- In order to practice the Minnesota accent, the heroine Francis McDormand often competes with Larissa Kokernot, who plays a prostitute.
- In the film, after the kidnapper Karl shot Varde Gustafson, Buscemi said "fuck" 10 times.
- Kea, the killer, has only 18 lines in the movie, and he can say at most one complete line at a time. On the contrary, Carl's lines exceeded 150 sentences.
- In order to play the role of a pregnant woman, Francis McDormand stuffed a pillow under the jacket of his police uniform. The pillow was filled with bird feed, and the weight was not light.
- At the end of the film, the scene of a snow shovel shoveling snow is an accident, and it is not in the script. Although the crew posted notices around the filming location asking vehicles not to enter, some people still ignored the contents of the notices.
- Although Margot played by Francis McDormand is the soul of the film, she didn't make her debut until one third of the film's screening ().
- The scene at the end of the film requires the use of a wood chipper, but neither of the two directors has used the wood chipper, so that the murderer was still teaching the two on the scene during the actual filming. He asked for a piece of wood to be used as a prop. Almost hit Francis during the filming.
- After the two killers finished filming the scene of "Shooting the Policeman", they drove to the Twin Cities. They turned around due to violations and were really stopped by the police. Steve talked non-stop as in the scene, and finally the policewoman left silently.
Fargo behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Jerry Lundegaard: You see, my wife's dad is real well off.
Carl Showalter: So, why don't you just ask him for the money?
Gaear Grimsrud: Or your fucking wife, you know.
Carl Showalter: Or your fuckin' wife, Jerry?
Jerry Lundegaard: Well, it's all part of... look, the thing is they don't know that I'm in trouble. My wife and father-in-law don't know I need money. And if they did... I still won't get it. Okay? These are personal matters.
Carl Showalter: Personal matters? Okay, you're tasking us to perform this mission, but you won't tell us what... oh, fuck it. Let's have a look at the Ciera.
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Officer Olson: Hiya, Norm. How ya doin', Margie? How's the fricasse?
Marge Gunderson: Pretty darn good, ya want some?
Officer Olson: No, I gotta - hey, Norm, I thought you was goin' ice fishin' up at Mille Lacs?
Norm Gunderson: Yah, after lunch.
Officer Olson: Ah.