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Fargo (1996)

Directed by Joel Coen

Drama

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Overview

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. It’s going to be a snap and nobody’s going to get hurt… until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who’ll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom… you betcha!

Rated R | Length 98 minutes

Actors

Frances McDormand | William H. Macy | Steve Buscemi | Peter Stormare | Harve Presnell | John Carroll Lynch | Kristin Rudrüd | Bruce Bohne | Steve Reevis | Steve Park | Gary Houston | Sally Wingert | Larissa Kokernot | Melissa Peterman | Tony Denman | Larry Brandenburg | Michelle Hutchison | Bain Boehlke | Warren Keith | Michelle LeDoux | Steve Edelman | Sharon Anderson | Kurt Schweickhardt | James Gaulke | J. Todd Anderson | Michelle Suzanne LeDoux | Petra Boden | Wayne A. Evenson | Cliff Rakerd | Jessica Shepherd | Peter Schmitz | Steven I. Schafer | David Lomax | José Feliciano | Bix Skahill | Rose Stockton | Robert Ozasky | John Bandemer | Don Wescott | Bruce Campbell

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Viewing Notes

I didn’t see FARGO in 1996 because I was heavily focused on sci-fi and I’ve since managed to keep missing it the last 15 years, despite loving the Coen Brothers. It’s somewhere in the middle of my Coen Bros’ film rankings below some of the more obvious, but it’s a great film nonetheless; Frances McDormand’s accent and face alone make it worth the price of admission.

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