Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
Cast
Frances McDormand
Marge Gunderson
William H. Macy
Jerry Lundegaard
Steve Buscemi
Carl Showalter
Peter Stormare
Gaear Grimsrud
Harve Presnell
Wade Gustafson
John Carroll Lynch
Norm Gunderson
Kristin Rudrüd
Jean Lundegaard
Bruce Bohne
Lou
Steve Reevis
Shep Proudfoot
Steve Park
Mike Yanagita
Gary Houston
Irate Customer
Sally Wingert
Irate Customer's Wife
Larissa Kokernot
Hooker #1
Melissa Peterman
Hooker #2
Tony Denman
Scotty Lundegaard
Larry Brandenburg
Stan Grossman
Michelle Hutchison
Escort
Bain Boehlke
Mr. Mohra
Warren Keith
Reilly Diefenbach (voice)
Michelle LeDoux
Victim In Car
Steve Edelman
Morning Show Host
Sharon Anderson
Morning Show Hostess
Kurt Schweickhardt
Car Salesman
James Gaulke
State Trooper
J. Todd Anderson
Victim in the Field
Michelle Suzanne LeDoux
Victim in Car
Petra Boden
Cashier
Wayne A. Evenson
Customer
Cliff Rakerd
Officer Olson
Jessica Shepherd
Hotel Clerk
Peter Schmitz
Airport Lot Attendant
Steven I. Schafer
Mechanic
David S. Lomax
Man in Hallway
José Feliciano
José Feliciano
Bix Skahill
Night Parking Attendant
Rose Stockton
Valerie (voice)
Robert Ozasky
Bismarck Cop #1
John Bandemer
Bismarck Cop #2
Don Wescott
Bark Beetle Narrator (voice)
Bruce Campbell
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Crew
Joel Coen
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Ethan Coen
Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Michelangelo Csaba Bolla
First Assistant Director
Brian O'Kelley
Second Assistant Director
James Alan Hensz
Second Assistant Director
Donald Murphy
Second Second Assistant Director
J. Todd Anderson
Storyboard Artist
Karen Ruth Getchell
Production Coordinator
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
John Cameron
Line Producer
Rick Heinrichs
Production Design
Robin Brown
Camera Operator
Andy Harris
First Assistant Camera
Adam Gilmore
Second Assistant Camera
Milo Durben
Dolly Grip
Ed Dally
Camera Loader
Christine Sheaks
Casting Associate
John S. Lyons
Casting
Sandra Dawes
Extras Casting
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Daniel Curet
Key Hair Stylist
John Blake
Key Makeup Artist
John David Paul
Assistant Art Director
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Effects Editor
Eugene Gearty
Sound Effects Editor
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Allan Byer
Sound Mixer
Keenan Wyatt
Boom Operator
Peter Kurland
Boom Operator
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Steven Visscher
Foley Editor
Bruce Pross
Foley Editor
Ezra Dweck
Foley Mixer
Bill O'Leary
Chief Lighting Technician
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Lauri Gaffin
Set Decoration
Steve Speers
Set Dresser
Jim Bridges
Still Photographer
Michael Tackett
Still Photographer
T. Kukovinski
Script Supervisor
Robert Graf
Location Manager
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Clemence
Best Boy Grip
Tricia Cooke
Associate Editor
Mitch Lillian
Key Grip
Gilly Ruben
Unit Production Manager
Thomas P. Wilkins
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