
98 minutes
3/8/1996
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!

Frances McDormand
as Marge Gunderson

William H. Macy
as Jerry Lundegaard

Steve Buscemi
as Carl Showalter

Peter Stormare
as Gaear Grimsrud

Harve Presnell
as Wade Gustafson

John Carroll Lynch
as Norm Gunderson

Kristin Rudrüd
as Jean Lundegaard

Bruce Bohne
as Lou

Steve Reevis
as Shep Proudfoot

Steve Park
as Mike Yanagita

Gary Houston
as Irate Customer

Sally Wingert
as Irate Customer's Wife

Larissa Kokernot
as Hooker #1

Melissa Peterman
as Hooker #2

Tony Denman
as Scotty Lundegaard

Larry Brandenburg
as Stan Grossman

Michelle Hutchison
as Escort
Bain Boehlke
as Mr. Mohra

Warren Keith
as Reilly Diefenbach (voice)
Michelle LeDoux
as Victim In Car
Steve Edelman
as Morning Show Host
Sharon Anderson
as Morning Show Hostess
Kurt Schweickhardt
as Car Salesman

James Gaulke
as State Trooper
J. Todd Anderson
as Victim in the Field
Michelle Suzanne LeDoux
as Victim in Car
Petra Boden
as Cashier
Wayne A. Evenson
as Customer
Cliff Rakerd
as Officer Olson

Jessica Shepherd
as Hotel Clerk
Peter Schmitz
as Airport Lot Attendant
Steven I. Schafer
as Mechanic

David S. Lomax
as Man in Hallway

José Feliciano
as José Feliciano
Bix Skahill
as Night Parking Attendant
Rose Stockton
as Valerie (voice)
Robert Ozasky
as Bismarck Cop #1
John Bandemer
as Bismarck Cop #2
Don Wescott
as Bark Beetle Narrator (voice)

Bruce Campbell
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)