I'm not going to speak for our whole state, but I'm a Californian and if you asked me, "Can you give me a jump?", I'd assume you meant a jump start because your battery is dead. But, "Can you jump me?" is going to be met with a blank stare for a few seconds and an "Excuse me? What?" because that sounds weird.
@@TheYakusoku fellow Californian here and I'd agree with you. Although it's not what Jerry meant, we have "ya no" and "no ya" to further confuse people with a shibboleth.
The story I've heard more than once is that Macey was so determined to have the part, that he went to an audition in LA, then hearing they were doing more in NYC, he flew out there and auditioned again. It was also claimed that he threatened the Cohen brothers dogs if they didn’t cast him
According to Charlize Theron, the Minnesota accent was one of the hardest ones she ever had to learn, for North Country. Then she arrived in northern Minnesota, and it was so cold outside she could barely open her mouth, and the accent just happened naturally.
I can see that to someone from South Africa and all, northern Minnesota would seem like Siberia or Antarctica, and that the speech pattern would just kind of happen after a short time in the cold.
If you ever travel to Fargo, the visitor's center will let you put on a couple wool hats and get a picture with a replica of the woodchipper and leg from the movie.
I don't want to spoil anything but the show Fargo is very much a similar tone and you do get to find out what happened to the money in the show. I won't say what, where, or which season but the show is worth a watch.
Greetings from Minnesota. Very entertaining reaction video. FYI, most people here don't actually sound like that, but there are some, and the farther away you get from Minneapolis, the better your chances are of hearing it. You're so lucky that "y'all" don't have ANY accent that anyone else could ever make fun of. BTW, it's January 31st, 53 degrees and zero snow on the ground. I hope we snow people can get through this brutal winter.
@@jeremygray7435 I think no regional accents should ever be lost. They give Murrican so much more flavor than if we all spoke in a boring flat newscaster sort of way:)
Peter Stormare (the psycho) said the first time through he said "Pancake House" 4:48 and was told the script says "Pancakes House" and that's the way we want it. All Coen Brothers movies are very much by the script, EXACTLY.
Because of the dry air and lack of salt and chemicals on the road here in Arizona, cars last much longer than other parts of the country. You’ll see ancient cars running around with their original paint job, which will be faded or even gone, but without rust. We still have idiot criminals, though. Glad you liked this movie. Thanks.
The scene with Marge and her old friend from High school seems out of place and random, but it's the conversation and the revelation later that he was lying that leads her to revisit the dealership, to not take people at face value just because they're meek. Also, the scene where Marge is talking to the hookers cracks me up every time.
Doesn't really stand up, though. Marge never *_really_* needs it. Jerry's performance at the first interview is so cringeworthy, it's a bit hard to believe she would have been taken in. That is the purpose of the scene, of course, but I see it more as a concession for the audience.
Steve Buscemi's character in The Big Leblowsk (which you've also reacted to)i was an inside joke from this one. In this one he never shuts up and in The Big Lebowski he's never allowed to talk. :)
Buscemi also was in the Coen's Miller's Crossing in which his character is killed by gunshot. In this one he ends up in the woodchipper of course, and in Lebowski he's cremated, so when he dies in a Coen movie, his remains are progressively tinier. And of course in Lebowski, Stormare's character finally gets his pancakes!
I remember being amazed, when I first saw this in theaters, that the sight of a dead body being very graphically pushed through a wood chipper could be so funny. 😂😱🤣
It’s like that here in Massachusetts. Everyone thinks all of us talk like people from South Boston or like the Kennedys. There are more accents than that, and some of us in other parts of the state have pretty tame accents. Though most of us are dropping “R”s all the time.
There is a 2014 movie called Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, where the synopsis is: A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.
Regarding the briefcase of money, there's a movie about a woman from Japan who gets obsessed with finding it. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter. Haven't watched, but always meant to. As far as recommendations, watch the show. Fargo is high-level filmmaking.
Definitely one of the best series. I had my doubts going in, but I've watched the first two seasons multiple times. And yes, the money bag makes an appearance.
The Coens have a sharp comedic wit that runs through even dark tales like Fargo. Try Suburbicon, written by the Coen bros and directed by George Clooney.
The Twin Cities is having a ridiculously warm & un-snowy winter this year. We had two weeks of really cold weather but now experiencing record high temperatures.
There is BBC science/comedy Podcast called “The Infinite Monkey Cage”, and one of their early episodes was about Forensic Science. On that episode they discussed the best ways to dispose of a body and wood chipper came up first. The pathologist said this was a big mistake as it turned one large piece of evidence into millions of fragments and droplets of evidence which guarantees you’ll get caught! Its a grim subject they discuss, but it’s so very funny! 😅
The Coen Brothers are always great for spinning a good yarn. Also, RIP Steve Reevis, the guy who played Shep Proudfoot. I always enjoy Indigenous actors.
Good one, you two! Such a fun movie. This one, O Brother Where Art Thou and Miller's Crossing are my three favorite Coen brothers' movies. Very quirky, very creative. Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂
Where I live, the use of salt was much more prevalent than it is now. It was not just salt, but salted sand. The problem was with the air pollution from the sand being kicked up, and our temperature inversions would trap the airborne sand particles creating our infamous 'brown cloud.' They now spray a solution of magnesium chloride, which slows down the freezing of the snow as it melts. The problem with mag chloride is that it is basically like corn syrup, so thick it gets tracked inside. The problem with both methods is that if you don't wash your cars real well afterward, it can cause rust where it lingers on the cars. Don't ya know.
Cold and rural America have a decent amount in common. I live in northern New England and there are definitely similarities to this movie and, from friends who’ve lived there, the real place.
The farther you get from Minneapolis, the stronger the accent gets, especially the northern half of MN. The accent in the movie is about as strong as it gets though. That is, unless you cross the border to the north, then its "Canadasotan"
If anything, it’s less than true. At the time of filming, you were having an unusual lack of snowfall in that area, so the Coen’s had to scout for areas, parking lots, etc. that had sufficient snow and where they could shoot a scene without showing bare patches. EDIT: …and now I see that they mentioned this in their after notes.
@@nielsdegroot9138 * whoosh * The fact that they had to seek out natural snow and use large amounts of artificial snow means that the snow conditions portrayed _in the movie_ are less than true, not that it doesn’t normally snow a lot there during the winter.
Definitely get the undercoating in Minnesota. The winter will eat your car in no time. Too bad they didn't fit some 'ope's' into the dialogue. Minnesotans say Ope for all kinds of things, bumping into someone, tripping up a step, knocking something over, saying a startled ope when you realize the line has moved ahead while you've been daydreaming. Ope is oops, sorry, excuse me, etc.
I can vouch for the conditions up there after spending 2 winters stationed in Grand Forks ND. ND and MN get the arctic winds sweeping down out of Canada. I've been out in -60 wind chill so yes it does get cold. Typically cars have a heating block so people plug them in every night to keep them from freezing. MN does have lots of trees and lakes, much more scenic than ND.
You’d enjoy “Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri". Frances McDormand playing another amazing character and some funny and quirky situations set in a very serious plot line.
Good to see your reaction as always ,Mrs Coen aka Frances McDormand heads a good cast of Coen regulars in this violent quirky tale of kidnapping gone wrong. May I suggest DONT BREATHE its a good thriller, young burglars get a shock as they try to rob a blind man.
❤Fargo is a perfect movie and yes the tv series takes you right back to the the same vibe and the accents are the best. Seasons 1, 2 and 5 are fantastic and the buried money comes back for more craziness. Emily ty for your Fargo outfit.....you would for sure blend in Brainard.
EMPIRE OF THE SUN is a WW2 movie with a young Christian bale I think he was 12 years old a Steven Spielberg movie also starring John malkovich from 1987 it's a forgotten gem 👍
The real life wood chipper incident with the wood chipper, the husband forever sleeped his wife and put her in a chest freezer for several months. Once she was good and solid, he cut her into manageable pieces with a power saw and put the frozen pieces through the wood chipper.
I LOVE this movie!! I was working at Tower Records in Toronto on Oscar night that year, and met up with friends after work at a popular bar in the Gay Village. When Frances McDormand won for Best Actress the whole place erupted in cheers. She was so amazing in this role. As was the rest of the cast.
"He's fleeing the interview!" This movie is hilarious in that Coen brothers way. Back when it came out, my aunt, who was from Minnesota and never lost her accent (RIP aunt Linda) said to me "We don't talk like that." I had to fight to keep a straight face and not laugh at her.
So glad you guys got a chance to watch this together! This is one of those 'bucket list' films that everyone should make time for. When you're able, you might enjoy the TV series. It has a very similar vibe, and explores a lot of the same themes.
Another great reaction! I know many will echo this, but the show is also SO worth watching. Seasons 1, 2, and 5 are absolutely superb (each season is a separate story, and incorporates the tone, accents/locations, and many easter eggs/references to the movie). Season 5 especially was fantastic and so moving.
My Dad was born and raised in Bemidji, MN, pretty far north smaller town. He lost his accent after leaving about age 18 to live out west (Montana, California, then Utah fir many years. But we visited family in Bemidji every year (took our summer vacation there) and yes, there is minor exaggeration but northern, small town people DO speak like that. The accent and overall style if speech and grammar is pretty spot on, if ever-so-slightly amplified here. Had an Uncle who stayed in Bemidji until his death in 2021, you'd be shocked and tickled if you heard him on the phone (wish I had recorded one of our phone conversations.)
They didn't just use a book for the accent, one of the vocal coaches played one of the prostitutes. Also, ad libbing is famously forbidden on Coen movies. The line "where is pancakes house" for example was written, and Peter Stormare tried to say it grammatically correct and got scolded and told to say it as written.
Minnesota and North Dakota get snow in feet yearly and that is a little more than the ice snow storm you guys got a couple years ago, however up north they have better and more snow equipment
It’s called “Minnesota Nice.” One of my favorite things in this movie is the ‘Accordion King’ poster on the back of Scotty’s bedroom door. About them getting pulled over. My town has an exit on the PA Turnpike and every few months some knucklehead drug dealers get busted for speeding or a broken taillight, etc. criminals are seldom smart. “Burn After Reading,” is another Coen Brothers flick with Frances McDormond playing a memorable character.
Another Coen Brothers film with Frances McDormand is Blood Simple - another dark comedy. I'm from Minnesota - moved to Colorado - told my sister who lives in Hibbing about Fargo and the accents. And how funny it was with the Asian Mike Yamagida with the Minnesotan accent. When I went to visit her, we went to a restaurant and there was an Asian waiter with the Minnesota accent - she asked "is it like Fargo?" I said, "oh ya." I'd love to do a sequel with Marge tracking down all of the details and evidence and run-ins with stupid criminals (there are a lot of tales of stupid criminals in Minnesota, like the men who broke into a cabin and snorted a bunch of cocaine they found which turned out to be the ashes of the owners' mother and dog. It would be fun to have the trials of Shep and Gaere and Jerry. Jerry awaiting trial in prison trying to make deals with other prisoners. So much good stuff.
I've heard the woodchipper story. The husband rented a woodchipper. Killed his wife and ran her through the machine. So obviously he cleaned the machine really well. This made the rental agency very suspicious because the only reason people ever cleaned equipment that well was to try to limit the amount of inspection done on return. So they figured he'd broken it and did a full inspection. This revealed the wife's wedding ring stuck in the teeth. They called the police. The police went looking for the wife and found the husband and murder scene. Not sure if it happened in Minnesota or Wisconsin I've lived all my life in one state or the other.
I SWEAR i have seen a version of this where Chief Marge is marching the criminal back to the cabin, looks into the wood chipper and says “hey, he WAS kinda funny looking”
One of the winter people here! Well, not that I approve of winter, but it does occur annually where I come from.... I have my car coated for rust protection every other year, it's about 300 of y'alls dollars every time. Absolutely worth it, if you like your car! Hadn't seen this movie in such a long time, had forgotten much of the plot, but seeing it with you made me remember it all again! It's a fantastic one, for sure. And all the swear words, just great! xD Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden
“Can you give me a jump” is a pretty standard thing. “Can you jump me off” is not.
I wanta know: off of what?
I'm not going to speak for our whole state, but I'm a Californian and if you asked me, "Can you give me a jump?", I'd assume you meant a jump start because your battery is dead. But, "Can you jump me?" is going to be met with a blank stare for a few seconds and an "Excuse me? What?" because that sounds weird.
@@TheYakusoku fellow Californian here and I'd agree with you. Although it's not what Jerry meant, we have "ya no" and "no ya" to further confuse people with a shibboleth.
The acting in this movie is just perfect. Chef's kiss. Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand and William H. Macy deliver career-defining performances.
Yaaahh. Ya betcha
The story I've heard more than once is that Macey was so determined to have the part, that he went to an audition in LA, then hearing they were doing more in NYC, he flew out there and auditioned again. It was also claimed that he threatened the Cohen brothers dogs if they didn’t cast him
Funny, while I agree with you completely, I also think that Peter Stormare's turn is awesome.
@@phunkjnkyYou used more words in this comment than Peter uttered in the entire film.
@@markdenio4537 and yet... it was completely true. Every time I see Peter Stormare I remember this role. His quiet psychopath is terrifying.
According to Charlize Theron, the Minnesota accent was one of the hardest ones she ever had to learn, for North Country. Then she arrived in northern Minnesota, and it was so cold outside she could barely open her mouth, and the accent just happened naturally.
I can see that to someone from South Africa and all, northern Minnesota would seem like Siberia or Antarctica, and that the speech pattern would just kind of happen after a short time in the cold.
Emily getting “scare-roused” by the Shep belt-whipping 😂
Yeah, I was a little disturbed by that. I didn't know "scare-roused" was a thing.
@@dereknolin5986You’ve never gotten an involuntary fearection ?
Can't say I have!@@tempsitch5632
@@tempsitch5632 🤣🤣☠
@@dereknolin5986 It's a joke from Futurama.
If you ever travel to Fargo, the visitor's center will let you put on a couple wool hats and get a picture with a replica of the woodchipper and leg from the movie.
Shouldn't Brainerd do something like that too?
I don't want to spoil anything but the show Fargo is very much a similar tone and you do get to find out what happened to the money in the show. I won't say what, where, or which season but the show is worth a watch.
Martin Freeman is amazing in it.
I lived in the Twin Cities for about seven years. Came back with the accent. Still comes out once in awhile if I've had a few. 🤠😹
I grew up there, left about 15 yrs ago and yeah…accent comes out at the strangest times. LOL
The "Scotty doesn't know" joke at 14:20 deserves a standing ovation Emily. 😅
the way she looked at the camera. you can't script that!
Is that from European Vacation ?
@@gregorygant4242 from the movie “eurotrip”
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Eurotrip
Greetings from Minnesota. Very entertaining reaction video. FYI, most people here don't actually sound like that, but there are some, and the farther away you get from Minneapolis, the better your chances are of hearing it.
You're so lucky that "y'all" don't have ANY accent that anyone else could ever make fun of.
BTW, it's January 31st, 53 degrees and zero snow on the ground. I hope we snow people can get through this brutal winter.
My dad was born and raised in Minnesota and thank Christ he lost the accent because the rest of his family still has it and it’s so annoying
@@jeremygray7435 I think no regional accents should ever be lost. They give Murrican so much more flavor than if we all spoke in a boring flat newscaster sort of way:)
Peter Stormare (the psycho) said the first time through he said "Pancake House" 4:48 and was told the script says "Pancakes House" and that's the way we want it. All Coen Brothers movies are very much by the script, EXACTLY.
Glad you mentioned that Frances McDormand won the Oscar for her role. So well deserved.
People in northern Minnesota, known as the Iron Range, do talk like that. But not so much in the cities.
Yah sure
Because of the dry air and lack of salt and chemicals on the road here in Arizona, cars last much longer than other parts of the country. You’ll see ancient cars running around with their original paint job, which will be faded or even gone, but without rust. We still have idiot criminals, though. Glad you liked this movie. Thanks.
As someone who lives in the winter, I'm jealous of your lack of car erosion.
The scene with Marge and her old friend from High school seems out of place and random, but it's the conversation and the revelation later that he was lying that leads her to revisit the dealership, to not take people at face value just because they're meek.
Also, the scene where Marge is talking to the hookers cracks me up every time.
Doesn't really stand up, though. Marge never *_really_* needs it. Jerry's performance at the first interview is so cringeworthy, it's a bit hard to believe she would have been taken in. That is the purpose of the scene, of course, but I see it more as a concession for the audience.
"Go Bears!"
One of those hookers played by Melissa Peterman also plays Brenda the neighbor on Young Sheldon.
Steve Buscemi's character in The Big Leblowsk (which you've also reacted to)i was an inside joke from this one. In this one he never shuts up and in The Big Lebowski he's never allowed to talk. :)
Shut up Donnie!!
Buscemi also was in the Coen's Miller's Crossing in which his character is killed by gunshot. In this one he ends up in the woodchipper of course, and in Lebowski he's cremated, so when he dies in a Coen movie, his remains are progressively tinier.
And of course in Lebowski, Stormare's character finally gets his pancakes!
I remember being amazed, when I first saw this in theaters, that the sight of a dead body being very graphically pushed through a wood chipper could be so funny. 😂😱🤣
Emily thirsting after Shep was not on my bingo card for this reaction.
Emily: "Omigod - is THAT a woodchipper?"
Matthew: (Looks at the audience)
Priceless!
Coulda been a SnowBlower.
I don't get the joke.
@@Aeroldoth3 No joke, they're just saying they thought it was a funny moment.
The question about what happened to the briefcase is answered in the tv series.
Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture, but won for Best Actress Frances McDormand and Best Original Screenplay.
It was robbed for Best Picture.
Yaa UBetcha!
@@trevertravis8963 And William H. Macy should have won for best supporting actor.
I enjoy that Frances M has been nominated for best actress three times, winning every time.
As a Minnesotan born and raised i can tell you that yes there are a few people that talk exactly like that. But not as many as you think.
It’s like that here in Massachusetts. Everyone thinks all of us talk like people from South Boston or like the Kennedys. There are more accents than that, and some of us in other parts of the state have pretty tame accents. Though most of us are dropping “R”s all the time.
Frances Mcdormand in this movie is one of my certified gold top 5 roles in any movie ever with this performance.
There is a 2014 movie called Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, where the synopsis is:
A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.
Emily: "Can they say it's a true story when it's not?"
Matthew: [How much have you had to drink ahead of me?]
Regarding the briefcase of money, there's a movie about a woman from Japan who gets obsessed with finding it. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter. Haven't watched, but always meant to.
As far as recommendations, watch the show. Fargo is high-level filmmaking.
@@Maldraek Not to mention that the show explains where the briefcase went.
The Fargo tv series *might* have a clue about what became of that cash.
That's the funny thing, for a long time it was the briefcase from Pulp Fiction, but now there is kind of an answer.
I had no idea, I haven't seen the series.
Definitely one of the best series. I had my doubts going in, but I've watched the first two seasons multiple times. And yes, the money bag makes an appearance.
"Scare-roused" .. I nearly choked 🤣🤣🤣 Ima hafta use that word, thanks! BTW love the reactions always.
Coen brothers are amazing. My favorites are Intolerable Cruelty, Raising Arizona and Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Coens have a sharp comedic wit that runs through even dark tales like Fargo.
Try Suburbicon, written by the Coen bros and directed by George Clooney.
You really need to work in more Coen bros movies. Even their lesser films are better than 95% of films out there
Now you need to watch the series. Showed my wife this movie after we'd started season one. Now she's hooked and we've watched them all.
Everybody forgets about Scotty, he's all alone now
Maybe his grandmother is still alive ?
His dad fleeing just a few miles in his own car to avoid a kidnapping and like six murder charges always gets me. He's such an idiot.
The Twin Cities is having a ridiculously warm & un-snowy winter this year. We had two weeks of really cold weather but now experiencing record high temperatures.
Probably not the first to say it, but if you all haven't watched the Fargo TV show yet you should check it out.
There is BBC science/comedy Podcast called “The Infinite Monkey Cage”, and one of their early episodes was about Forensic Science. On that episode they discussed the best ways to dispose of a body and wood chipper came up first. The pathologist said this was a big mistake as it turned one large piece of evidence into millions of fragments and droplets of evidence which guarantees you’ll get caught! Its a grim subject they discuss, but it’s so very funny! 😅
The Coen Brothers are always great for spinning a good yarn.
Also, RIP Steve Reevis, the guy who played Shep Proudfoot. I always enjoy Indigenous actors.
Good one, you two! Such a fun movie. This one, O Brother Where Art Thou and Miller's Crossing are my three favorite Coen brothers' movies. Very quirky, very creative. Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂
Where I live, the use of salt was much more prevalent than it is now. It was not just salt, but salted sand. The problem was with the air pollution from the sand being kicked up, and our temperature inversions would trap the airborne sand particles creating our infamous 'brown cloud.' They now spray a solution of magnesium chloride, which slows down the freezing of the snow as it melts. The problem with mag chloride is that it is basically like corn syrup, so thick it gets tracked inside. The problem with both methods is that if you don't wash your cars real well afterward, it can cause rust where it lingers on the cars. Don't ya know.
I'm from Minnesota, my accent isn't this bad. It's noticable, but not this bad. But yes, we do sound like this.
OMG...the Brain-erd joke...so glad I was not drinking anything. LOL
Emily's "Scotty Doesn't Know" joke.
Chef's. Kiss.
“…end of story.”
Funniest darn scene in the movie!
Cold and rural America have a decent amount in common. I live in northern New England and there are definitely similarities to this movie and, from friends who’ve lived there, the real place.
Em, speaking as a Minnesotan expatriate, I assure you you would fit in perfectly, and be welcomed with open arms.
Minnesota Nice and southern hospitality seem to have a lot in common:)
The farther you get from Minneapolis, the stronger the accent gets, especially the northern half of MN. The accent in the movie is about as strong as it gets though. That is, unless you cross the border to the north, then its "Canadasotan"
I lived in Fargo-Moorhead for four years. The accent is accurate. The snow is also accurate.
If anything, it’s less than true. At the time of filming, you were having an unusual lack of snowfall in that area, so the Coen’s had to scout for areas, parking lots, etc. that had sufficient snow and where they could shoot a scene without showing bare patches.
EDIT: …and now I see that they mentioned this in their after notes.
@@markhamstra1083 One warm winter during filming doesn't make the general statement (that they have a lot of snow there) untrue.
@@nielsdegroot9138 * whoosh * The fact that they had to seek out natural snow and use large amounts of artificial snow means that the snow conditions portrayed _in the movie_ are less than true, not that it doesn’t normally snow a lot there during the winter.
@@markhamstra1083 Don't think you know what Whoosh means. Whatever.
@@nielsdegroot9138 🤣🤣🤣 Sure, I’m the one who’s misunderstanding. 🤣🤣🤣
Miss Em, that impression at the end!!! Now I know what a Jamaican from Fargo would sound like! 😂
Definitely get the undercoating in Minnesota. The winter will eat your car in no time. Too bad they didn't fit some 'ope's' into the dialogue. Minnesotans say Ope for all kinds of things, bumping into someone, tripping up a step, knocking something over, saying a startled ope when you realize the line has moved ahead while you've been daydreaming. Ope is oops, sorry, excuse me, etc.
I can vouch for the conditions up there after spending 2 winters stationed in Grand Forks ND. ND and MN get the arctic winds sweeping down out of Canada. I've been out in -60 wind chill so yes it does get cold. Typically cars have a heating block so people plug them in every night to keep them from freezing. MN does have lots of trees and lakes, much more scenic than ND.
"Scare-oused" will now forever be a part of my vocabulary 😂
The Mitch Hedberg joke caught me off guard
Nice coincidence since Mitch is from Minnesota.
You’d enjoy “Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri". Frances McDormand playing another amazing character and some funny and quirky situations set in a very serious plot line.
yeah u need to watch this movie
We actually watched it in theaters. Such an amazing movie!
Steve Buscemi is everything ❤
a fu#ken geyser!
@@fredfinks -geyser- geezer
Good to see your reaction as always ,Mrs Coen aka Frances McDormand heads a good cast of Coen regulars in this violent quirky tale of kidnapping gone wrong. May I suggest DONT BREATHE its a good thriller, young burglars get a shock as they try to rob a blind man.
Didn't know I needed a Mitch Hedberg reference today, but I'm glad I got it
If you need another dose of Minnesota, I recommend Drop Dead Gorgeous
100% yes. Fantastic dark comedy.
“He’s fleeing the interview!!” is a regular quote in our house lol
She brought home the Oscar for the Margie role. One of the best on-screen characters ever!
❤Fargo is a perfect movie and yes the tv series takes you right back to the the same vibe and the accents are the best. Seasons 1, 2 and 5 are fantastic and the buried money comes back for more craziness. Emily ty for your Fargo outfit.....you would for sure blend in Brainard.
EMPIRE OF THE SUN is a WW2 movie with a young Christian bale I think he was 12 years old a Steven Spielberg movie also starring John malkovich from 1987 it's a forgotten gem 👍
Your review and comments were excellent! "Fargo" was a deserving multi- awarded Oscar winning movie!
The real life wood chipper incident with the wood chipper, the husband forever sleeped his wife and put her in a chest freezer for several months. Once she was good and solid, he cut her into manageable pieces with a power saw and put the frozen pieces through the wood chipper.
You guys would love the movie Ghost World I think. Also with Steve Buscemi.
I LOVE this movie!! I was working at Tower Records in Toronto on Oscar night that year, and met up with friends after work at a popular bar in the Gay Village. When Frances McDormand won for Best Actress the whole place erupted in cheers. She was so amazing in this role. As was the rest of the cast.
Being from Wisconsin, yeah, the northern parts of the state are some very song accents 😂
no mention of Peter Stormare, great Swedish actor.
"He's fleeing the interview!" This movie is hilarious in that Coen brothers way. Back when it came out, my aunt, who was from Minnesota and never lost her accent (RIP aunt Linda) said to me "We don't talk like that." I had to fight to keep a straight face and not laugh at her.
Without any spoilers, a character from the TV show talks about resenting the super polite accent and way of talking. “… like you’re doing me a favor.”
“Can you Jump me off?” Is something I’ve never heard. “I need a Jump” is something I’ve heard.
This is a top 3 Coen brothers movie for me
1.Fargo
2.The Big Lebowski
3. Raising Arizona
The Coen Brothers are epic... Frances McDormand was excellent..... Fun reaction 😊
Hello from Fargo
Believe or not we have that wood chipper up here in our visitor center.
So glad you guys got a chance to watch this together! This is one of those 'bucket list' films that everyone should make time for.
When you're able, you might enjoy the TV series. It has a very similar vibe, and explores a lot of the same themes.
This was, perhaps, my favorite Emily episode to date..
Another great reaction! I know many will echo this, but the show is also SO worth watching. Seasons 1, 2, and 5 are absolutely superb (each season is a separate story, and incorporates the tone, accents/locations, and many easter eggs/references to the movie). Season 5 especially was fantastic and so moving.
Watch Zodiac and you'll look different on Norm. Darn tootin'
If you haven't seen them, Raising Arizona and The Hudsucker Proxy would be good for some laughs from Emily 🙂
My Dad was born and raised in Bemidji, MN, pretty far north smaller town. He lost his accent after leaving about age 18 to live out west (Montana, California, then Utah fir many years.
But we visited family in Bemidji every year (took our summer vacation there) and yes, there is minor exaggeration but northern, small town people DO speak like that. The accent and overall style if speech and grammar is pretty spot on, if ever-so-slightly amplified here.
Had an Uncle who stayed in Bemidji until his death in 2021, you'd be shocked and tickled if you heard him on the phone (wish I had recorded one of our phone conversations.)
I'm pretty sure you asking if movies could lie is the biggest laugh I've ever heard out of Matt.
Instantly made me think of that great line from Return of the Living Dead (which they have reacted to BTW).
Sort of ironic that William H. Macy plays a person bad at running a scam - and then ends up being married to one in real life.
I also used to work right down the road from that "Embers" locale where Jerry, Stan and Wade met.
Doubletree hotel, West End.
They didn't just use a book for the accent, one of the vocal coaches played one of the prostitutes. Also, ad libbing is famously forbidden on Coen movies. The line "where is pancakes house" for example was written, and Peter Stormare tried to say it grammatically correct and got scolded and told to say it as written.
Minnesota and North Dakota get snow in feet yearly and that is a little more than the ice snow storm you guys got a couple years ago, however up north they have better and more snow equipment
Lifelong Minnesotan here - have to go far up north to hear accents like this lol
It’s called “Minnesota Nice.” One of my favorite things in this movie is the ‘Accordion King’ poster on the back of Scotty’s bedroom door.
About them getting pulled over. My town has an exit on the PA Turnpike and every few months some knucklehead drug dealers get busted for speeding or a broken taillight, etc. criminals are seldom smart.
“Burn After Reading,” is another Coen Brothers flick with Frances McDormond playing a memorable character.
Mollie B is from Minnesota.
I leased a Chevy. They tried that truecoat crap on me. I said no without blinking. I despise sales folk. Too many hucksters in norcal.
Another Coen Brothers film with Frances McDormand is Blood Simple - another dark comedy. I'm from Minnesota - moved to Colorado - told my sister who lives in Hibbing about Fargo and the accents. And how funny it was with the Asian Mike Yamagida with the Minnesotan accent. When I went to visit her, we went to a restaurant and there was an Asian waiter with the Minnesota accent - she asked "is it like Fargo?" I said, "oh ya." I'd love to do a sequel with Marge tracking down all of the details and evidence and run-ins with stupid criminals (there are a lot of tales of stupid criminals in Minnesota, like the men who broke into a cabin and snorted a bunch of cocaine they found which turned out to be the ashes of the owners' mother and dog. It would be fun to have the trials of Shep and Gaere and Jerry. Jerry awaiting trial in prison trying to make deals with other prisoners. So much good stuff.
'Scaroused?' Can I unhear that, please? ;)
Great film. I'm actually going to meet William H. Macy in March.
I live in Minnesota and it is worth the true coat imo. Also the accent is somewhat true In northern Minnesota and parts of North Dakota.
You guys gotta watch BLOOD SIMPLE. The Coen brother’s first movie. I just watched recently and it was my number 2 movie of last year.
"Kinda funny looking" is really the best description of Stevie B.
The Red Dead joke made me lol! I love this movie dearly. I recommend Magnolia, William H Macy is so great in that too. So many great actors in it
Great stuff all round, and Steve Buscemi such a joy
"look jerry, you're not selling me a damn kaar" sad when he got shot
I've heard the woodchipper story.
The husband rented a woodchipper. Killed his wife and ran her through the machine.
So obviously he cleaned the machine really well.
This made the rental agency very suspicious because the only reason people ever cleaned equipment that well was to try to limit the amount of inspection done on return. So they figured he'd broken it and did a full inspection.
This revealed the wife's wedding ring stuck in the teeth.
They called the police. The police went looking for the wife and found the husband and murder scene.
Not sure if it happened in Minnesota or Wisconsin I've lived all my life in one state or the other.
Neither one. Helle Crafts was murdered in Newtown, Connecticut.
The money case from the movie is the same one used in No Country for Old Men.
I SWEAR i have seen a version of this where Chief Marge is marching the criminal back to the cabin, looks into the wood chipper and says “hey, he WAS kinda funny looking”
Maybe a deleted scene from the DVD?
Seems unlikely.
One of the winter people here! Well, not that I approve of winter, but it does occur annually where I come from.... I have my car coated for rust protection every other year, it's about 300 of y'alls dollars every time. Absolutely worth it, if you like your car!
Hadn't seen this movie in such a long time, had forgotten much of the plot, but seeing it with you made me remember it all again! It's a fantastic one, for sure. And all the swear words, just great! xD
Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden
The father-in-law is also in Escanabe-in-da-Moonlight... totally worth a shot.