Fargo is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperate car salesman (William H. Macy) hires two criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from her wealthy father (Harve Presnell).
A television series of the same name premiered in 2014, set after the events of the film.
Victims[]
- Unnamed State Trooper - Shot in the top of the head by Gaear Grimsrud with a pistol.
- Unnamed Man - Shot in the back by Gaear Grimsrud with a pistol.
- Unnamed Woman - Shot in the head by Gaear Grimsrud with a pistol off-camera.
- Wade Gustafson - Shot six times after being shot once in the stomach by Carl Showalter with a pistol.
- Unnamed Attendant - Shot by Carl Showalter off-screen, body seen.
- Jean Lundegaard - Killed by Gaear Grimsrud in an unknown manner off-screen, body seen.
- Carl Showalter - Dismembered and shredded in a woodchipper after being struck in the head by Gaear Grimsrud with an axe off-camera.
Deaths[]
- Total - 7
- 5 Men
- 2 Women
Kill Counts[]
- Gaear Grimsrud - 5 (Alive)
- Carl Showalter - 2 (Deceased)