Fargo Page #4

Synopsis: Jerry works in his father-in-law's car dealership and has gotten himself in financial problems. He tries various schemes to come up with money needed for a reason that is never really explained. It has to be assumed that his huge embezzlement of money from the dealership is about to be discovered by father-in-law. When all else falls through, plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn't seem to have the time of day for son-in-law). From the moment of the kidnapping, things go wrong and what was supposed to be a non-violent affair turns bloody with more blood added by the minute. Jerry is upset at the bloodshed, which turns loose a pregnant sheriff from Brainerd, MN who is tenacious in attempting to solve the three murders in her jurisdiction.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Production: MGM
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 79 wins & 59 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
R
Year:
1996
98 min
Website
2,388 Views


- Stan and I are OK.

- Yah.

- We're good to load in.

- Yah.

But we never talked about your fee

for bringing it to us.

No, Wade, I was bringing you this deal

for you to loan me the money to put in.

Its my deal here, see.

We thought you were

bringing us an investment.

- Yah. Right.

- You're sayin'... What are you sayin'?

You're saying we put in all the money

and you collect when it pays off.

No, no, see, but I'd pay you back

the principal, and interest.

- Heck, I'd go one over prime.

- We're not a bank, Jerry.

If I wanted bank interest on $750,000, I'd

go to Midwest Federal, talk to Bill Diehl.

- He's at Norstar.

- He's at...

No, no. But, see,

I don't need a finder's fee.

I need...

Finder's fee's, what, 10%? Heck, thats not

gonna do it for me. I need the principal.

- We're not gonna give you $750,000.

- What the heck were you thinking?

If I'm only getting bank interest,

I want complete security. Heck, FDIC.

- I don't see nothing like that here.

- Yeah, but I...

OK. I'd guarantee you your money back.

I'm not talking about

your damn word, Jerry.

- Jeez, what the heck are you...

- We're not a bank, Jerry.

Well, look, I don't wanna cut you out

of the loop, but this here's a good deal.

I assume if you're not interested,

you won't mind if we move on it.

Independently.

Dammit! Dammit!

Hon?

Got the groceries.

Yah, Wade, its Jerry.

I...

Wade, its Jerry.

I don't know what to do. Its Jean.

I don't know what to do. Its my wife.

I don't know what to do. Its Jean.

Yeah, Wade, its Jerry. I...

Wade, its Jerry. I... We gotta talk.

Its somethin'... Aw, jeez, its terrible.

Yes?

Yeah. Wade Gustafson, please.

Shut the f*** up, or I'll throw you

back into the trunk, you know.

Jeez, thats more than

I've heard you say all week.

Ah, sh*t.

Oh, the tags.

All right, its just the tags.

I never put my tags on the car.

Don't worry. I'll take care of this.

Keep it still back there, lady, or else

we're gonna have to, you know, shoot ya.

Hey, I'll take care of this.

How can I help you, Officer?

- This a new car, then, sir?

- Certainly is, Officer. Still got that smell.

You're required to display temporary tags,

either in the plate area

or taped to the back window.

- Certainly.

- Can I see your licence and registration?

Certainly.

Yeah, I was gonna tape up the tag,

you know, to be in full compliance,

but it must've...

It must've slipped my mind.

So maybe the best thing to do would be

to take care of that right here in Brainerd.

- Whats this, sir?

- My licence and registration.

Yeah, I wanna be in compliance.

I was just thinking we could

take care of it right here, in Brainerd.

Put that back in your pocket, please.

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Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen was born on September 21, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA as Ethan Jesse Coen. He is a producer and writer, known for No Country for Old Men (2007), True Grit (2010) and The Big Lebowski (1998). He has been married to Tricia Cooke since October 2, 1990. They have two children. more…

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