Fargo

Fargo

  • Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
  • Writer: Ethan Coen,Joel Coen
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Release date: April 5, 1996
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Sound mix: Dolby SR
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Фарґо
  • "Fargo" is an American thriller and suspense film directed by the Coen brothers, starring William H. Macy and Frances McDormand. The film was released in the United States on March 8, 1996.
    The film tells the story of a hapless car dealer who fell into financial difficulties but was unable to get financial support from his wealthy father-in-law, so he hired two kidnappers to kidnap his wife in order to demand a ransom from his father-in-law, which led to various murders   .

    Details

    • Release date April 5, 1996
    • Filming locations Fargo, North Dakota, USA
    • Production companies PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $7,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $24,611,975

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $730,265

    Gross worldwide

    $60,611,975

    Movie reviews

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    • By Deontae 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      "Ice Blood Storm" after watching~

      Jerry, a man with big ambitions, business acumen and ambition, but has been suffering from the lack of a platform to show him, and he has always been depressed.
      In order to stand out, Jerry married Jean, a mediocre and unattractive woman! (Reminds me of Zhuge Liang~~) Jean's family is very rich, and Jerry finally "married" into a wealthy family through hard work. Just when he was glad that he had the opportunity to display his ambitions, he found that things were different from what he...

    • By Jaylin 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      Indifference like ice, pain like blood

      The opposite of love is actually not hate but indifference
      . Compared with many movie fans, I personally think that everything in this film, except for the greed and selfishness of human nature, is exaggerating a kind of indifference.

      Jeff can kidnap his wife and
      father-in-law for money . Bargaining for my daughter's life is a bit more disdainful of all opinions of my son-in-law. There is no
      need to say more about the two killers.

      In fact, in this place, I am...

    • By Burdette 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      Life is like a play

      Life is like a drama, and drama is about procedures. It is necessary to clean up the ugly at the end of life, sing, read, play, gongs, drums, and strings. Life is also, from life to death, you are galloping on the stage provided by the society for you. It seems that you are free from restraint, but in fact there are two procedures that always accompany you, one is the law and the other is the morality. The previous one is a hard procedure, you can only follow the rules, and you can't go beyond...

    • By Vern 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      Son-in-law's counterattack

      The snake of destiny in the bottle is still a snake. But the cork doesn't care about you. As a result, the bottle wall reflected his terrifying appearance, regardless of it. The male protagonist is a married son-in-law who has been scorned by his old husband. So he had no choice but to find a way out, and decided to take the risk, betting all his chips, including his wife. So, he fiercely upgraded the "fake divorce" - kidnapping his wife, then taking the ransom from his rich husband, pretending...

    • By Fernando 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      The bloody case caused by an unreliable entrepreneurial man

      Before talking about this movie, let me first tell you that there are no beautiful and handsome guys in this movie, and all the actors are ordinary people like passers-by and passers-by, including their clothes.
      The movie is very good, it starts relatively slowly, watch it with patience, you will be attracted.
      In the performance of the actors, there is no trace of performance, just like you see men and women in real life, the husband of the policewoman is dumb, and the scene that left...

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    • By Isadore 2023-09-30 10:49:46

      Too sleepy and tiring, but the essence of the Coen brothers is still there. Very impressed with the pregnant female police officer. The favorite scene of the whole film also happened in her house. She was woken up early in the morning by a phone call to go to work, opened the door to leave the house, her husband continued to have breakfast, she pushed the door back and asked her husband to help her get her car out of the snow (still shot). / I always confused this film with "Ice Storm" before,...

    • By Shanie 2023-09-28 12:12:04

      1. Steve Buscemi can't get rid of "Kind of funny looking" 2. Cult on the surface is a...

    • By Ike 2023-09-26 20:47:38

      so freakin funny! Pregnant female police officer so awesome! Makes me want to see Atlantic Empire =...

    • By Dejah 2023-08-31 18:48:14

      The Coen Brothers films, so far, are, in my opinion, typical boring movies. Very suitable for literary...

    • By Nakia 2023-07-27 04:36:10

      If one day, on a whim, when you miss those long-term true stories, you know, just look for the bright red snow brush on the white...

    Movie plot

    Any marketing sales manager at car dealers Jerry Landuyt Gardner ( William · H · Massey ornaments ) introduced through the middlemen Schaffer, found Karl at a bar ( Steve Buscemi ornaments ) and the base Asia ( Peter Stormare ornaments ). Jerry asks them to kidnap his wife Jenna ( Christine Ludrud ) and threaten Jerry’s wealthy father-in-law , Wald Gustafson ( Harvey Presnell ) to pay For the ransom, they deducted 40,000 yuan from the...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    In order to practice the Minnesota accent, the heroine Francis McDormand often competes with Larissa Kokernot, who plays a prostitute.
    In the film, after the kidnapper Karl shot Varde Gustafson, Buscemi said "fuck" 10 times.
    Kea, the killer, has only 18 lines in the movie, and he can say at most one complete line at a time. On the contrary, Carl's lines exceeded 150....
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    Film creation

    The film uses Fargo (Fargo, North Dakota, USA ) as the English title because the director likes its pronunciation too much. In fact, none of the scenes in the film were shot in Fargo.
    The protagonist Jerry's last name comes from a film critic: Bob Lundegaard. At the end of the film, Kea kills Carl and uses a wood-smashing machine to smash Carl's body. This scene is adapted from the "Heller Krafts Disappearance Case" in November 1986.
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    Evaluation action

    The character Margot Gunderson was specially created by the Coen brothers for Francis McDomond. Their ingenuity was not in vain, and her comedy performance was outstanding but not sensual. ( "Los Angeles Times" review ) Gunderson, played by Francis McDormand, is the cutest and most ridiculous absolute heroine after Thelma or Louise in "The End of the Road". ( "Washington Post" review )
    The beauty of the film lies in the detailed...
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    Movie quotes

    • Jerry Lundegaard: Well, that's it then. Here are the keys.

      Carl Showalter: No, that's not it, Jerry.

      Jerry Lundegaard: Huh?

      Carl Showalter: The new vehicle plus $40,000.

      Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, the deal was the car first then the $40,000 as if it was the ransom. I thought Shep told you that.

      Carl Showalter: Shep didn't tell us much, Jerry. Except that you were gonna be here at 7:30.

      Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, I'm sorry. That was a mix up.

      Carl Showalter: Yeah, you already said that.

      Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, but this is not a whole pay in advance deal. You see, I give you a brand new vehicle in advance and...

      Carl Showalter: I'm not gonna debate you, Jerry.

      Jerry Lundegaard: Okay.

      Carl Showalter: I'm not gonna sit here and debate.

    • Carl Showalter: Oh, fuck it, I don't have to talk, either, man! See how you like it. Just total fuckin' silence. Two can play at that game, smart guy. We'll just see how you like it. Total silence.

    • Marge Gunderson: Ah, hon, ya got Arby's all over me.