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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).
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
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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.
Jun 21, 2021 · Recently, the Coens, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, and other Fargo talent and creators sat on a panel to talk about their experiences with making the movie. The panel was part of Tribeca's 2021 reunions series presented by Entertainment Weekly.
Ethan and Joel Coen made The Hudsucker Proxy, a smart and typically strange comedy with Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Paul Newman. With a budget of 25 million dollars, it was a serious blow when the box office outcome gave them back only a tenth of the invested funds.
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.
