FARGO (1996) The Best of Francis McDormand as Marge | MGM

Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
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Fargo (1996)
Directed By: Joel Coen
Written By: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Cast: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare
Rated R for strong violence, language and sexuality.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.
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Fargo (1996)
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[@tonyr.3044]

She was outstanding in this role. And I love the premise of her character...just an every day person triumphing over evil.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

More like stumbling upon evil and then stumbling on same evil again in manner that lead to one suspect being arrested. Primus motor of whole scheme was very unceremoniously arrested by other honest policemen.

[@jamesfreeman2258]

Ditto

[@ianmangham4570]

Amazing film 🎥, the music everything, just appeared one night on TV 📺 90s 🇬🇧, i had a massive joint and an ice cold coke ,great time ⏲️

[@amyd6591]

She’s such a super lady 😂

[@tonyr.3044]

@@amyd6591 good one!

[@Samantha-pn4zk]

I think "funny looking" is the best way to describe Steve Buscemi.

[@Christrulesall2]

Oh yea?

[@jackthepirate9233]

😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@Defensewhiz]

well, he wasn't circumsized

[@AugustMeteors]

More than most people, even!@@Defensewhiz

[@duncansteedman9986]

I want to give a thumbs up but 111 is too good to spoil 👍😎

[@jimpomac]

One of the best movies ever made, brilliant casting terrific script. Frances McDormand was just perfect for the role of Marge. Thanks for the post.

[@jimtruscott5670]

@jimpomac. 100%

[@sparsparkster]

Without hyperbole, this really was one of the top 10 movies I've ever seen in my life.

[@ralphadamo1857]

You're darn tootin'!

[@lewistasso8866]

Dat's Margie, not Marge, ya?

[@anitarichbourg852]

I agree!❤️

[@estellehillermann7650]

"He's fleeing the interview he's fleeing the interview"😂

[@estellehillermann7650]

😂😂😂 Brilliant movie brilliant actors.

[@jammin2575]

That’s my favourite part, just the way she runs back forth deciding what to do 😅

[@jmkaye00]

Oh fer Pete’s sake!

[@janetkizer5956]

Whenever I watch this movie, I wait for that scene so I can say the words with her.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

That scene with William H Macy is spellbinding. 2 brilliant actors

[@DudeWatIsThis]

This woman is a stellar actress.

[@thedeerhunter4407]

yep.macy is great too

[@DebNKY]

Isn't she remarkable?

[@francescapharris3828]

Ohh ja she is ❤

[@DerindaEagleton-nc8vt]

I agree

[@davidperez5089]

Watch 3 billboards! What a tough woman.

[@genemcloud4114]

This is a classic and William H Macy nails it through out!

[@DGRWPF]

oh ja?

[@fabiopunk1661]

I lived in Minnesota for some time. The way they talk in this movie it reminds me of that happy part of my life

[@SuperMegaWoofer3000]

Oh yah?

[@eallen555]

I'd almost forgotten how great that movie was. Maybe I'll go and watch the whole thing.

[@TheLeemccarthy]

Oh yah?

[@deadreckoning6288]

You betchya.

[@RitchieCollins]

It’s a terrible movie, boring & definitely not funny in any way.

[@3headedsnake388]

@@RitchieCollins Oh yah?

[@georgesotiroff5080]

@@RitchieCollins This movie is horribly funny. Yah!

[@claudiamiller7730]

“He’s fleeing the interview! He’s fleeing the interview!!” Still use this phrase on a regular basis…pick a situation: cat escape….fruit rolling across the floor at Kroger….black bear guiltily leaving the scene after bird feeder attack…..ya, know…..the usual stuff.💕

[@SmokeDog1871]

She is lowkey one of my favorite characters, wish real life cops were more like these people

[@alexf9381]

Many are, especially in these specific areas. In any case, it's not realistic to expect that especially in larger cities. Those guys/girls see dead babies mangled in car wrecks and from their first day in training have been shown footage of stops where the person stopped seemed completely normal until they suddenly pull out a gun and start shooting. It's human nature to be on edge when you're dealing with that very real possibility.

[@kaj7135]

Rural cops are like this, city cops aren’t.

[@leahsundvall5894]

Grew up in Minnesota, when this 1st came out, I said, no, we don’t talk like that! Move away for 20 years, come back…OMG Minnesotans do talk like that! 😂

[@firstlast9916]

Ya? Minesoootins are good people. Yaaaaa.

[@saran3214]

It's a charming accent. I hope it never gets lost. It's cheery and upbeat.

[@robstimson4234]

But Fargo is one state over. ND.

[@saran3214]

@@robstimson4234 I know, that made no sense to me either. They just liked the sound of Fargo, better than naming the movie Brainerd. That's what I read.

[@DennisSullivan-om3oo]

They aren't young. But you know Marge, and Norm are going to be good parents.

[@mjremy2605]

Superb acting. Very Minnesota. All buttoned up emotions in that frigid place.

[@andydavies1810]

What an actress , well deserved of all accolades !

[@Christrulesall2]

Oh yea?

[@jars7774]

Accolades and hot chocolates, too

[@roostervision]

she's such a super lady!

[@Christrulesall2]

I know, don't cry. Its ok sabre😉@@roostervision

[@gwine9087]

Watch her in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' and 'Nomadland'. She is, probably, the best American actress, today.

[@havenhemmings3574]

One of my favorite movies for some strange reason. You betcha.

[@jacqdanieles]

Ya

[@kenlodge3399]

I forgot how much I liked that movie, she killed it. Man-O-Man I laughed and laughed, even at the gory parts. And Buscemi too, both had that dry wit and sarcasm goin' on, it was great! Liked it so much I even checked out the series. Saw it on a whim like, was just killing time and turned out to be one of the best movies ever saw. My brother who saw it with said the same thing. Great movie

[@sallywhite7678]

Pete Buscemi does a fabulous SNL sketch as the criminal with Bill Hader as Keith Morrison-Dateline parody: Mystery of the Chopped Up Guy. Perfect portrayal by both actors. Watch it!❤️🐈

[@andywomack3414]

Ya, think so too.

[@Kwaj]

*Marge:* There's the cahr! There's the cahr! *Lou:* Whose cahr? *Marge:* My cahr! _MY_ cahr! 😊

[@Christrulesall2]

Gee..You ok, Kwajy?

[@ohthatdickens69]

Tan Ciera! Tan Ciera!

[@wrotedog]

I love Frances mcdormand in Fargo. She makes serious look funny. " Norm your better n nem"

[@keithwilson6060]

She was also great in Mississippi Burning.

[@rmadara]

If you want to see the best of Frances McDormand, just watch the whole movie...you will NOT be disappointed.

[@Exposing_Mark_Niemczyk]

4:01 "Sir you have no call to get snippy with me I'm just doing my job here"😂

[@EphemeralProductions]

I guess i never found that scene funny. He really was being rude and short with her all of a sudden. I would have said the same thing as her. Especially considering she’s an officer of the law.

[@trishfitzpatrick3264]

I’ve used that line so many times with my kids

[@slopadoodle]

"You darn tootin'!"

[@ukkfayooyay]

I just love Francis. Such an unlikely movie star.

[@nonyafkinbznes1420]

I ALWAYS LIKED HER SO MUCH

[@phishbill]

Frances.

[@Frankie2012channel]

If you were a fan you'd SPELL HER NAME correctly. It's FRANCES not FRANCIS. Francis with an "I" is a man's spelling.

[@dublinjazz1]

Your reaction is more than a tad ott for a simple spelling mistake. Having a bad day?@@Frankie2012channel

[@jxhensley2243]

@@Frankie2012channelSettle down, Frannie

[@joannehack7588]

I could watch this movie a million times and never get tired of it

[@andrewtrotter9023]

“So, it’d be quite a coincidence if they weren’t, you know, connected.”

[@A2D4]

“Heck do ya mean!? Heck do ya mean!?” & “I’m cooperatin’here” became ongoing sayings in my family. This movie was hilarious. It was crazy-funny when Buchemi was mad at his cohort on their long drive because the other guy refused to join in any conversation. He threatened to keep quiet to see how the other guy liked that, but then he (Buchemi) was unable to shut up. That other dude didn’t have too many lines to learn for the whole movie. (“I wanna go to Pancakes House”) 😂😂

[@michaelnelson9140]

We always loved that part too. And yes, the quiet dude was the scary one! Seen him in a lot of movies too.

[@patricktruelove464]

Love the penultimate scene where she uses her Mom voice to tell off the bad guy.

[@poetcomic1]

The 'mom' voice she uses on Russell in 'Almost Famous'.

[@patricktruelove464]

@@poetcomic1 Yeah that too! Never thought of that parallel.

[@salutations8705]

Just imagine Margie not pregnant 😮 she’s lethal enough carrying that baby

[@Lucius.Tarquinius.Superbus]

10/10 performance by Frances McDormand... One of the best of all-time

[@tootired76]

I'm from Minnesota, don'tcha know? Half the people here absolutely hated this movie, but I thought it was hilarious at times!! I love it!😅

[@slopadoodle]

Well, wouldn't ya know it!!

[@lennomenno]

“ ahhhh what the christ “ 🤣🤣

[@alexmetcalf]

Oh yeah?

[@gretchenbeck441]

Fargo was great Would like to see it again

[@mattmammone2338]

You’re darn tootin’

[@charlesmurphy1510]

Yah!

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

Christ, his character is so pathetic.....

[@tnreprasentog7769]

I swear the Coen brothers don't miss lol literally almost every movie they've made is at least decent

[@ashandspirit9736]

Fantastic actress

[@johnjames3592]

Super lady

[@lemiabodden7717]

@@johnjames3592 loooool

[@Grizzbiz57]

I love her work. Burn After Reading was also a terrific film. Frances is hugely under rated.

[@axiomaddict]

Both movies had great casts, and funny as heck!😂

[@andrewadventures1]

I mean, she's won four Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Tony... I wouldn't call that underrated haha

[@DavidWilliams-so2dy]

“Oh for Pete’s sake “. The Coens wrote that line into BAR as well as Fargo for her.

[@cynthiafreudenberger1578]

The movie has Francis McDormand in it. I’m watching it.

[@kerrylee4633]

Her performance in Mississippi's Burning was brilliant.

[@shadorveal5529]

😮i didnt know that was her😮😮

[@kerrylee4633]

@@shadorveal5529 Every second of her performance was believable.

[@Asidebar]

A fantastic movie and wonderful actress. One of my all time favorite movies.

[@retsub3]

I will . . _never_ . . get tired . . of this movie. This reminded me it's been a while and time to rewatch!

[@sjstevens6375]

The teenage “Go Bears” girl in the 2nd scene is Melissa Peterson from Reba and Young Sheldon…

[@patriciahill4492]

I know. I just love Melissa. ❤️

[@lisasolier504]

“He’s fleein the interview…he’s fleein the interview!” Lol

[@tiffsaver]

When she won the Academy Award, I said, "THERE IS A GOD!!!"

[@johndevitt5619]

She literally got cast as God in the show Good Omens.

[@tiffsaver]

@@johndevitt5619 LOL!!!

[@andyzehner3347]

Don't understand why Marge asks so many times for a description of the little guy. "Funny lookin'" is a perfect description of Steve Buscemi.

[@jacqdanieles]

The girl who called him that kinda fit the description herself ;)

[@brinsonharris9816]

Best part is the Coen bros. wrote the part with Buscemi in mind.

[@dace938]

One of those all-time favs.

[@mi.dogman4438]

Ya? Ya…. Oh ya? Ya… That’s all I have to say about that….

[@VilhelmHammershoi1666]

one of the worlds greatest actors. right now. She is the greatest

[@hillcountry871]

Such an amazing film, felt weird ' laughing ' in some rough scenes, splendid cast

[@swissman5643]

A top ten of all time. Superb. Thanks for the post.

[@3506Dodge]

From my 5 years in Iowa, this really is how Midwesterners talk. Expressionless faces and non-committal agreement with anything you say. You never know where you stand with anyone.

[@marshalljimduncan]

He's fleeing the interview, he's fleeing the interview!

[@elvenkind6072]

This movie is even better if you watch it from Scandinavia. As a Norwegian I notice so many details in it that make it even more funny. Specially the way they say "jaaa" instead of "yes". We actually say that here.

[@vikinghawk3358]

Superb acting from the whole cast

[@Celtic2Realms]

Lovely movie, great characters and scenery. The busy road outside the car dealership is always memorizing

[@survivor648]

She is one of the best actors I make sure to watch anything she is in! Her best role to me was when she played Mother Teresa in The Letters my all time favorite of her movies.

[@Santu2409]

That was Juliet Stevenson

[@davemathews7890]

If only more people in this world could be like Marge.

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

He fleeing the interview!😅

[@drabbit61]

This cinema...at its best

[@vallotubli]

Amazing how the creators managed to reflect the Norwegian temper so accurately in Fargo.

[@johnviney7919]

She played such a great role!! 😀 Great movie!!

[@donaldschmitt4677]

Our greatest actress!!!

[@buddyrupp6235]

Hilarious representation of North Country people. Ya, darn tootin, you betcha, and the use of wood choppers to dispose of evidence!

[@havenhemmings3574]

ouch

[@bruceradz]

I saw this movie at the theater. Yahhh.... I've never forgotten how good it is. Taught me what ya can use a woodchipper for Aye This movie is a classic

[@michaelnelson9140]

You’re not from Minnesota. We don’t say aye. You’re thinking Canada!

[@sandrosantagata3562]

Seen first time when I was in Ft. Lauderdale oktober 1996. I see it every year a couple of times since then

[@DerekHoscorner]

Awesomeness job

[@jmbrinck]

Dang it. Now I have to watch the whole thing again. For the hundredth time.

[@vitodesimone8120]

Fantastic movie and wonderful cast members.

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

McDormand was always one of my favs.. Mrs. Pettigrew Lives for a Day.. Burn After Reading.. But she just knocked this one out of the part! An actor's actor.

[@michaeluden7131]

Her interview with the prostitutes is just absolute gold. What a brilliant performance by a brilliant actress

[@UrsuxRex]

They're prostitutes ? I haven't seen the film in a long time but in my memories they were just two random girls the guys hooked up with.

[@annepearson1551]

It took me a long while before I stopped saying, " Yeah you betcha!!" When I left Minnesota

[@kerrylee4633]

"Ya, you betcha " is popular in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

[@Frankie2012channel]

It's FRANCES not FRANCIS. Francis with an "I" is a man's spelling. It's a sign of respect to actually SPELL the actresses' name correctly!!

[@roguejester4986]

I agree, though arguably it was an honest mistake. Some people are not the best with homophones or diction.

[@Antiwoke1]

Lighten up, Francis.

[@em23]

​@@Antiwoke1damn I was going to say that 😂

[@Carlito_Brigante93]

@@Antiwoke1lol good nickname, antiwoke 😂

[@Antiwoke1]

@@Carlito_Brigante93thanks!

[@JJosephineify]

She's outstanding in this role ❤️❤️❤️

[@user-uv8qn3qw4e]

A great movie. As a Minnesotan i remember when they were at wally McCarthy Oldsmobile filming. The view of south town mall, then the Carlton celebrity room. You betcha, from Minnesota.

[@alexkrycek3359]

Brilliant movie, wonderful actors.

[@jamesfeeney5727]

Superb film

[@huskypup3489]

Love the Cohen brothers' writing.

[@howardkoor9365]

Sensational

[@infonut]

. I can't believe this is nearly THIRTY FRIGGIN YEARS OLD. Sumbitch...where'd the time go? Oh Yah. Go Bears!

[@DanWint]

Great movie we need some like this today, but Fargo the town in winter sucks.

[@janicehart5397]

I thought she did a perfect acting job in this film. I also loved her in Nomadland. She's a great actress.

[@GOLDESCAFLOWNE]

Fabulous actress.......The best.

[@josephososkie3029]

Great movie.

[@judiegreer1203]

She should do more comedies, she's hilarious.

[@johnzajac9849]

'Mike' is brilliantly played by comedian Steve Park.

[@MonteCarlo111]

In Living Color.

[@janetkizer5956]

Yes, and that scene always just breaks my heart. It's so sad, but it helps in the case because Margie realizes anew that she can't just accept what people tell her, so she goes back and questions Lundegarde again.

[@V.U.1]

Maybe my favorite movie ever 😅

[@robgilbert3395]

Sorels - those are great boots!

[@Se7nDust]

Baffins for winter is best

[@CorePathway]

Back in the day Sorels were game-changers.

[@KingLemonSucker]

I love the accents.

[@tomhenry897]

End was the best

[@patriciarossman8653]

How did the Coen Brothers manage to make this a love story? ❤❤❤

[@dubswirl3082]

‘Ooooh yeah’ ‘yeah?’ ‘Yeaaaah!’

[@animaljustice7774]

Geez poor Mike

[@TheNervousnation]

This woman is fantastic.

[@PhilistineTheArtLuvr]

It's amazing what police have to put up with!

[@monpetitgraindesel6192]

Ce film…Un bijou, un chef-d’œuvre, j’avais acheté le DVD pour l’offrir à mon fils qui le connaît sûrement encore sur le bout des doigts tellement il l’a regardé. Quelle actrice fantastique, extraordinaire, c’est dommage d’avoir égratigné son prénom à Frances McDormand.🥀

[@gwine9087]

When I saw this movie, at the time, I thought "OMG she has to win the Oscar" but I really didn't think that she would, mostly, because she underacts. Fortunately, the people who voted realized that.

[@rafaelmoura2103]

is this part of the states close to canada? they feel a bit canadian to me

[@ianchu8232]

Now I'm even more convinced that people living in the Dakotas talk funny and act silly. This movie is proof.

[@Rick_1337]

I think one of the best scenes with her occurs after she catches the guy at the woodchipper as they are driving back to town. She is so disappointed in him for all the people that have died for nothing.

[@davidbenjamin8265]

OH YAAHH!

[@DrHydro-mq7sw]

Best film....

[@buliaoqing]

Francis 's performance in 'Fargo' is really great and may be one of the best in history. But I don't understand why she performance a little poor in 'Primal Fear', the same year movie?

[@harridan.]

nobody's perfect. can't argue with 4 Oscars, though

[@LaveshNK]

@@harridan. you destroyed him bruh

[@LaveshNK]

@@harridan. you destroyed him bruh

[@animaljustice7774]

It happens a lot in Hollywood. One year you’re in a hit movie and next year you’re in a dud. It’s quite common.

[@CatnessStrange]

She had a much smaller part in Primal Fear. Her performance was still excellent though.

[@michelveraliot]

Can someone give me the music at the end it's so sad yet nostalgic

[@tcook8102]

I haven't been able to find the full song anywhere and get reminded of it every time MGM uses it. It's the song that plays in Legally Blonde after Warner breaks up with Elle and is dropping her off at her sorority house. It's possible that it's a song called Dumped by film composer Rolfe Kent.

[@SAHOSNI]

OH YEAH Movie