Fargo (1996)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.3/10   

Réalisateur:

Joel Coen
(suite)

Writers (WGA):

Joel Coen (written by) &
Ethan Coen (written by)

Release Date:

8 mars 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

A homespun murder story.

Plot:

Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Plot Keywords:

Ransom | Murder | Blood | Fargo North Dakota | Police

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 30 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Paul Bunyan territory

Ensemble

William H. Macy	...	Jerome 'Jerry' Lundegaard
Steve Buscemi	...	Carl Showalter
Peter Stormare	...	Gaear Grimsrud
Kristin Rudrüd	...	Jean Lundegaard
Harve Presnell	...	Wade Gustafson
Tony Denman	...	Scotty Lundegaard
Gary Houston	...	Irate Customer
Sally Wingert	...	Irate Customer's Wife
Kurt Schweickhardt	...	Car Salesman
Larissa Kokernot	...	Hooker #1
Melissa Peterman	...	Hooker #2
Steve Reevis	...	Shep Proudfoot (as Steven Reevis)
Warren Keith	...	Reilly Diefenbach (voice)
Steve Edelman	...	Morning Show Host
Sharon Anderson	...	Morning Show Hostess
Larry Brandenburg	...	Stan Grossman
James Gaulke	...	State Trooper
J. Todd Anderson	...	Victim in the Field
Michelle Suzanne LeDoux	...	Victim in Car
Frances McDormand	...	Police Chief Marge Gunderson
John Carroll Lynch	...	Norm Gunderson
Bruce Bohne	...	Officer Lou
Petra Boden	...	Cashier
Steve Park	...	Mike Yanagita
Wayne A. Evenson	...	Customer (as Wayne Evenson)
Cliff Rakerd	...	Officer Olson
Jessica Shepherd	...	Hotel Clerk
Peter Schmitz	...	Airport Lot Attendant
Steven I. Schafer	...	Mechanic (as Steve Schaefer)
Michelle Hutchison	...	Escort (as Michelle Hutchinson)
David S. Lomax	...	Man in Hallway (as David Lomax)
José Feliciano	...	Himself
Bix Skahill	...	Night Parking Attendant (as Don William Skahill)
Bain Boehlke	...	Mr. Mohra - Bartender in Driveway
Rose Stockton	...	Valerie (voice)
Robert Ozasky	...	Bismarck Cop #1
John Bandemer	...	Bismarck Cop #2
Don Wescott	...	Bark Beetle Narrator (voice)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Bruce Campbell	...	Soap Opera Actor (uncredited)
Clifford Nelson	...	Heavyset Man In Bar (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen		(uncredited)

Scénaristes (WGA)
Joel Coen		(written by) &
Ethan Coen		(written by)

Produit par
Tim Bevan	....	executive producer
John Cameron	....	line producer
Ethan Coen	....	producer
Eric Fellner	....	executive producer
Joel Coen	....	producer (uncredited)

Musique originale
Carter Burwell

Image
Roger Deakins

Montage
Ethan Coen		(as Roderick Jaynes)
Joel Coen		(as Roderick Jaynes)

Distribution des rôles
John S. Lyons		(as John Lyons)

Création des décors
Rick Heinrichs

Direction artistique
Thomas P. Wilkins

Décorateur de plateau
Lauri Gaffin

Création des costumes
Mary Zophres

Maquillage
John Blake	....	key makeup artist
Daniel Curet	....	key hair stylist
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Directeur de production
Margaret Hayes	....	post-production supervisor
Gilly Ruben	....	unit production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Michelangelo Csaba Bolla	....	first assistant director
James Alan Hensz	....	second assistant director (as James Allen Hensz)
Donald Murphy	....	second second assistant director
Brian O'Kelley	....	second assistant director

Art Department
J. Todd Anderson	....	storyboard artist
Robb T. Anderson	....	carpenter (as Robb Anderson)
Maria L. Baker	....	art department assistant (as Maria Baker)
Gregory Banks	....	carpenter (as Greg Banks)
Curtis Baruth	....	construction coordinator (as Curtis W. Baruth)
Brian Bebler	....	carpenter
Dwight Benjamin-Creel	....	property master
Denise Boquist	....	painter
Thomas Christianson	....	painter
Joe Connolly	....	assistant property master
Jeffrey Daniels	....	set dresser
Beth Edelstein	....	painter
Beth Edelstein	....	sculptor
Kirk Erickson	....	carpenter
Joseph F. Ferraro	....	set dresser
Andrew Foster	....	carpenter
Paul Hankey	....	carpenter
Anne Hyvarinen	....	lead scenic
Kay Kropp	....	painter
Sydney Ann Lunn	....	property assistant
Jeff Murphy	....	sculptor
Patrick L. Owen	....	carpenter (as Patrick Owen)
Gene Palusky	....	carpenter
John David Paul	....	assistant art director
Stephen J. Readmond	....	on-set dresser (as Stephen Readmond)
Bradford Richardson	....	graphic artist
Tim Schwob	....	construction foreman (as Timothy Schwob)
Joseph Skala	....	carpenter
Steve Speers	....	set dresser
Jill Stevenson	....	set dressing buyer
Amy Thornberry	....	assistant lead scenic
Susan J. Tveit	....	art department coordinator
Gerald S. Upham	....	carpenter
Bob Wiesner	....	set dresser
Ben Woolverton	....	lead man
David K. Pederson	....	painter (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allan Byer	....	sound mixer
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound effects recordist (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Ezra Dweck	....	foley mixer
Dan Evans Farkas	....	assistant sound editor (as Dan Evans Farcus)
Eugene Gearty	....	sound effects editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Bradford L. Hohle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Ken J. Johnson	....	sound effects recordist (as Ken Johnson)
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Peter F. Kurland	....	boom operator
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay	....	supervising sound editor
Kimberly R. McCord	....	apprentice sound editor
Todd Milner	....	assistant sound editor
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Pross	....	foley editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor (as Frederick Rosenberg)
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor
Magdaline Volaitis	....	dialogue editor
Knox White	....	utility sound technician (as Knox Grantham White)
Keenan Wyatt	....	boom operator

Effets spéciaux
Bruce R. Anderson	....	special effects technician
Wilfred Caban	....	pyrotechnician
Joe Carroll	....	special effects technician
Michael Kranz	....	special effects technician
Paul Murphy	....	special effects coordinator
Dieter Sturm	....	special effects snowmaker
Yvonne Sturm	....	snowmaker

Visual Effects
John Alagna	....	opticals

Cascadeur
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunts
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Bridges	....	still photographer (as James Bridges)
Robin Brown	....	camera operator
Robin Brown	....	director of photography: second unit
Peter Clemence	....	best boy grip
Tony Corapi	....	electrician
Ed Dally	....	film loader
Milo Durben	....	dolly grip
Tom Franchett	....	electrician
Adam Gilmore	....	second assistant camera
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera
William H. Hobson	....	company grip (as William Hobson)
Jeremy Knaster	....	best boy electric
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip (as Mitch Lillian)
William Moore	....	rigging gaffer
Bill O'Leary	....	chief lighting technician
Timothy O'Toole	....	video playback operator
Joseph Slagerman	....	company grip
Michael Tackett	....	still photographer
Niel Williams	....	company grip (as Neil Williams)

Casting Department
Jane Brody	....	location casting
Kathleen Chopin	....	casting assistant
Sandra Dawes	....	extras casting (as Sandra D. Dawes)
Christine Sheaks	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Virginia Burton	....	costumer
Sister A. Daniels	....	costume supervisor (as Sister Daniels)

Editorial Department
Tricia Cooke	....	associate editor
Nick Dibeneditto	....	negative cutter
David Diliberto	....	first assistant editor (as Big Dave Diliberto)
Daniel J. Geiger	....	location assistant editor (as Daniel Geiger)
Alma Kuttruff	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Carter Burwell	....	conductor
Carter Burwell	....	orchestrator
Emile Charlap	....	music contractor
Edmund Choi	....	assistant to composer
Michael Farrow	....	score mixer
Todd Kasow	....	music editor (as Todd Kassow)
Paul Peabody	....	musician: violin
Shari Schwartz	....	associate music editor
John Moses	....	musician: clarinet (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dave Amberik	....	driver
Michael Arnold	....	picture car coordinator
Keith Carlson	....	driver
Dave Drentlaw	....	driver (as David Drentlaw)
Wade P. Ehlen	....	driver
David F. Evans	....	driver
Scott Michael Johnson	....	driver (as Scott Johnson)
Michael Kennedy	....	transportation coordinator (as Michael J. Kennedy)
Frank Ketchum	....	transportation captain
Eugene Kirsch	....	driver (as Gene Kisch)
Peter L. Mullin	....	picture car assistant
Ivy Poulliot	....	driver
John Rehborg	....	driver
Marti Smith	....	driver (as Marty E. Smith)
Tommy Ray Smith	....	driver

Divers
John Albrecht	....	payroll accountant
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
Clement Baque	....	caterer
Cheryl Broussard	....	assistant production coordinator (as Cheryl M. Broussard)
Mark Demarais	....	set production assistant
Daniel J. Dustin	....	set medic (as Dan Dustin)
Joe Everett	....	unit publicist
Mimi Everett	....	title designer
Jane Frazer	....	head of production: Working Title
Kurt W. Gensmer	....	set medic
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	production coordinator
Robert Graf	....	location manager (as Robert J. Graf)
Senor Greazer	....	meat dinner MC
Dave Halls	....	set production assistant
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach
Carlos José Ibarra	....	mechanic (as Jose Ibarra)
Dana Kelley	....	assistant accountant
Donald J. Koshiol	....	location assistant
T. Kukovinski	....	script supervisor
Michelle Suzanne LeDoux	....	craft service
Rachel Lynn	....	assistant location manager (as Rachel L.T. Kapel)
Angela Morrison	....	head of business affairs: Working Title
William Preston Robertson	....	meat dinner MC (as Bill Robertson)
Albert G. Ruben	....	insurance
Dan Runyon	....	craft service
Bill Schwab	....	location projectionist
Mindy Sheldon	....	production accountant
Jessica Shepherd	....	set production assistant
Bix Skahill	....	office production assistant (as Don 'Bix' Skahill)
Stuart Skrien	....	location assistant
Jose Solorzano	....	caterer
Eric Vignando	....	caterer
Charlie Vogel	....	post-production accountant (as Charles Vogel)
Jeffrey Abramson	....	pre-production intern (uncredited)
Christopher P. Jacobs	....	location projectionist: Grand Forks (uncredited)
Kelly Nathe	....	photo double: Jean Lundegaard (uncredited)
William Preston Robertson	....	field interviewer/archivist for Minnesota accents (uncredited)

Thanks
Mark Cady	....	special thanks
David Daugherty	....	special thanks
Deana Elwell	....	special thanks
Rick Finkelstein	....	special thanks
Peter D. Graves	....	special thanks (as Peter Graves)
Julie Hartley	....	special thanks
James Hautman	....	special thanks
Robert Hautman	....	special thanks
Michael Kuhn	....	special thanks
Aline Perry	....	special thanks
Malcolm Ritchie	....	special thanks
Russell Schwartz	....	special thanks
Stewart Till	....	special thanks
Mark Wolfe	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (presents)
• Working Title Films (in association with)
• Gramercy Pictures (I)

Distributors

• Gramercy Pictures (I) (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (1996) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Channel Four (1999) (UK) (TV)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
• Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE) (Greece)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Finnkino (1996) (Finland) (all media)
• Gativideo (1997) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (Greece) (VHS)
• Líder Films (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (USA) (video)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Nelonen (1999) (Finland) (TV)
• Odeon (Greece)
• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Distribution (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• PolyGram Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Polygram Filmed Entertainment (video)
• REP Distribution (Australia)
• Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Home Video (RCS) (Italy) (VHS)
• Sogepaq Distribución (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1996) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (special edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Vitória Filmes (1996) (Portugal) (theatrical)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (paint shot)
• Sturm's Special Effects International (snow making)

Other Companies

• Albinsons  special thanks
• Balsmeyer and Everett  titles
• C-5  post-production sound
• Costumes and Creatures  special thanks
• Effects House, The  opticals
• Entertainment Motion Picture Catering  catering
• Helly-Hansen  special thanks
• Insurance Services Inc.  insurance
• International Film Guarantors  completion bond services
• Juniper Post  ADR recording
• Minnesota Department of Transportation  special thanks
• Minnesota Film Board  special thanks
• Municipal Parking Inc.  special thanks
• N&D Film and Video  negative cutting
• North Dakota Film Commission  special thanks
• Otto Nemenz International  camera rental
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment
• Polaris Industries  special thanks
• Rescue Resources  set medical services
• Rollins Hudig Hall  insurance
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sound One Corporation  post-production sound
• Sureway Air Express  special thanks
• Wow & Flutter  ADR recording

Autre(s) titre(s):

Fargo (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and sexuality.

Durée:

98 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R (certificate #34206) | Denmark:15 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Bathgate, North Dakota, USA

Company:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Anecdotes:

Director Trademark: [Joel Coen] [Kubrick]. When Carl and Gaear are driving outside Minneapolis, the song 'These Boots are Made for Walkin' can be heard on the radio, a reference to Full Metal Jacket (1987), which features the same song.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Marge arrives on the second murder scene about 35 minutes into the film, as she examines the slain trooper, his eyelids move up and down.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Jerry Lundegaard: I'm, uh, Jerry Lundegaard.
Carl Showalter: You're Jerry Lundegaard?
Jerry Lundegaard: Ya. Shep Proudfoot said...
Carl Showalter: Shep said you'd be here at 7:30. What gives, man?
Jerry Lundegaard: Shep said 8:30.
Carl Showalter: We've been sitting here an hour. He's
[motioning to Gaer]
Carl Showalter: peed three times already.
Jerry Lundegaard: I'm sure sorry. Shep told me 8:30. It was a mix-up, I guess.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: The Fire (#2.4)" (2005)

Paul Bunyan territory

Joel Coen the director of "Fargo", proves he is one of our best directors with this tale of deception and murder told in a style that takes humorous turns in the action. "Fargo" is one of the best American films of the nineties. Joel Coen working together with his brother, Ethan, have made pictures that will be viewed as classics, as time will tell. Their movies are always an excellent way to spend some time because they always manage to deliver, even in films that aren't popular with the public.

A lot of what makes this film work is the amazing casting feat the Coen brothers achieved in giving Frances McDormand and William H. Macy, two of our best film actors, prominent presence in it. The Marge Gunderson of Ms. McDormand is one of the best creations the Coen brothers have produced. The same can be said of William H. Macy's take on the pathetic Jerry Lundergaard, the idiotic man who sets things in motion in the film. Ms. McDormand and Mr. Macy have only one scene together, yet one wouldn't even think about other actors playing these roles.

The supporting cast of "Fargo" is a joy to watch. Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare make two of the most enjoyable bad guys in memory. These two scum bags are a joke. Anyone in his right mind wouldn't entrust either Carl or Gaer for a hit job. John Carroll Lynch plays Norm, the stoic man who is married to Marge. Harve Presnell is good as Wade Gustafson.

The atmosphere created by the Coens work well. We are constantly reminded of the deep winter seasons of the area where the action takes place. They have given their characters a local flavor and even to hear them talk would take us to that region of the country.

"Fargo" is a joy to watch thanks to Joel and Ethan Coen.