Fargo | Car Dealership Scene
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- Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand), Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) dealership scene from the Coen brothers film, Fargo.
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Fargo is a 1996 British-American black comedy crime film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Frances McDormand stars as a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating roadside homicides that ensue 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 his wealthy father-in-law (Harve Presnell).
Macy's character is so many things in this scene: caught off guard, passive aggressive, stressed, nervous, in over his head and an idiot. Macy nails it perfectly.
Couldn’t agree more. He was absolutely amazing in this role.
How hard is that all in one scene! I wish he had gotten the Oscar for it
-and that dumbfounded look when he realized how quickly he would go down if the police talked with his boss...
you forgot "hiding something"
The way he wipes his lip after insisting he's cooperating. Subtle, but perfect.
William H. Macy chased this role. He auditioned for the Cohen brothers in CA. Found out they were interviewing in NY. Flew out there and auditioned again and got the role. He said his life has been better ever since he made this movie. He literally chased his dream and it came true.
This is true and there ain't another actor more suited for the role!
@@neogeoriffic No doubt!
he said he was born to play the role. he was at his cabin when he found out. smoke'n bowls and turn'n wood. but there was no one out there to tell
Macy said he didn't want them ( Cohen brothers ) to ruin their movie by not casting him as Jerry. Now that's confidence ! Macy was right though. He was born for that part. Fargo wouldn't be the masterpiece it is without Macy.
Now he’s in jail for bribery or whatever.
This is very Midwestern. Many cultures wouldn’t react so shocked and offended at someone getting aggravated in such a situation (even though he is indeed lying), but in the Midwest (most of it) raising your voice in most any situation is seen as completely unacceptable. Excellent detail by the Coen brothers!
They're a brilliant team.
So Midwestern! Plus, the cadence of the voice, the mannerisms, the Minnesota nice, all of it. I loved Fargo when I saw it but even more so, that they got the Upper Midwest/Minnesota thing right!
True. But here in Chicago while we do have some of those Midwestern values (we are much nicer than say NY) we do have a big city edge too. I worked with car dealerships for many years and they were unbelievable. If you wanted to do business with some of the finance managers they wanted to be given hookers and blow not to mention Bulls tickets when Jordan was playing. They screwed over the uneducated customers every chance they could. So many crazy memories. They were not intimidated by cops and certainly not a female cop. They’d probably make her wait for 10 hours and then slip out the back. “Sorry honey, forgot you were there.”
@@Ram44 Chicago is an exception. I lived in Iowa. There if anyone showed anger or frustration, even just some, most would see this as socially unacceptable.
Im from Minnesota. In any culture, in any state, raising your voice is considered rude
Notice how the traffic behind him gets faster throughout the movie as the pressure starts to build and build in Jerrys head
Awesome catch
I don’t really see that
What a thing to notice - didn't give that second thought. You're right!!
Nah, it doesn't.
Do you actually think the Cohen brothers coordinated about fifty vehicles for an imperceptible background detail?
"He's fleeing the interview, he's fleeing the interview!" That's the line I most remember about this movie. A police officer doing her job as trained and she describes a scene she's in with the same terminology she was taught at police school. I think that's the funniest thing ever!
Just thought the same thing. It's pretty cute. "He's fleeing the interview! He's fleeing the interview!" as she scrambles a bit.
Brilliant AND hilarious dialogue isn’t easy to pull off together. But the Coens, and their actors, do it best
I love that "We're doin' all we can!" when he is clearly being obstructive. Wonderfully delivered line.
and what does that mean anyway, why would they need to be doing anything if there's nothing dicey going on in the first place?
Yeah, William H. Macy did a great job as Lundegaard. He's an underrated actor. I felt so bad for his character "Little Bill" in "Boogie Nights." I'm sure he's still married to Felicity Huffman.
@@ApartmentKing66 Shameless...
I laugh every time he says that line
Well, he told her the car wasn't from their lot. Aw, what the Christ.. so damned important to ya!
"Ma'am, I answered your question." And in that moment, she knows he's lying.
I read your comment just as it popped up on the screen
She knew he was lying with every breath the second she met him.
She knew she was lying after the encounter with her old friend at the Radisson.
He is not even answering the question straight so it’s already obvious that he’s hiding something.
@@christianjocson5509 Fantastic acting here by Frances. One line "excuse me sir" she went from golly gee bumpkin to hard nosed interrogation. great stuff.
William h. Macy is such an underrated actor. He’s awesome in Fargo and boogie nights...No one can pull off being pathetic like him.
He is brilliantly pathetic in Magnolia, too. Tragic, actually.
His role in Shameless is his Magnum Opus.
Here we go again. Time for a “underrated” comment in the TH-cam comment section. It’s the Internet way of saying he’s a good actor.
@@BuckForearm Ha ha. Agreed. Basically according to the internet “underrated” simply means not an “A-list” actor or action star. Dwayne Johnson is not underrated. Vin Diesel is not underrated. Jason Statham is not underrated. However, I would say Tom Cruise, while still being A-list and an action star, is actually quite a good actor. He’s one example. I’m sure there are others.
Best compliment you can give a waiter is not noticing them. You'd never say they're underrated in the hospitality industry that's the mark of a true professional. Unnoticed maybe.
Oh, for Pete's sake - he's fleein the interview. He's fleein the interview!
Jay Santos well for petes sake, that tells us alot about her. Ja?
Ja
@@dondajulah4168 i
Jajaja
Ah what the Christ!
I love, "He's fleeing the interview. He's fleeing the interview!" She was definitely taught this phrase at the Academy.
Why didn’t she follow him as he go and count the inventory. He would not have escaped.
yeah I think she was excited to use that phrase, been waiting years probably
One of the best delivered lines in moviedom, just one word...connected. The emphasis she put on it was fantastic.
Frances McDormand is such a great actress can't believe she was in other movies and she really captures different personalities really well. So glad she got the Oscar for her performance.
Couldn't agree more!
Tbf she should've never been nominated for best actress. She doesn't appear in the movie until 30+ minutes in and the movie itself is relatively short for an Oscar movie. She should've won supporting actress instead
Who was she supporting? She was the lead. @@TonyDanza4Lyfe
The whole point of Mike Yamagida (not sure about the spelling) is that he teachers her not to take people at face value, which is why she comes back here with more questions. Such excellent writing.
My favorite scene in the whole movie. Some say it’s “tacked on” or doesn’t move the plot forward but I think it’s brilliant.
He was the only person who fooled her.
Yup. It's one of those scenes that you don't really get until a rewatch, when you understand how the purpose of Mike, who is otherwise not necessary to the plot, helps Marge realize Jerry is dishonest.
@@jaypickett3552people have since learned just to trust the Cohen brothers...
This clip is amazing on so many levels! It's like a master class on how to act verbally and non verbally... just amazing to watch. Both of them are brilliant.
Agreed!
The way Jerry's voice cracks when he refers to himself as "general sales manager" is a great touch, pretending he has some authority while his world is falling apart like a house of cards in a high wind!
I always appreciate the fact that the criminal mastermind hops in his car and drives right past the window where he left the cop ten seconds ago.
@insertclevername4123
It's possible that due to the geographic nature/layout of the car lot, this was the only way to go. Or there's always the possibility that Lundegaard is a staggering halfwit.
@@hyena131 He is halfwit. Whole intrigue was so insanely stupid :D
Yeah we all saw the video, your pointless comment added nothing
lol there's no way that there's only ONE way out of a car lot. it just shows that he's a complete moron@@hyena131
Marge is a brutal interrogator. She knows she's pregnant and uses it to force herself into his space, and uses her Minnesotan charm to smile her way through a ruthless line of questioning. And pulled it off flawlessly.
Brilliant character, brilliant acting
Thank you Siskel and Ebert.
I’m not from that area, but I was stationed in the military up there for about 5 years. That accent is so annoying to me, even after all of these years of being gone. The people are wonderful, salt of the earth types. Just a pleasure to be around, but my goodness, that accent! Please make it stop.
@@ubon11 lol I hope you're never stuck in Kentucky or Mississippi
Zachary Lancaster Nah, man, that’s where my family is originally from, Harlan, KY. That accent I can deal with. I know most people can’t, ha!
Love the way the scene is filmed. Notice the cars in the background behind Lundegard. They run back and forth seemingly racing through his mind. That's genius.
Haa! The devil's in the details and the Coen brothers don't miss a trick!
I always laugh at the way William H. Macy’s voice cracks when he says he’s the executive sales manager. What a loser! 😂🤣
An executive sales manager who has to go ask his boss to get $100 off that truecoat!
They put that truecoat on at the factory, you know.
Skwisgar Skwigelf 1:06 love that line. We run a pretty tight ship here! Watch it again!
Great detail to show how nervous he is. He has to know he is truly screwed at this point.
@@henn863 I’ve always wanted to know what Jerry needed the money for. It’s just one of those movie mysteries that nobody will ever know I guess...like what was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction.
She's not a bank, Jerry.
xYouthAttackx Ol' Bill Diehl is not gonna like any of this !
xYouthAttackx lol
Neither will Bucky, Shep, Carl or Gale and Wade is very angry at you!
She owes money all over town...oh, wrong Cohen Bro's film. Still, you'd think up there where all those Scandinavian-Americans settled, we'd find out who the Knutsens were.
You’re darn tootin!
Frances was just so danged cute in this movie. An absolute doll. The camera certainly loved her in these closeups.
Leon Allan Davis She was indeed an absolute doll. I love those doe eyes at 1:23 😍😍
@xrmweho , At least one of them.
I love how she is looking for clues and that guy drives away. She's like "no point in looking for clues anymore."
Such wonderful acting on both sides here. I just love this scene for that
“You’re darn tootin’ !”
@@lilakilonen5663 You're darn tootin'!
@@rongarza1974 lols!!!
I love this phrase. Even with my southern accent, I can say this phrase in a perfect Minnesota/North Dakota accent.
@@hall911guy 😂😂😂
Well heck!
Now I want to see this movie again. Never realized how good the acting was...
Lmao how could he have acted more suspicious than this. He gave every possible tell of a liar
That score...The dialogue, Marge and Jerry interaction, his outburst, her I'm Sorry Sir, the way she chooses not to be nosy, and most especially, the way she smiles at Jerry's family picture
BRILLIANT is not even a fair word to describe this Perfect Scene of a Perfect Movie
How the hell did Macy NOT win an academy award for this role?
Right?!? I couldn’t agree more a 1000% with what you said! So much for show me the money
Because academy awards and all of that glitz is bullshit movie industry nonsense that means nothing
Macy was put on this Earth for this role.
rigged marketing nonsense
according to wikipedia Cuba Gooding Jr. got it instead for playing Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire
Jerry: You want to play games?
Marge: Checkers?
Jerry: Ya darn tootin’!!!
"If they weren't, ya know, Kahnected"
if you think accents are denigrating you are actually the one bringing us all down... or, as you call it, "the jew"
Shoot First - you win the bigoted idiot prize. Congratulations. It's a gold-plated piece of cow dung. Display it proudly.
@@shootfirst2097 Oh look, an idiot
@@shootfirst2097 So, Jews aren't white?
@@shootfirst2097 are you really comparing the situation of whites today with the situation of Blacks when Birth of a Nation was made? Seriously? Get a grip on yourself.
Bill Macy gives a hell of a performance
Not to be confused with the Bill Macy who co-starred on "Maude" with Bea Arthur and various movies like "The Jerk" and "Analyze This." That's why he's billed (no pun intended) as "William H. Macy."
Youre right. Really a great performance.
I just saw another video on TH-cam a little while ago today about him getting the part for this movie, and it was pretty funny, in a nutshell he was in the mountains, or country, smoking dope and turning bowls on a lathe when he got the message that the part was his, and he went nuts, he was so happy but his nearest neighbor (to share the news with.....) was two and a half miles away!!!! 😂👍
"Sir, you have no call to get snippy with me, I'm just doin' my job here."
Yeah, you're busted.
GREAT SCENE!
I've used that line before in my short tenure as a customer service rep.
"he's fleeing the interview!" I love that line so much! lol
I love how she affectionately looks at the photograph of Mr lundegards wife. If only she knew what the audience knows
I started laughing when he said “we run a pretty tight ship here”
When she asks to speak to Mr. Gustafson (who's now a stiff) it's a double whammy in Jerry's web of deceit that's all crashing down around him.
When Carl demanded extra money, and Marge first asks about the tan Ciara, his plan exploded. Would’ve been noble to give it up before Wade, parking attendant, and probably Jean was killed (Carl’s death didn’t matter, in days he would’ve killed Shep or gotten people killed trying).
Great piece of acting by both Bill and Francis.
She was so wonderful in this movie.
Lundegaard would be a horrible at Poker.
admtech69 Ah what the Christ!
His face is one big "tell."
admtech69 he’s horrible at life in general
“a horrible”?
That might be how he got in debt in the first place
“Yer darn tootin’!”
The lingo in this movie cracks me up 😂
I think Macy plays this role brilliantly. Really good actor.
I love how her little dimples go into a smile when she looks at the picture of Jerry's wife. Shows her overall outlook on life I suppose 😊
Yeah too bad at that point of the movie she got mangled up and probably woodchipped too
Looks like 49 people really didn't want that Trucoat
This was a very well cast movie with great dialogs.
I'm surprised nobody's selling t shirts on facebook that say "I Would Know, I'm the Executive Sales Manager" with Macy's methed out smile imprinted.
Love Francis McDormand in every single thing I’ve seen her in......and esp this role. She is perfection as Margie.
I'm not gonna debate you Jerry
Probably the best portrait of a loser in any motion picture.
I freaking love this scene, "he's fleeing the interview!"
You can pause on any frame of these two character's faces and tell exactly what's going on at that moment. Their facial expressions are so good
They're truly gifted actors.
He’s fleeing the interview!!
You're darn tootin.
Oh for Pete's sake.
Ah, what the christ!
Best line in the film! Just the use of the word "fleeing." 😂
Holy Christmas! (season 4)
Great "acting" isn't seen, it's felt. These two ARE their characters in this interview. That's why McDormand won the Oscar.
Being a Retired Auto Sales Mgr
William H Macy is 💯% authentic playing this Role. ..
Some of those vin numbers he is messing with on the scratch pad are real...I googled one and found its vehicle history
Hmmm, interesting.
Your rabbit hole skills are impressive. Most impressive.
P Hoffa Show me the Carfax.
Back before internet was popular, probably never thought anyone could actually find info on those vin numbers. They certainly wouldn't use real ones today.
@@4TheRecord Yes but I'm sure some nerd had Carfax literally fax that shit over. Back in the day you'd call Carfax and they'd do that for a charge.
Such a great movie. Nailed that midwestern accent
that very subtle smile she gives when looking at his wife's photo on the desk. quality acting and directing, though the film is a bit dark for me, there's no denying the talent here.
He never came back from doing that lot count.
@Robster543210
He didn't even bother to do a lot count.
Two great actors working their craft 🎥🎬
Absolutely.
"I'mmmm... not arguin' here... I'm cooperating and... we're doin' all we can."
What a great scene. Dark humor at its finest.
Well, I would know! I'm the Executive Sales Manager!
Genghis Khan he runs a pretty tight ship there.
I love the way his voice cracks when he says that 😂
I wonder if this is how William Macy sounded when being interviewed about the college admission issue!
😀👍
David Waterman, he wasn't the one under investigation
He offered the Judge an Executive Mgr discount on TrueCoat for his car.
Howard Del Abate, he was never once mentioned throughout
We havent had any shineboxes go missing. The shinebox not from our lot ma'am.
3:05
Love the subtle acting here. She sees his wife and you can tell by the look on her face that she gives him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he has a nicer side than he shows at the car dealership.
“So it would be quite a coincidence if they weren’t - ya know - KAHNEKTED.” 😂
He’s fleeing the interview
that car had surprisingly good ground clearance
Every time this appears as a suggestion I just have to watch it...it's so compelling and so real. William H Macy went to the wall to get this role and it's hard to see that he is "acting"; he just is Jerry Lundegaard.
When I first saw this scene in 1997, William Macy's character forever imprinted into my head. So, after 24 years (today), I referenced this scene in a text message response to convey what I thought was the best embodiment of a liar.
Marge plays it so straight, I can't figure if at this point she suspects he's involved in the kidnapping, or if she's just puzzled about why he's not cooperating.
The problem is nobody knows his wife has been kidnapped. If she would have known that his wife was missing she would have suspected him easily. She was just thinking this guy sold a car to criminals and didn't want to admit it until he flees.
No she didn't suspect until he ran off.
What can't you like about this movie?
In the Cohen Bro's universe, you'd think the Dakotas or Minnesota would be where the Knutsens were from. I half expect Jerry to have a green-painted toe in his desk.
"I want Pancakes House!"
Well if you look on the bright side at least he never ended up in the wood chopper
William H.Macy made this film unforgettable for me
Jerry Lundergaard, the Fredo Corleone of Fargo.
*LMAO* great analogy
U steal my shit?
Love how the piece of evidence is lying on the table between them - a list of car numbers prepared to produce another unreadable fax. While waiting for his return, Marge shows interest but is distracted by him "fleeing the interview". Clear as crystal that she will remember it later and add 1 to 1.
When she caught the last leg being pushed into the chipper I burst out laughing harder than ever before.
"He's fleeing the interview, he's fleeing the interview."
Lol
No question that Macy plays a magnificent fall guy - he clearly convinced the FBI that he had absolutely no knowledge of his wife's intent to commit mail fraud on behalf of their daughter. I guess someone had to pay the 30K fine and pick her up from the slammer.
It's my deal here, Marge
Great actors. Great scene. Great Movie.
William H Macy was put into the wrong category for the Oscars. And he should have won just for saying “you’re darn tootin’”
Love the Norwegian Hardanger fiddles playing in the background LOL
I love this police officer.....dont get snippy with me, ??? love her brown eyes
Am I missing a joke here? She has blue eyes..?
She has2 assholes ...you had to be there.
@@johnsmith-wx5fb humans have one asshole each
The way she is looking at him and how she says his name at 2:12 is the moment that Marge realizes she may have her man. And looking at all of the nervous tells that W.H. Macy gives in this scene...brilliant acting by both
The soundtrack in this film is perfect.
Ah, what the Christ!
You're darn tootin!!!
David Camacho I'm not gonna debate you, Jerry! I'm not gonna sit here and debate!
So many great lines! The Coen brothers are absolutely brilliant.
Neogeoriffic I hated this movie the first time. But like beer, I developed a taste for it. Now, I watch it at least once per winter.
We Are Borg 478 - best winter movie ever, besides Runaway Train (from 1985). I guess because I already liked beer and Coen brothers movies before I saw this, I did not hate it the first time. In fact, I thought it was brilliant.
Wonderful film
she is so nice and insulated from crime, that she actually gets offended that he does not want to cooperate in a murder investigation.
She is doin it like Columbo.
a bit too confrontational. Colombo would let the suspect ramble on and get up and start to head towards the door letting the person think he accepted his story thereby setting the trap. Then, right before he got to the door he would turn around with "one more question" where that question would be the trap being pulled on the suspect.
@@dondajulah4168
Yes! Allowing the suspect to underestimate him first.
Or misunderestimate
@@dondajulah4168 ja thats more like it. :)
Perfect casting
Agreed!
I'm fleeing this thread.
...have you ever been completely busted...? ... the last cookie, the last beer... I can relate -
I'm obsessed with Frances.
Love her accent.
When his voice went higher, he's guilty as sin, he's so defensive. He keeps asking a question with a question.
Probably the best scene ever filmed of a guy squirming in front of a cop who is catching him in his lies. They are both perfect here.
Her definite tone at 1:39 -1:43 was a clear warning that he was digging his hole deeper!
Meryl Streep frequently gets a lot of credit as the best actress of the last 40 years, but for my money, I like Frances a little better. As the guys on MST3K said about Gene Hackman, she's good in everything.
He's not fleeing the interview. He just went home to get his fucking shinebox.
...which he left buried in a cornfield.
"And We're Doing All We Can!" When he rubbed his Face and stroked his Lip, you knew the Show as over." "Mr. Lundegaard if you can't tell me the truth, maybe Your Father In Law can."
When Marge was looking at the Picture of Jean, poignantly she had no idea what her Husband "Did" to her.
I don't understand this scene. She goes back after she finds out that Mike Yamagita was lying to her, which suggests that now she's suspecting Jerry. Then she let's him walk right out.