A ruthless, manipulative man meets a small-town insurance salesman and sets him on a path of destruction.A ruthless, manipulative man meets a small-town insurance salesman and sets him on a path of destruction.A ruthless, manipulative man meets a small-town insurance salesman and sets him on a path of destruction.
Joshua Close
- Chaz Nygaard
- (as Josh Close)
Joey King
- Greta Grimly
- (voice)
Kelly Bashar
- Pearl Nygaard
- (as Kelly Holden)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLester (Martin Freeman) rehearsing what he was going to tell Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) when he comes to his house ("What did you do?") is a homage to Jerry rehearsing his phone call to his father-in-law ("I don't know what to do; it's Jean.") in Fargo (1996).
- GoofsWhen Lester and Lorne are waiting at the emergency room, a sign behind them points the way to "Eye Casualty." Eye casualty is a distinctly British term not used in the United States, but it is in Canada, where the show was filmed. American hospitals would have signs for Eye Trauma or Eye Injury.
It would be impossible to find a Canadian province less likely to be "distinctly British" than Alberta.
Of course there's Quebec, also known for anti-British sentiment, but then the sign would read "Accident oculaire".
- Quotes
Lorne Malvo: I'm gonna roll my window up, then I'm going to drive away and you're gonna go home to your daughter. And every few years you're gonna look at her face and know that you're alive because you chose not to go down on a certain road on a certain night. That you chose to walk into the light instead of into the darkness.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards (2014)
Featured review
There are two films this year being adapted to television. From Dusk Till Dawn and Fargo. Dusk Till Dawn has just adapted the exact plot of the film, stretching 2 hours out over a series, with the TV actors not matching their film counterparts. I gave up after three episodes. Fargo however has taken the decision to recreate the tone rather than plot. And it works. The other 'Ace' for Fargo is the casting. The acting in this pilot is excellent with Billy Bob Thornton offering one of the best performances of his career. (Without going into too much detail, there is a scene where Thornton is pulled over by the police and it had me on the edge of my seat. Something I have not experienced in TV since Breaking Bad's Ozymandias). I am a big fan of the slow burn, to get me emotionally invested, building up to a good dramatic conclusion, and in this the episode does not disappoint. Whether or not you have seen the film, this is definitely worth checking out.
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- Apr 18, 2014
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 16:9 HD
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