Frances McDormand
Marge Gunderson
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Cast
- Steve BuscemiCarl Showalter
- William H. MacyJerry Lundegaard
- Peter StormareGaear Grimsrud
- Harve PresnellWade Gustafson
- John Carroll LynchNorm Gunderson
- Tony DenmanScotty Lundegaard
- Gary HoustonIrate Customer
- Kristin RudrüdJean Lundegaard
- Sally WingertIrate Customer's Wife
Steve ReevisShep Proudfoot- Kurt SchweickhardtCar Salesman
Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperate car salesman ( William H. Macy) hires two criminals ( Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from her wealthy father ( Harve Presnell ).
- $60.6 million
- Ethan Coen
- $7 million
- Carter Burwell
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.
- (704K)
- Crime, Thriller
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- 1996-04-05
Mar 8, 2016 · In a recent interview with The Huffington Post, the Coen brothers set the record straight about what's real in "Fargo" and what isn't. Ethan Coen first explained why the pair added the "true story" disclaimer to the film, saying, "We wanted to make a movie just in the genre of a true story movie.
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- The Coen Brothers have a way with birds. Fargo’s opening scene memorably features a bird in flight set against the frigid Minnesota landscape. The incident was unscripted, as were memorable bird cameos in Barton Fink and Blood Simple.
- Fargo killed at the box office. The Coens' previous film, 1994's The Hudsucker Proxy, had by far their largest budget to date at the time with $25 million.
- Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave Fargo way more than two thumbs up. Roger Ebert called Fargo "one of the best films I've ever seen" and added that "films like Fargo are why I love the movies."
- Despite all the love from critics, Fargo was second banana at the 1997 Academy Awards. A critical favorite since the moment of its release, Fargo took home two Oscars in 1997: one for the Coen Brothers for Best Original Screenplay and another to Frances McDormand for her portrayal of Marge Gunderson.
Dec 28, 2020 · But the answer is mostly no. Let us explain. There were two different real life crimes that inspired Joel and Ethan Coen to write, direct, and produce Fargo the movie. Unlike in the movie,...
- Kayla Cobb
Mar 10, 2021 · The Coen brothers’ ‘Fargo,’ which turns 25 this week, promised a true story up front, but the directors’ inventions are what made it so special. Twenty-five years later, we still happily ...
Oct 27, 2020 · In the beginning of the film, Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) drives to Fargo, North Dakota, to bring a Ford Cierra to the men he's hiring to kidnap his wife. Once he hands over the keys to ...
