Product Information
Product Details: Fargo (1996)
- Edition:
- DVD Canadian. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- R
- Release Date:
- 01/22/2008
- UPC:
- 027616069467
- Directed by:
- Joel Coen
- Featuring:
- Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi. See all cast
Synopsis: Fargo (1996)
Synopis: Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide. Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most fabulous movie cops in film history. The very-pregnant Marge--played marvelously by Frances McDormand in an Oscar-winning and career-defining performance--just goes about her everyday business, eating (in nearly every scene), talking to the people in the community, and examining bloody corpses as if no day is different from the next. A multiple murder in the small town of Brainerd, Minnesota--home of Paul Bunyan, as the sign claims--seems to have little effect on her. Yet she has an innate cop sense--she is very, very good at her job and determined to solve the case in her offhanded manner.FARGO is yet another offbeat, highly entertaining film from the Coen brothers (BARTON FINK, BLOOD SIMPLE). The film is nearly colorless; instead, director of photography Roger Deakins washes the screen in the blinding white of the snow, occasionally breaking for the drab grays and browns of police uniforms and winter jackets. Carter Burwell's score further enhances the slow, steady pace of this oddly funny and compelling film. The Coens have once again populated their film with a slew of bizarre characters, with outstanding performances delivered by all, particularly the edgy William H. Macy, the quietly luminous McDormand, the nearly psychotic Steve Buscemi, and the oh-so-cold Peter Stormare.Features: Fargo (1996)
Features: DVD Features:Keep Case
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Awards: Fargo (1996)
- Academy Awards
- Best Actress:
- Frances McDormand
- Best Original Screenplay:
- Joel Coen
- Best Original Screenplay:
- Ethan Coen
- Cannes
- Best Director:
- Joel Coen
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User Reviews: Fargo
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Cinematic Gold for the Coens
, June 21, 2006Reviewer:
PDXSean - See all PDXSean's reviews -
One of my favorite movies
, November 3, 2003Reviewer: jjqqpublic - See all jjqqpublic's reviewsPros: The cast...the setting...everything!
Cons: none
One of my favorite movies if not my favorite movie! So witty, and still not weird. Makes you feel like you're watchings someones real life and not a movie. Regular folks portrayed in a great way!






Pros: Quirky, Dark, Excellent
Cons: n/a
Along with "Lebowski", this is the film people think of when they hear "the Coen brothers". Fargo is a fantastic tale of a kidnapping gone wrong, and the sad, regular people involved. Everyone in this movie is great (Bill Macy is so good he will never be anyone but Jerry Lundegaard in my eyes) the story is fast-paced, complicated, and full of surprises. If you haven't seen this movie, you probably aren't into art films, but this is a fantastic introduction. "Fargo" was one of the pivotal movies that got me really into film. Fantastic must-see, an art film to should appeal to all. ...