428 FARGO (1996) Part 2

428 FARGO (1996) Part 2

Author: Steve Morris & John Rocha April 25, 2025 Duration: 1:37:32

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue The Season of the Coen Brothers with Part 2 of their deep dive and exploration of FARGO. This modern black comedy crime classic that elevated the Coen brothers to A list level filmmakers. The film features Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperate car salesman played by William H. Macy hires two dim-witted criminals in Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormar) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from her wealthy father Wade, played by Harve Presnell. Steve and John go thru the movie scene by scene to break down the direction, acting, story beats, score, action sequences and more.


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