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Fargo (1996)
A homespun murder story.
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IMDb Rating 8.2 (104,719 votes) Top 250: #111
Actor Crew
William H. Macy Jerry Lundegaard
Steve Buscemi Carl Showalter
Peter Stormare Gaear Grimsrud
Kristin Rudrüd Jean Lundegaard
Harve Presnell Wade Gustafson
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
Steve Reevis Shep Proudfoot (as Steven Reevis)
Warren Keith Reilly Diefenbach (voice)
Director Joel Coen; Ethan Coen
Producer Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Writer Joel Coen; Ethan Coen
Cinematography Roger Deakins
Musician Carter Burwell
User Credit 1 Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
User Credit 2 Mary Zophres
Plot
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Edition Details
Format DVD NTSC
Barcode DR053
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 142
Collection Status In Collection
Notes
Filming Locations:
Bathgate, North Dakota, USA (more)

Trivia:
The GMAC representative who keeps after Jerry is named Reilly Diefenbach. Gen. Reilly and Gen. Diefenbach were two of the characters in Seven Days in May (1964) who pushed for a coup. (more)

Goofs:
Continuity: When Shep tries to strangle Carl with a belt, Carl's hands are first grabbing the belt with his fingers away from his neck and then toward his neck. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Jerry Lundegaard: I'm, uh, Jerry Lundegaard.
Carl Showalter: You're Jerry Lundegaard?
Jerry Lundegaard: Ya. Shep Proudfoot said...
Carl Showalter: Shep said you'd be here at 7:30. What gives, man?
Jerry Lundegaard: Shep said 8:30.
Carl Showalter: We've been sitting here an hour. He's
[motioning to Gaer]
Carl Showalter: peed three times already.
Jerry Lundegaard: I'm sure sorry. Shep told me 8:30. It was a mix-up, I guess.
(more)

Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 30 nominations (more)

Movie Connections:
Featured in This Is a True Story (2003) (TV) (more)

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