Fargo (1996)

Fargo is an American crime film from 1996 under the direction of the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen . Leading roles were played by Frances McDormand , William H. Macy , Steve Buscemi , Peter Stormare, and Harve Presnell .

The film had seven Oscar nominations, two of which were awarded: Best Original Script for the Coens and Best Actress for McDormand. Joel Coen also has a British BAFTA award won Best Director at the Cannes film festival . ==Story   == In 1987, a car salesman Jerry Lundegaard ( William H. Macy ), a plan to get out of its financial problems. Ex-convict Shep Proudfoot who works in the garage of the car company, linking him to Carl Showalter ( Steve Buscemi ) and his partner Gaear Grimsrud ( Peter Stormare ). In a bar in the town of Fargo , North Dakota they discuss the plan to abduct Jerry's wife. There has to be paid $ 80,000 ransom to get back Jean, half of which goes to Jerry. The kidnappers get a Sierra of the car company. Jerry plans his father, Wade Gustafson, to charge the amount of money. He says the kidnappers not that he actually asks a million dollar ransom to pay off his debts.

Once the deal has been made with the kidnappers, trying Jerry also a investment of $ 700,000 dollars from his father (who owns the car company) to get a 16-acre park at the dealership. When Wade interest appears to have Jerry is trying to contact via Shep with the kidnappers to call off the deal. However, Shep has no direct contact with the duo.

Jerry later further argues with Wade and his accountant and business partner Stan, they appear to be ready to make a deal, but they want to give Jerry a finder's fee, rather than an investment of $ 700,000. "We are not a bank" ask.

Later, if there is none other than Jean's home, breaking Grimsrud and Showalter and abduct her. If Jerry is back from his work, calling Wade and tells him about the situation acted. He also said that the kidnappers insisted that no contact was made with the police, otherwise they will murder Jean. After much persuasion by Stan and Jerry Wade goes agreement.

Later that evening the abduction takes a dramatic turn. An agent retrieves the two kidnappers near the place Brainerd , Minnesota on the road, because they have temporary license plates from the dealer have on the car. Showalter tries agent to buy, but that does not accept it. Then Grimsrud grabs a gun from the glove box and shoot the cop in the head. A car drives by and the occupants see Showalter clearing agent. Grimsrud chases the car and kill the occupants.

The next morning, examine local, seven months pregnant policewoman Marge Gunderson ( Frances McDormand ), the drama. She quickly finds out how the tragedy has occurred, and examine the license plates from the dealer. They also questioned the two ugly prostitutes with whom Grimsrud and Showalter have had sex the night before. She discovers that the kidnappers have contact with someone from the dealership (Shep), after examining the phone records from the truck stop where the kidnappers gained the prostitutes. Marge decides to Minneapolis , Minnesota to go for research. She goes to lunch with an old school friend Mike Yanagita who tells her that he is a widower and tries to seduce her -very ongepast- before he bursts into tears.

Margin questioned Shep and Jerry who both deny any knowledge anything of the matter. She asks Jerry if he misses no Sierra. Shep behind Showalter (who is in town to pick up Jerry of money). Shep finds Showalter in a hotel while he has sex with a whore and beats him up because Shep in difficulty comes with the probation service. The humiliated and angry Showalter commands Jerry deliver the money in a parking garage. Wade, however, decides to deliver his own money because he does not trust his son. The drop-off Wade refused to give the money before he sees his daughter. Showalter shoot down Wade, and wants to pick up the suitcase with money. Wade, who lies bleeding on the floor, shoot Showalter in his face. Showalter then eliminates Wade of life. If he wants to leave the car park, Showalter also shoots down as the gate attendant who refuses to make the gate open.

Meanwhile Jerry has problems with an employee of GMAC (the financing arm of General Motors ). The employee suspects a fraudulent loan application. He can not read the identification numbers on the form. Therefore, he can not transfer the amount of $ 320,000. The GMAC employee threatens judicial steps, and Jerry torn between the world controlled by him.

Showalter discovered a million dollars is in the trunk, and bury a large part of that amount in the shoulder along a highway. Showalter is coming back to their shelter with the expected $ 80,000. It turns Grimsrud Jean to have murdered simply because they irritated him. The men are arguing over who gets the car. Then Grimsrud Showalter murdered with an ax.

Before Marge back to Brainerd, she finds out that her friend Mike lied. He turns out to be a stalker of the woman he says that she is deceased. Then she returned to the car business because they suspect that Jerry lied to her. Jerry thinks he's hot at is if they ask for Wade. Jerry escape in a car, which is enough for Marge into an investigative action throughout the state to arrest him.As she investigates an information, they find the place where the kidnappers had hidden. She was just in time to see how Grimsrud pushes Showalter's body in a wood chipper. If Grimsrud flight, they shoot him in the leg and arrested him. On the way to the police station to talk to Marge Grimsrud because they do not understand why he can do such a thing "for a little money."

Jerry is arrested in a motel in Bismarck , North Dakota . In the final scene we see that Marge and her husband Norm watching television in bed. He also tells her that a draft him on a 3-cent stamp is pressed. The fate of the nine tons of buried remains unknown. ==<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">Cast   == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Main characters


 * Jerry Lundgaard - William H. Macy
 * Marge Gunderson - Frances McDormand
 * Carl Showalter - Steve Buscemi
 * Gaear Grimsrud - Peter Stormare
 * Jean Lundgaard - Kristin Rudrüd
 * Scotty Lundgaard - Tony Denman
 * Wade Gustafson - Harve Presnell
 * Stan Grossman - Larry Brandenburg
 * Shep Proudfoot - Steve Reevis
 * Norm Gunderson - John Carroll Lynch
 * Mike Yanagita - Steve Park