Release Date: March 8th, 1996
DVD Release Date: June 25th, 1997
R |1 hr 37 min
Plot Summary"Fargo" is a reality-based crime drama set in Minnesota in 1987. Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is a car salesman in Minneapolis who has gotten himself into debt and is so desperate for money that he hires two thugs (Steve Buscemi), (Peter Stormare) to kidnap his own wife. Jerry will collect the ransom from her wealthy father (Harve Presnell), paying the thugs a small portion and keeping the rest to satisfy his debts. The scheme collapses when the thugs shoot a state trooper.
Cast: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, John Carroll Lynch, Kristin Rudrüd, Steve Reevis
Director: Joel Coen
Genres: Crime drama , Dark comedy , Thriller
Production Co: Gramercy Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Distributors: Gramercy Pictures
Keywords: Car , Rescue , Dark , 1980s , Police officer , Wife , Quest , Deception , Witty ,
