Funny & Frightening之经典影片

Fargo is a 1996 film created by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. It is set in the Upper Midwest (the opening and closing scenes are set in North Dakota and the rest in Minnesota, USA) and tells the tale of a car salesman (William H. Macy), who has hired two hit men (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife (Kristen Rudrud) for a ransom of $1,000,000 that sets off a chain of murders in the region.

Fargo won two Academy Awards in 1996 — for Best Screenplay and another for Best Actress for Frances McDormand. The film also won the British BAFTA Award and several other international film awards, including the Award for Best Director (Joel Coen) at the Cannes Film Festival of 1996.


Set in 1987, Fargo tells the "true" story of Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), an Oldsmobile car salesman from Minneapolis, Minnesota with financial troubles. Taking place before the film's beginning, Jerry has hatched a simple plan. He turns to a small-time criminal, Shep Proudfoot, and enlists the service of two hit men to kidnap his wife. Jerry meets with the two hit men, the "funny looking" Carl Showalter (Steve Buscemi) and the laconic Gaear Grimsrud (Peter Stormare), at a bar in Fargo, North Dakota to stage a pre-arranged kidnapping in which his wife, Jean (Kristin Rudrüd), will be returned unharmed for a payment of $80,000. However, Jerry's plan is to tell his wealthy but antagonistic father-in-law that the ransom is $1,000,000 intending to use the large difference to settle debts and enrich himself.The plan falls apart, however...............