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Fargo (1996)
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Ratings: 8.2/10 from 245,756 users
Metascore:
85/100
Reviews: 719 user | 138 critic | 24 from Metacritic.com 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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Title: Fargo (1996)
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Won 2 Oscars.
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Steve Buscemi | ... | |
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Peter Stormare | ... | |
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Kristin Rudrüd | ... | |
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Harve Presnell | ... | |
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Tony Denman | ... | |
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Sally Wingert | ... | |
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Kurt Schweickhardt | ... | |
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Larissa Kokernot | ... | |
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Melissa Peterman | ... | |
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Steve Reevis | ... |
Shep Proudfoot
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Warren Keith | ... |
Reilly Diefenbach
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Steve Edelman | ... |
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Storyline
Jerry works in his father-in-law's car dealership and has gotten himself in financial problems. He tries various schemes to come up with money needed for a reason that is never really explained. It has to be assumed that his huge embezzlement of money from the dealership is about to be discovered by father-in-law. When all else falls through, plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn't seem to have the time of day for son-in-law). From the moment of the kidnapping, things go wrong and what was supposed to be a non-violent affair turns bloody with more blood added by the minute. Jerry is upset at the bloodshed, which turns loose a pregnant sheriff from Brainerd, MN who is tenacious in attempting to solve the three murders in her jurisdiction. Written by Anonymous
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A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, language and sexuality See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Фарго See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$730,265 (USA) (10 March 1996) (36 Screens)Gross:
$60,611,975 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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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.
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as "victim in field", but it is not him, it is J. Todd Anderson, the
storyboard artist. See more »
Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Published by Blue Seas Music, Inc. and JAC Music Co., Inc.
Recording courtesy Alshire International
Muzak heard playing while Marge and Norm Gunderson are at an all-you-can-eat buffet See more »
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Trivia
Jerry Lundegaard's last name comes from Bob Lundegaard, movie critic for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune from 1973-1986. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: The poster in Scotty Lundegaard's room spells accordion "accordian." See 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.
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Crazy Credits
A symbol similar to the Artist Formerly Known as Prince is in the creditsas "victim in field", but it is not him, it is J. Todd Anderson, the
storyboard artist. See more »
Soundtracks
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Published by Blue Seas Music, Inc. and JAC Music Co., Inc.
Recording courtesy Alshire International
Muzak heard playing while Marge and Norm Gunderson are at an all-you-can-eat buffet See more »
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