Fargo

MPAA Rating

R

Theatrical Release Date

Mar 07, 1996

Genre(s)

• Comic Criminals
• Coen Brothers
• Special Editions

Rating (Stars)

Description

Leave it to the wildly inventive Coen brothers (Joel directs, Ethan produces, they both write) to concoct a fiendishly clever kidnap caper that's simultaneously a comedy of errors, a Midwestern satire, a taut suspense thriller, and a violent tale of criminal misfortune. It all begins when a hapless car salesman (played to perfection by William H. Macy) ineptly orchestrates the kidnapping of his own wife. The plan goes horribly awry in the hands of bumbling bad guys Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare (one of them being described by a local girl as "kinda funny lookin'" and "not circumcised"), and the pregnant sheriff of Brainerd, Minnesota (played exquisitely by Frances McDormand in an Oscar-winning role) is suddenly faced with a case of multiple murders. Her investigation is laced with offbeat observations about life in the rural hinterland of Minnesota and North Dakota, and Fargo embraces its local yokels with affectionate humor. At times shocking and hilarious, Fargo is utterly unique and distinctly American, bearing the unmistakable stamp of its inspired creators. --Jeff Shannon

Director

Joel Coen/ Ethan Coen/ Jeffrey Schwarz

Stars

• William H. Macy
• Steve Buscemi
• Peter Stormare
• Kristin Rudrüd
• Harve Presnell

Running Time

98 minutes

Original Price

$14.98

Current Value

$4.31

DVD Features

• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• Dubbed
• DVD-Video
• Full Screen
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
• 1.85:1