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| Genre: | Comedy |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Rating: | R |
| Cast: | Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Harve Presnell Peter Storemare & Steve Buscemi |
| Credits: | Directed by: Ethan Coen |
| Awards: | Oscar nominee!! |
Like their debut film, BLOOD SIMPLE, the Coen brothers' FARGO is a grim and gruesome tale leavened by shocking black comedy and a detailed depiction of small-town ways. A Minneapolis car salesman (William H. Macy doesn't want his wife killed, only kidnapped, so that her rich father (Harve Presnell) will pay the ransom. He hires 2 small-time hoods to carry out the kidnapping (Peter Storemare, Steve Buscemi) and soon a state trooper and two civilians lie dead.
Enter a small-town police chief (Frances McDormand) who proves one of the most intriguing cinema characters in ages. She's a movie cop who's not neurotic, tortured, or tainted by her brushes with evil.
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