It doesn't even seem like she suspected him at first, she probably thought he was just incompetent. You can see the exact moment the penny drops for her. Astounding performances.
I think the scene in which she meets her old high school friend is what leads her to check up on this guy again. He managed to fool her just by acting so emotional and it was all a ruse. These two men are the same, in terms of their ability to manipulate people with emotions.
He actually (the character) pulled out of it pretty well. First he seemed suspicious and then he did an incredible job of showing her that he was just lazy.
William Macy's facial expressions in this conversation are priceless. He shows nervousness, frustration & stifled anger perfectly by stuttering, talking incoherently & dodging the question put by McDormand... Awesome acting...
It looks like Macy's character Jerry has become completely insane finally aware of the mess that he created and how miserably all of his assorted schemes have failed. Also notice how Marge's character turns from cheerful and polite to dead serious after Jerry snaps at her.
Matt P. - especially when she asks if she can talk to Mr. Gustafson, and Jerry is thinking "well, that might be kinda hard, ya know, seein' as how he's dead and all."
Good acting but the accents are atrociously inaccurate. I should know, i live in the area, yes we have accents but they are not nearly that extreme. I dont know anyone who talks like that.
Deserved an Oscar too tbh. There was feck all on that year either. IMHO one of the two great injustices. Depp for the The Libertine was nailed on and never got a mention.
I just watched an interview of his yesterday regarding his casting. He was obsessed with attaining the role. Check it out. I think he said when he got word that the part was his, he was alone at his cabin in Vermont, "smoking dope and turning bowls." Hilarious.
@@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853 Jerry Lundegaard was an easier character to play, a one dimensional scumbag. He played it well, but I don’t think it was Oscar worthy.
The one unique thing about this movie more than any movie I've ever seen: it's just fascinating to watch them act - how they deliver their lines - body language, facial expressions. With this movie it's just fascinating to watch them. This scene is just one prime example of it: Lundegard is saying 10X more than just the words coming out of his mouth and it's fascinating to watch lol!
1000% agreed. I like how McDormand's character through the whole movie asserts dominance and authority without ever being what one might call disagreeable. Always smiling, nodding, and being polite, but it's very plain she's in charge.
+ForumLight Exactly. The self indictment when Jerry touches his face and lips after replying. "I'm cooperating..were doin all we can" Plain to see this man is lying.
Funny, GMAC fell for a similar scam back in Long Island in the 80’s. A big GM Dealer in Port Jefferson pulled that exact scam and embezzled millions before GM finally caught on! I wonder if the writers of Fargo modeled that after the real event. Great movie, one of those I can watch over and over.
what scares me so much about this movie is, that i sympathise so much with jerry even though he might the prime example of how despicable a human being can get.
He is the classic example of greed. Good job, nice house, family, wealthy future (when father in law passes) but he wants more now. Hense why he is committing fraud at work and extorting his father in law. He is creating this trouble really
@@jsilva4847 I would say that the actual reason he owes money is irrelevant: The fact that he owes money to such an extent that he is desperate to commit a crime indicates his very poor decision making skills. It's kind of the initial subtle set up of that character trait before he completely demonstrates it throughout the movie.
I think the best part of the movie is right after this when she starts freaking out and says to herself: "He's fleeing the interview... HE'S FLEEING THE INTERVIEW!" I never get tired of watching this movie.
The look on her face when he "gets snippy", the way she drops the aw-shucks gee-whiz persona and goes into full hardass cop mode, the way she lets him stammer and weasel until he is forced to flee. I would honestly be hard-pressed to think of a better performance by any other American actor than Francis McDormand in Fargo.
She did win the Oscar for this role. I would call Jessica Walter's spine chilling performance in Play Misty for Me my absolute favorite over this though. A crime she didn't win an award for it.
@@ApartmentKing66 hey, you're right that OP misspelled McDormand's name, but I'm not sure why you insist she shouldn't be referred to as an "actor". The term is used for women as well. It's gender neutral, like "doctor" or "musician". www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/sep/25/readers-editor-actor-or-actress And to say there isn't a performance by any actor better than Frances McDormand's in Fargo communicates that she is one of the country's finest thespians... of any gender.
One of the themes of this film--and this scene in particular--is that politeness does not equal goodness. Both Jerry and Marge are practitioners of "Minnesota Nice"; always seemingly appearing friendly, helpful, and positive on the outside. But only Marge is a genuinely good person on the *inside*; Jerry is in reality a greedy, duplicitous, murdering shitbag. So even though their approach to social interactions are on the surface similar, they couldn't be more different.
Jerry didn't directly murder anyone. But his incompetence and lack of control over this whole scheme he started out of desperation and yes, greed, is what ultimately got all of those people killed. Obviously, he didn't plan for anyone to get killed. Just a simple planned hire-for-kidnap scheme that completely derailed and spiraled out of control. Partially because Gaear was sociopathic and Carl was a knucklehead.
Really? After seeing that other movie called North Country about the female miners all being sexually harassed based on a true story I don't think "Minnesota nice" exists just women being made to say I'm sorry sir for daring to question their male superiors.
Lots of brilliant scenes in this film. Frances McDormand's character as the unassuming, friendly, pregnant Cop who is actually very perceptive and cunning in her work is perfection.
I love when dialogue wouldn't seem even remotely funny on paper, but is hysterical when spoken. The smile on Marge's face when she asks to speak to Mr. Gustafson is hysterical.
imo, France's performance for her role is more nuanced and sophisticated even though her character appears unassuming, that's why she won the Oscar. Macy's acting is more straightforward which is suitable for his character, but it's not exactly Oscar worthy
Imo people probably just believed that William H Macy was just like his character. In reality he's nothing like him. His performance was so good that people couldn't even separate him from the character.
Such a bad liar and bad criminal lol. I love the other scene when she asks him a question, he stares at her and starts laughing about the Paul Bunyan story. You can tell he was trying to think of a lie. LMAO
As far as I'm concerned this is one of the best films I've ever seen, definitely one of my all time favourites. The writing is absolutely genius, the acting by Macy and McDormand (and pretty much everybody else) is amazing, the directing is fantastic.
I absolutely freakin’ love this movie. The writing, directing and especially the casting are perfect. Macy’s face in this soft interrogation, McDormand’s sharp questions in the nicest tone, the looks they exchange, love this scene.
This is one of my favorite movies but when I recommend it to someone that never seen it before and they ask , Whet's it about? I can see as I describe the plot their facial expression tells me they think it doesn't sound very exciting or nothing they haven't seen before, but I will continue trying to sell it with Yeah, it doesn't sound like much but the acting and characters are what is the entertaining part
His eyes have such a look of fear in them. Those little facial twitches. You can't teach an actor those little things, Macy is a master to be able to become this character in every little way.
Love the way Frances pauses after Macy breaks the confidence with "Ma'am! I answered your question!!" It's so obvious he's a liar...he knows perfectly well where that missing Sierra is..! ;-) Brilliant movie.
She’s so good. She plays the local yokel, but is so calm and collected. She interviews like she already knows what to expect. Her scene with Shep Proudfoot, is stellar.
Scribbling on the notepad to wear the pencil down so that the books might appear sloppy and ambiguous. It's such a nice little character building detail.
Her smile at :55 just shows how proud of herself she is that she connected the dots on the clues. And look how quick she rushes into his office to tell him. McDormand plays that innocence and humble honesty absolutely perfect.
William H. Macy said he felt born to play this role because he understood exactly the kind of character the Coen Brothers wanted. They liked his audition but they went to New York for more auditions, so William H. Macy got on a plane and crashed the NY auditions and he told the Coen Brothers that he worried they will ruin the movie by giving the character to someone else, and if they don't give him the part he will shoot Ethan's dog. William H. Macy saved this movie. I can't picture any other actor to play Jerry Lundegaard.
I can't imagine Jerry Lundegard played by anyone other than William H Macy, he was truly born to play the role. An oscar-worthy performance if I ever saw one.
I love this film. I've lived in the Twin Cities forever, so this story is close to my heart. I only have one problem. People keep referring to the "accents" in this film. Accents? I don't hear no accents!
I loved it but I am originally from the Upper Midwest and I could hear people I know in the speech and cadence and mannerisms, though sometimes exaggerated. But you don’t need that personal connection. This movie works on so many levels, and IMO is a brilliant film. The acting, direction, staging, cinematography, soundtrack is all perfect. For instance, I love how the snow/flat, bleak landscape/ice is almost a character in the storyline. Always there, very evocative. I think it’s the Coens’ best work.
you betcha I had some good times in Fargo i grew up 65 miles away from there 28 years living in North Dakota if wanted to do any good shopping you had to go to Fargo. I live in Reno now people look at me funny all the time i say things like Yaw and you betcha .. kinda miss home sometimes
I love how certain Coen brothers movies revolve around crises of guilt and human weakness. There’s an inescapability of the consequences we create in our lives. Darn Tootin. None are without sin.
An underrated brilliant part of this scene is his response to “they called someone who works here” was simply “yeah I see”. You’d think normally someone as high up as he in the dealership would respond “they called someone who works here?’ Who?!” That sort of just makes him look guilty that he was so uninterested in that fact
Macy is so perfectly cast, and plays the part so brilliantly, that his performance makes me cry. Check out the story behind him getting the part. Now there's a life of self-confidence to imulate.
William H Macy. This scene is iconic and to me he's in hall of fame for this scene. Frances as well. Another movie i would like to tip about is Southern Comfort whit Powers Booth and Peter Coyote. Another type of movie but it's clearly in my iconic vault of movies. What's connect them is very good music. In Fargo it's Norwegian folklore and in Southern Comfort its cajun music by balfa brothers.
The fact that Jerry sells Oldsmobiles (ceased production early 2000s) also helps successfully seal this film in a particular TIME, not just a place. Brilliant!
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Some say it was not a true story, but was inspired by true events. Other's say it was loosely based on the Helle Craft story.
Have you watched Carroll O'Connor in All in the Family? Hilarious. Sammy Davis Jr. REALLY wanted to be on that show. His bigotry was pretty much like Nixon, all proud Sammy Davis stayed at the white house, and stopped JUST SHORT of calling him a N***er, while being very happy he was there. Extremely bizarre. It was in a Sinatra doc called All or Nothing at All. Poor Sammy had his eye taken out by a 1954 Cadillac protrusion in the steering wheel, (an egg shape). Sign of the times, they had to spend 45 minutes looking for "a colored hospital" which was polite at the time. While he was holding hid own eyeball. True story. That was in California, btw. Not the south.
When the FBI showed up to ask William Macy, "So has your wife been slipping a little illegal $500K to get her daughter into an elite Ivy League university?" he looked just like this. "No ma'am! I'm cooperating! Darn tootin' I'm absolutely cooperating with this investigation!"
I love this scene because of the interplay between Frances McDormand and William H. Macy. They had great chemistry and this scene was just plain perfect. I loved how calm she was asking the questions and also how frazzled and tense Macy's character was you could just tell from the look on his face as she was asking about the car's plates that he was really losing his cool and I loved her reaction after he snapped at her. He knew he was in deep after that. Fargo is a film I can watch again and again the acting from the whole cast is just phenomenal. The script is terrific and the direction is masterful. Fargo is an incredible movie and one my favorite films ever.
I love the pacing of this scene. It starts off so cheery and then she realizes he's hiding something and it gets dead serious. Both actors in this scene and the movie in general just fucking nail it
It doesn't even seem like she suspected him at first, she probably thought he was just incompetent. You can see the exact moment the penny drops for her. Astounding performances.
I mean it's not like Lundegaard has a good poker face 😆😆
He's so rude to her.
@@michaelotis223 😂😂😂😂
I think the scene in which she meets her old high school friend is what leads her to check up on this guy again. He managed to fool her just by acting so emotional and it was all a ruse. These two men are the same, in terms of their ability to manipulate people with emotions.
He actually (the character) pulled out of it pretty well. First he seemed suspicious and then he did an incredible job of showing her that he was just lazy.
William Macy's facial expressions in this conversation are priceless. He shows nervousness, frustration & stifled anger perfectly by stuttering, talking incoherently & dodging the question put by McDormand... Awesome acting...
It looks like Macy's character Jerry has become completely insane finally aware of the mess that he created and how miserably all of his assorted schemes have failed. Also notice how Marge's character turns from cheerful and polite to dead serious after Jerry snaps at her.
u darn tootin'
Matt P. - especially when she asks if she can talk to Mr. Gustafson, and Jerry is thinking "well, that might be kinda hard, ya know, seein' as how he's dead and all."
"We're doing all we can." *wipes face* It's like on that game L.A. Noire when you can accuse the suspects of lying.
Francis is no slouch, either.
The two of them...together.
Absolutely brilliant. Terrific acting by two great actors.
jordan w Darn Tootin
Good acting but the accents are atrociously inaccurate. I should know, i live in the area, yes we have accents but they are not nearly that extreme. I dont know anyone who talks like that.
The accent was enough to bag McDormand a Best Actress Oscar.
Okay, are ya sure!?!?
You betcha!!!!!
I love Marge's flat stare after Jerry's "Ma'am, I answered your question." That was marvelous.
+WarriorPrinny That was funny :D
+WarriorPrinny I wish all political interviewers were as bullshit intolerant as Marge and all politicians were as bullshit incompetent as Jerry.
his defensiveness was sooo obvious..clearly marge is sharp and not an idiot..She called his bluff by asking for the manager
CoffeeButts Hell yeah, she saw right through Jerry's bull shit 😂😂
The moment she realises something's up. Brilliant.
I love how William H. Macy completely enjoys and embraces Jerry Lundegaard's stupidity. What a performance!
Indeed, fantastic performance.
Indeed. May I quote:"The Great State of Vermont Will Not Apologize for It's Cheese."
Deserved an Oscar too tbh. There was feck all on that year either. IMHO one of the two great injustices. Depp for the The Libertine was nailed on and never got a mention.
its insane how addicting this movie is. There's a point I'm so annoyed by him that i just wanna beat tha fuck outta em lo
I just watched an interview of his yesterday regarding his casting. He was obsessed with attaining the role. Check it out. I think he said when he got word that the part was his, he was alone at his cabin in Vermont, "smoking dope and turning bowls." Hilarious.
Her expressions are priceless! No wonder she won an Oscar for this. Darn tooten!
And where's an oscar for my man William H. Macy as well?
Darn rooten
@@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853 Jerry Lundegaard was an easier character to play, a one dimensional scumbag. He played it well, but I don’t think it was Oscar worthy.
@@maliant16 which one of the nominees should've won it then?
@@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853 Indeed. Cuba Gooding was funny in Jerry Maguire, but that Oscar should have gone to WHM.
"Aw, what the Christ!" Macy was so good in this.
So good it made it hard for him to diversify his roles.
He needed an oscar
he tells a great story about getting the part too. Its worth looking up.
An absolute unit in this movie.
Jerry's not a very good Lutheran, is he?
Ned Flanders got himself in a heck of a lot of trouble here.
Yer darned tootin
The heck do ya mean?
@C Pods Aaaah hell dang didley ding dong crap!!!
You betcha!
Ya darn tootened
"Okay. ARE YA SURE?" :D
He was busted right there. haha
what the heck do u mean?
Jaa, I see.. :
Well he would know, he's the executive sales manager!
Cuz I mean... How do ya know?!
Jerry Lundergaard must be the saddest most pathetic human being ever LOL XD
Macys performance is awesome
For real. Even Lester Nygaard was better than Jerry.
His performance is just EPIC, he absolutely NAILS this PITIFUL Sack of Dog sheit of a Character , just Nails it ..
I watched Fargo full movie here twitter.com/69267d582e0201699/status/824452700960026624
I'm about to nab that award
Lately I've been owning that title.
The way McDormand’s eyes change when Jerry snaps is fabulous.
The tiny nuance shifts the whole dynamic.
Wonderful acting.
The one unique thing about this movie more than any movie I've ever seen: it's just fascinating to watch them act - how they deliver their lines - body language, facial expressions. With this movie it's just fascinating to watch them. This scene is just one prime example of it: Lundegard is saying 10X more than just the words coming out of his mouth and it's fascinating to watch lol!
1000% agreed. I like how McDormand's character through the whole movie asserts dominance and authority without ever being what one might call disagreeable. Always smiling, nodding, and being polite, but it's very plain she's in charge.
Agree! And the character that the snow and the cold give to the scenarios. 🐧🌈 One of the kind movie.
+Spade the Hedgehogs t Iyyu
+ForumLight Exactly.
The self indictment when Jerry touches his face and lips after replying.
"I'm cooperating..were doin all we can" Plain to see this man is lying.
+ForumLight totally agree..well said
He's fleeing the interview!
Jeff Brown hahahahahahaha my favorite
"He's fleeing the interview." My favorite too. Like she's remembering this line from from her training at the police academy.
Just wonderful.
Oh, for Pete's sake!
This movie is both hilarious and very sad. Probably the movie I've rewatched the most times.
I just got how he's blunting the pencil to purposefully smudge the serial numbers. What a rascal.
Steve Bennett Seems like you have some personal insight into skullduggery!?
I can't believe GMAC didn't fall for that.
Funny, GMAC fell for a similar scam back in Long Island in the 80’s. A big GM Dealer in Port Jefferson pulled that exact scam and embezzled millions before GM finally caught on! I wonder if the writers of Fargo modeled that after the real event. Great movie, one of those I can watch over and over.
Wow I never noticed that! Great eye!
@@richsimon7838 Ohhh, I could see that. But, problem? ALL the numbers on the list...? That's just stupid. Lol.
Kah-nected.
DOOM forever
Tom Soy Sauce So sweet when she smiles after saying that.
Connecticut?
Love it 😁
😄
I love the look on McDormand's face when he gets irate. It's that moment when she knows he's involved.
I think her sense of politeness was offended more than anything.
Ah what the Christ
what scares me so much about this movie is, that i sympathise so much with jerry even though he might the prime example of how despicable a human being can get.
He is the classic example of greed. Good job, nice house, family, wealthy future (when father in law passes) but he wants more now. Hense why he is committing fraud at work and extorting his father in law. He is creating this trouble really
Scott McAlexander We don't know why he owed money though. It seems impossible to positively conclude he's greedy.
@@jsilva4847 I would say that the actual reason he owes money is irrelevant: The fact that he owes money to such an extent that he is desperate to commit a crime indicates his very poor decision making skills. It's kind of the initial subtle set up of that character trait before he completely demonstrates it throughout the movie.
These are personal matters that needn't be...Well, I'm not gonna get inta...inta...
Because he‘ so nervous that it makes you nervous on his behalf
I think the best part of the movie is right after this when she starts freaking out and says to herself:
"He's fleeing the interview... HE'S FLEEING THE INTERVIEW!"
I never get tired of watching this movie.
+Silvio Conci ......complete brilliance..........
+Silvio Conci Oh for Pete's sake....
+Silvio Conci I also LOVE the back ground music....Mesmerizing!!
it is a great movie-and he told her he was guilty by doing that!
Ehhh what the Christ!
Fargo is also a classic for casting incredible outstanding actors.
"Mr. Lundegard, sorry to bother you again. Can I come in?"
"Yeah, no!"
😂
The look on her face when he "gets snippy", the way she drops the aw-shucks gee-whiz persona and goes into full hardass cop mode, the way she lets him stammer and weasel until he is forced to flee. I would honestly be hard-pressed to think of a better performance by any other American actor than Francis McDormand in Fargo.
Dan Terry Yeah he got serious with the "darn tootin"
She's an *actress* and *her* name is Frances.
She did win the Oscar for this role. I would call Jessica Walter's spine chilling performance in Play Misty for Me my absolute favorite over this though. A crime she didn't win an award for it.
@@ApartmentKing66 hey, you're right that OP misspelled McDormand's name, but I'm not sure why you insist she shouldn't be referred to as an "actor". The term is used for women as well. It's gender neutral, like "doctor" or "musician".
www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/sep/25/readers-editor-actor-or-actress
And to say there isn't a performance by any actor better than Frances McDormand's in Fargo communicates that she is one of the country's finest thespians... of any gender.
@@ApartmentKing66 Sir? You have no call to get snippy with Dan, he's just doing his comment here.
One of the themes of this film--and this scene in particular--is that politeness does not equal goodness. Both Jerry and Marge are practitioners of "Minnesota Nice"; always seemingly appearing friendly, helpful, and positive on the outside. But only Marge is a genuinely good person on the *inside*; Jerry is in reality a greedy, duplicitous, murdering shitbag. So even though their approach to social interactions are on the surface similar, they couldn't be more different.
Politeness is just clothing. Done well, and it flatters the contours and dignifies people in their everyday lives. But that's all it is. Clothing.
Jerry didn't directly murder anyone. But his incompetence and lack of control over this whole scheme he started out of desperation and yes, greed, is what ultimately got all of those people killed.
Obviously, he didn't plan for anyone to get killed. Just a simple planned hire-for-kidnap scheme that completely derailed and spiraled out of control. Partially because Gaear was sociopathic and Carl was a knucklehead.
Really? After seeing that other movie called North Country about the female miners all being sexually harassed based on a true story I don't think "Minnesota nice" exists just women being made to say I'm sorry sir for daring to question their male superiors.
Gee, I think you might be the first person to see through politeness. So glad you took the time to educate us. 🙄
@@cantrell0817 Somebody needed to. LOL
Lots of brilliant scenes in this film. Frances McDormand's character as the unassuming, friendly, pregnant Cop who is actually very perceptive and cunning in her work is perfection.
'...and we're doing all we can' The way Macy touches his face and mouth after that line is brilliance.
this movie should have been called ya
ooooh yaaa... oooh jeeez, yaaa....
You betcha!
Yargo?
Stephanie Wong Yargotit!
*ja
I'm in love with Frances McDormand. It's not a physical thing, I can't explain it.
Me too, man. I get it!
+Silvio Conci Same here. If you haven't yet seen Blood Simple, I'd highly recommend it.
she's a handsome woman, you betchya.
Me too don't cha know!
Something divine radiates from within her and emanates out to humanity. A transcendental beauty indeed.
1:07 I love how Macy's voice cracks when he says Sale's Manager 😂
Little Details like that is what separates just good Actors, from Awesome ones.. He just absolutely nails this Character .
Exactly!
One of my favorite little bits, out of many in this film!
I love when dialogue wouldn't seem even remotely funny on paper, but is hysterical when spoken. The smile on Marge's face when she asks to speak to Mr. Gustafson is hysterical.
I think it’s also because we know and he knows Mr. Gustafson is lying dead in the trunk of Jerry’s 98.
When I get frustrated I always quote the "Ya wanna play GAMEZ???" line its so stupid I immediately feel better
This scene is such a classic. I don't know how Macy didn't get the academy award for his performance.
Academy Awards only rarely go to the most deserving. Time is the real test of what's a classic movie or performance.
I heard they gave it to old Bill Deal over at Northwest Federal.
Stupid movie
imo, France's performance for her role is more nuanced and sophisticated even though her character appears unassuming, that's why she won the Oscar. Macy's acting is more straightforward which is suitable for his character, but it's not exactly Oscar worthy
Imo people probably just believed that William H Macy was just like his character. In reality he's nothing like him. His performance was so good that people couldn't even separate him from the character.
I would know, I'm the executive *SALES* manager
+Papa Heavy To hear that quote, it's like saying you are the King Bullshitter in the Bullshit Mound you built. LOL
+tonious35 Well put! lmmfao
+Mr. Sir what the
Such a bad liar and bad criminal lol. I love the other scene when she asks him a question, he stares at her and starts laughing about the Paul Bunyan story. You can tell he was trying to think of a lie. LMAO
And Dwight Shruit is the assistant regional manager or is it assistant to the regional manager,I forget.....
Frances plays her character so freaking well. She's so confident in her abilities she doesn't need force or intimidation.
I think this happens a lot in real life, where people just crack the second they come into contact with law enforcement.
spinnernet1 I imagine it's also people who have no experience dealing with cops.
Yeah, and bad inexperienced criminals
some even worse
Shep Proudfoot barely says "Nope" to her earlier in the movie.
Well this literally did happen
As far as I'm concerned this is one of the best films I've ever seen, definitely one of my all time favourites. The writing is absolutely genius, the acting by Macy and McDormand (and pretty much everybody else) is amazing, the directing is fantastic.
And it's a true story.
@@dhyde9207 It's not actually. The Coens felt it was a matter of creative freedom to suggest a story is based on true events even when it's not
The staging. The cinematography.
I absolutely freakin’ love this movie. The writing, directing and especially the casting are perfect. Macy’s face in this soft interrogation, McDormand’s sharp questions in the nicest tone, the looks they exchange, love this scene.
This is one of my favorite movies but when I recommend it to someone that never seen it before and they ask , Whet's it about? I can see as I describe the plot their facial expression tells me they think it doesn't sound very exciting or nothing they haven't seen before, but I will continue trying to sell it with Yeah, it doesn't sound like much but the acting and characters are what is the entertaining part
Ah WHAT THE CHRIST!!!!!!!!!
'You had no call to get snippy with me sir..' I love this line...will attempt it with my boss tomorrow :))
Siobhan Smith did you get fired??
Siobhan Smith don't.
kawasaki whip two you’re about three years too late lol
How did it go?
@@imme7663 Yeaa I'm kinda curious too!
His eyes have such a look of fear in them. Those little facial twitches. You can't teach an actor those little things, Macy is a master to be able to become this character in every little way.
the music is so perfect for this film.
2 phenomenal actors and awesome dynamic, love this whole movie.
Love the way Frances pauses after Macy breaks the confidence with "Ma'am! I answered your question!!"
It's so obvious he's a liar...he knows perfectly well where that missing Sierra is..! ;-)
Brilliant movie.
She’s so good.
She plays the local yokel, but is so calm and collected. She interviews like she already knows what to expect.
Her scene with Shep Proudfoot, is stellar.
Playing stupid is a great card, especially for a smart chick. Nobody ever sees it coming. Particularly men. Lol
She was perfect in the way she approached Shep. And McDormand's most underrated acting moment in the film.
An outstanding cast. Every actor played his/her part to a tee, even down to the Minnesota accents. Excellent director, too.
"ahh what the Christ" is so hilarious to me
The “OK. ARE YOU SURE?!” Kills me everytime😭 she knows hes so FOS
[shocked] "I'm sorry, sir"
[annoyed] "ah, what the christ?"
LMAO every single time.
Love his delivery of “I’m the executive sAles manager 😅”
Scribbling on the notepad to wear the pencil down so that the books might appear sloppy and ambiguous. It's such a nice little character building detail.
Holy fuck good eye man
Her smile at :55 just shows how proud of herself she is that she connected the dots on the clues. And look how quick she rushes into his office to tell him. McDormand plays that innocence and humble honesty absolutely perfect.
William H. Macy said he felt born to play this role because he understood exactly the kind of character the Coen Brothers wanted. They liked his audition but they went to New York for more auditions, so William H. Macy got on a plane and crashed the NY auditions and he told the Coen Brothers that he worried they will ruin the movie by giving the character to someone else, and if they don't give him the part he will shoot Ethan's dog.
William H. Macy saved this movie. I can't picture any other actor to play Jerry Lundegaard.
Love it how his voice breaks when he announces that he’s “the executive sales manager”...
Brilliant.
"Sir... you have no call to get snippy with me. I'm just doing my job here."
I'm just doing my jab.
I can't imagine Jerry Lundegard played by anyone other than William H Macy, he was truly born to play the role. An oscar-worthy performance if I ever saw one.
The laziest and most cliched comment in movie analysis…
Be original ffs…
Can just see Jerry's whole dreamworld crashing to earth when she asks to talk to Mr Guftason
The blank stare is because Jerry knows that Mr. Gustafson's body is in the trunk of his car.
The strongest language Jerry uses in the whole film! "Damn," "What the Christ!" & "Your Darned Tootn't!"
Craig Browning many would consider taking The Lords name in vain, very harsh language. But otherwise, great dialogue.
You betcha ya !
And “heck”!!
She's such a super ladee!
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LMAO!!!!!!
Movies like Fargo just make me adore cinema, I love this movie so much LOL
The voice crack when he says “I’m the executive *sales* manager!” Just kills me
Two of the best actors in the best Coen brothers film, darn tooting. PTxS
These two are absolutely perfect in their respective roles. Brilliant casting.
It was like Jerry is a real life car salesman, frustrated and agitated. Brilliant acting.
I love this film. I've lived in the Twin Cities forever, so this story is close to my heart. I only have one problem. People keep referring to the "accents" in this film. Accents? I don't hear no accents!
Loling at this guy being unable to keep it together. I've never seen anyone with such "I'm guilty" sign plastered on their face.
@@Carl_McMelvin WTF?!
I HATED this movie the first time I saw it. Now I LOVE IT! The comedy exists so brilliantly beneath the surface of each scene.
I wasn't sure about the whores (often stuff like that is put in with no relevance to the story at all), but the scene later with FmD is hilarious.
I loved it but I am originally from the Upper Midwest and I could hear people I know in the speech and cadence and mannerisms, though sometimes exaggerated. But you don’t need that personal connection. This movie works on so many levels, and IMO is a brilliant film. The acting, direction, staging, cinematography, soundtrack is all perfect. For instance, I love how the snow/flat, bleak landscape/ice is almost a character in the storyline. Always there, very evocative. I think it’s the Coens’ best work.
Macy stomping out muttering "aw what the Christ" is friggin' gold
Had a '91 Chrysler New Yorker. Loved that ole Grampa car. Seats were like barca loungers.
81 olds cutlass Supreme and it WAS my grandpa's car before he bought a Buick. Lol
you betcha I had some good times in Fargo i grew up 65 miles away from there 28 years living in North Dakota if wanted to do any good shopping you had to go to Fargo. I live in Reno now people look at me funny all the time i say things like Yaw and you betcha .. kinda miss home sometimes
"I would know, I'm the executive sALEs manager."
What a phenomenally acted scene. Two brilliant performances that wow me every time I watch this movie.
That guy must be awesome at poker.
Heck! You wanna play games??
@@SunriseFestival I'm not gonna debate you,Jerry.
You just don't see acting or cinematography like this anymore in motion pictures.
I love how certain Coen brothers movies revolve around crises of guilt and human weakness.
There’s an inescapability of the consequences we create in our lives. Darn Tootin. None are without sin.
Macy should have won an academy award for this performance throughout the entire picture.
This movie is so entertaining for many reasons. I just love the way the characters interact. I could listen to them all day.
One of the best scenes in this great film.
One of many great scenes as well, but agree.
I have seen that movie 125 times..still enjoying it..a masterpiece.
An underrated brilliant part of this scene is his response to “they called someone who works here” was simply “yeah I see”. You’d think normally someone as high up as he in the dealership would respond “they called someone who works here?’ Who?!” That sort of just makes him look guilty that he was so uninterested in that fact
I love Fargo. I'm a big fan of Frances McDormand Watching from London UK.
He didn't use the word Dang, once. Darn it sounds better, I guess.
AH WHAT THE CHRIST
Macy is so perfectly cast, and plays the part so brilliantly, that his performance makes me cry. Check out the story behind him getting the part. Now there's a life of self-confidence to imulate.
EMULATE, not IMULATE. No such word.
Unless you meant IMMOLATE, which means set on fire.
Fun fact: He almost didn’t get this role.
The best movie about NW MN in my opinion....I love this movie......and I'm from NW MN and proud of it.......
William H Macy. This scene is iconic and to me he's in hall of fame for this scene. Frances as well. Another movie i would like to tip about is Southern Comfort whit Powers Booth and Peter Coyote. Another type of movie but it's clearly in my iconic vault of movies. What's connect them is very good music. In Fargo it's Norwegian folklore and in Southern Comfort its cajun music by balfa brothers.
What an unbelievable scene from two of the finest actors ever.
I love how he cracks the moment Margie mentions Mr. Gustafsson
The fact that Jerry sells Oldsmobiles (ceased production early 2000s) also helps successfully seal this film in a particular TIME, not just a place. Brilliant!
2004, btw.
macy should have won an oscar.
Nah, Cuba deserved it for "Jerry Maguire".
Tricia Johansen lmao
He will know till the day he dies he did a good job.
Not sure what's better, the acting of these two, or the script writing. This entire movie is pure gold from start to finish.
You're darn tootn't!
Macy is incredible in this. You can just feel his heart pounding out of his chest as soon as he sees her.
I'm kinda busy here, making up VIN numbers on some of these vehicles.
I heard that actually happened. I'll have to Google it.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Some say it was not a true story, but was inspired by true events. Other's say it was loosely based on the Helle Craft story.
I just love this movie Fargo watch it all the time love you marge
You're darn tootin'!!
When you think out loud “shit, I could be an actor”…
William Macy shows up and reminds you…
There are levels to this stuff…
He is a damn awesome.
Have you watched Carroll O'Connor in All in the Family? Hilarious. Sammy Davis Jr. REALLY wanted to be on that show.
His bigotry was pretty much like Nixon, all proud Sammy Davis stayed at the white house, and stopped JUST SHORT of calling him a N***er, while being very happy he was there.
Extremely bizarre.
It was in a Sinatra doc called All or Nothing at All.
Poor Sammy had his eye taken out by a 1954 Cadillac protrusion in the steering wheel, (an egg shape). Sign of the times, they had to spend 45 minutes looking for "a colored hospital" which was polite at the time. While he was holding hid own eyeball. True story.
That was in California, btw. Not the south.
When the FBI showed up to ask William Macy, "So has your wife been slipping a little illegal $500K to get her daughter into an elite Ivy League university?" he looked just like this. "No ma'am! I'm cooperating! Darn tootin' I'm absolutely cooperating with this investigation!"
Huh
Right at the start of this video he did a good job of making the letters too blurry to read!
I love this scene because of the interplay between Frances McDormand and William H. Macy. They had great chemistry and this scene was just plain perfect. I loved how calm she was asking the questions and also how frazzled and tense Macy's character was you could just tell from the look on his face as she was asking about the car's plates that he was really losing his cool and I loved her reaction after he snapped at her. He knew he was in deep after that. Fargo is a film I can watch again and again the acting from the whole cast is just phenomenal. The script is terrific and the direction is masterful. Fargo is an incredible movie and one my favorite films ever.
"I answered your question." Sounds like a politician.
Yeah, notice he didn't SAY anything.
I am literally laughing out loud here all by myself 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤣😂🤣
Born and raised in Minnesota and have never lived anywhere else and this FREAKING REAL 🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪
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that. is. perfect. acting.
It would be sooo easy to overact in that scene but she did it sooo perfectly!
Frances McDormand was supreme in this film!
McDormand's character is that odd mix of totally adorable and badass at the same time
This is definitely my favourite movie out there
I love the pacing of this scene. It starts off so cheery and then she realizes he's hiding something and it gets dead serious. Both actors in this scene and the movie in general just fucking nail it