wescott | ... Bark Beetle Narrator |
REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 30-Dec-2006) I'm a little biased because I'm from Minnesota and a fan of the Cohen brothers work. On that note, I really enjoyed Fargo. Many people up north had a problem with the dialect because they felt that it made us look stupid, but I thought that it was dead on. The movie is based on a true story and to say that truth is stranger than fiction would be an understatement. This show is a dark comedy that kept me entertained from beginning to end. The story is of an ambitious, unscrupulous car salesman, Jerry Lundegard (Macy) who is of less than average intelligence. He works for his father-in-law's dealership and while the father-in-law is quite wealthy, Jerry's gotten himself into substantial financial hardship and is looking for an easy way out. He hires two criminals to kidnap his wife and all hell breaks loose. To make a long story short, the kidnapping is botched, the father-in-law and one of the kidnappers get killed along with a cop and several innocent victims and Lundegard ends up doing hard time for his role in the affair. One of the most famous moments from the scene is when Francis McDormand comes upon Peter Storemare running Steve Buscemi through a wood chipper. "Is that your buddy in the woodchippa?" The show is hilarious in parts and it makes for a great viewing, I'd recommend it to anyone that enjoys dark comedy and Minnesotan accents.
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