Fargo
Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of pregnant Marge Gunderson.
- Director: Ethan Coen / Joel Coen
- Genre:Crime / Drama / Thriller
- Runtime:98 minutes
Cast
William H. Macy : Jerome ‘Jerry’ Lundegaard
Steve Buscemi : Carl Showalter
Frances McDormand : Marge Gunderson
Peter Stormare : Gaear Grimsrud
Kristin Rudrüd : Jean Lundegaard
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In 1987, Minneapolis automobile salesman Jerry Lundegaard (Macy) is in severe financial trouble. After being introduced to criminals Carl Showalter (Buscemi) and Gaear Grimsrud (Stormare) by Native American ex-convict Shep Proudfoot (Reevis), a mechanic at his dealership, he travels to Fargo, North Dakota and hires the two men to kidnap his wife Jean (Rudrüd) in exchange for a new car and half of the $80,000 ransom. However, Jerry intends to demand a much larger sum from his wealthy but antagonistic father-in-law, Wade Gustafson (Presnell), keeping most of the money for himself.
Meanwhile, a financial company has been threatening to withdraw a loan they made to Jerry, and Jerry has been trying to raise money by promoting a legitimate investment to Wade. Jerry tries to call off the kidnapping after Wade accepts his investment idea, but he is too late, and, as it turns out, Wade has decided to invest in the property himself, leaving Jerry with only a finder’s fee, which is not enough to pay off his debts.
After a somewhat comic struggle, Carl and Gaear kidnap Jean, but on their way to the town of Brainerd, a state trooper stops them because of the car’s license plates. When Carl’s attempt to bribe the trooper fails, Gaear shoots the trooper. He also kills a couple who happen to drive by and see Carl dragging the trooper’s body.
The deaths are investigated the next morning by local police chief Marge Gunderson (McDormand), who is seven months pregnant. She quickly deduces the chain of events and follows the leads that arise, interviewing two prostitutes who serviced the criminals and tracing the licence plates on the criminals’ vehicle to Jerry’s dealership. After being informed that they telephoned Shep Proudfoot, she drives to Minneapolis, but she acquires no information in interviews with Shep and Jerry.
Meanwhile, Jerry contacts Wade, claiming that the kidnappers insist on dealing only with Jerry. Wade accepts this arrangement at first, but later changes his mind. When he meets with Carl at a parking garage, he refuses to give him the money until his daughter is returned. Angered by his demands and unexpected appearance, Carl starts a shootout and kills Wade after Wade shoots him in the face, then kills the garage attendant on his way out. Jerry arrives at the scene after Carl leaves, and opens the trunk of his car, presumably to take Wade’s body. On his way to the backwoods hideout on Moose Lake, Carl discovers that the bag he took from Wade contains a million dollars and buries most of the money by the side of the highway. At the hideout, Gaear has killed Jean, and, in a dispute over the car, Gaear also kills Carl. Read more
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