No. The "this is a true story" opening is not true, but was included by Joel and Ethan Coen to set a tone for the story. After all, at the end of the credits, one can see the standard "This movie is fictional..." legal clause. However, there were two separate cases, one in the 1960s and one in the 1970s, in Minnesota that bore many similarities to the storyline of Fargo. They are discussed in the trivia section, and as the Coen brothers are native Minnesotans they would have been aware of the cases, two of the most famous in Minnesota criminal history. Maybe there is something to those cases mentioned above, but the Coen brothers were mainly influenced by the 1986 murder of Helle Crafts, in Connecticut. Her husband murdered her, froze the body, dismembered the corpse with a chainsaw, put the pieces through a woodchipper, then scattered the remains that came out of the woodchipper. This same case also had an influence on a late 1980s horror movie called Woodchipper Massacre.
There are 18 "yeah" and 181 "yah" said throughout the movie.
Total of 199.
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- How long is Fargo?1 hour and 38 minutes
- When was Fargo released?April 5, 1996
- What is the IMDb rating of Fargo?8.1 out of 10
- Who stars in Fargo?
- Who wrote Fargo?Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
- Who directed Fargo?Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
- Who was the composer for Fargo?
- Who was the producer of Fargo?Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
- Who was the executive producer of Fargo?
- Who was the cinematographer for Fargo?
- Who was the editor of Fargo?Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
- Who are the characters in Fargo?Jerry Lundegaard, Carl Showalter, Gaear Grimsrud, Jean Lundegaard, Wade Gustafson, Scotty Lundegaard, Hooker #1, Shep Proudfoot, Reilly Diefenbach, Morning Show Hostess, and others
- What is the plot of Fargo?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.
- What was the budget for Fargo?$7 million
- How much did Fargo earn at the worldwide box office?$60.6 million
- How much did Fargo earn at the US box office?$24.6 million
- What is Fargo rated?R
- What genre is Fargo?Crime Drama, Crime, Drama, and Thriller
- How many awards has Fargo won?84 awards
- How many awards has Fargo been nominated for?142 nominations
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