Frances McDormand
Marge Gunderson
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Plot. In the bleak midwinter of 1987, Jerry Lundegaard is the executive sales manager at a Minneapolis car dealership owned by his wealthy father-in-law, Wade Gustafson. Jerry is desperate for money, and has embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the dealership.
Jerry travels to Fargo, North Dakota, and hires the two men to kidnap his wife Jean (Kristin Rudrud). Unbeknownst to Shep, Gaear arrives in Fargo accompanied by fellow criminal Carl Showalter (Steve Buscemi), who berates Jerry for showing up an hour late.
Mar 8, 2011 · A car salesman named Jerry Lundegaard ( William H. Macy) desperately needs money for a business deal - a parking lot scheme that can save him from bankruptcy. He is under the thumb of his rich father-in-law ( Harve Presnell ), who owns the car agency and treats him like a loser.
Apr 5, 2001 · Joel Cohen. The telephone rings at 3 a.m. and a pregnant woman puts on her police uniform to go out into the Minnesota winter and investigate a homicide. “Eggs,” her sleepy husband says. He'll make her eggs.
Apr 5, 1996 · Fargo: Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. With William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Kristin Rudrüd. Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
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- Crime, Thriller
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- 1996-04-05
Fargo is a 1996 Oscar-winning American crime drama film produced, directed, written, and edited by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. It is the original film that inspired the 2014 TV adaptation of the same name in which the Coens serve as executive producers.
Director, Screenplay. Ethan Coen. Screenplay. Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law.
