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Fargo is a 1996 American dark comedy-crime film produced, directed and written by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Frances McDormand as a pregnant police chief who investigates a series of homicides, William H. Macy as a car salesman who hires two criminals to kidnap his wife, Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare as the criminals, and Harve Presnell as the salesman's father-in-law.
The film earned seven Academy Award nominations, winning two for Best Original Screenplay for the Coens and Best Actress in a Leading Role for McDormand. It also won the BAFTA Award and the Award for Best Director for Joel Coen at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2006 it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and inducted into the United States National Film Registry.
In the winter of 1987, Minneapolis automobile salesman Jerry Lundegaard (Macy) is in financial trouble. After being introduced to criminals Carl Showalter (Buscemi) and Gaear Grimsrud (Stormare) by Native American ex-convict Shep Proudfoot (Reevis), a mechanic at his dealership, Jerry travels to Fargo, North Dakota, and hires the two men to kidnap his wife Jean (Rudrüd) in exchange for a new car and half of the $80,000 ransom. However, Jerry intends to demand a much larger sum from his wealthy father-in-law, Wade Gustafson (Presnell), and keep most of the money for himself.
Actors: Buck Taylor (actor), Corky Ehlers (editor), Sean Murray (composer), Luce Rains (actor), Thadd Turner (director), Jerry G. Angelo (actor), Thadd Turner (producer), Thadd Turner (actor), Wes Studi (actor), Thadd Turner (writer), Michael Parks (actor), Ryan Merriman (actor), James Parks (actor), Chris Browning (actor), Fredrick Lopez (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama, Western,Actors: Mark Isham (composer), R. Emerson John (miscellaneous crew), Avi Lerner (producer), Toby Emmerich (producer), Michael Stevens (actor), John 'Frenchie' Berger (miscellaneous crew), Trevor Short (producer), Jim Caviezel (actor), Joe Pingue (actor), Colm Feore (actor), Gordon Currie (actor), Martin Roach (actor), Frankie Faison (actor), Alan Sutton (miscellaneous crew), Anna Rane (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Since the hit-and-run murder of his wife five years ago, Rennie Cray has crisscrossed America in his souped-up, stripped-down '68 Plymouth Barracuda, pursuing her killer. The man he seeks in a high-speed, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse is James Fargo, a merciless, wheelchair-bound pyschopath. Through a series of mechanical innovations, Fargo has turned his rampaging '72 Cadillac Eldorado into a monstrous extension of his own twisted body and mind. Now, their deadly battle of wits and wills is about to move into overdrive. And caught in their headlights is a tormented beauty who unwittingly holds the key to their ultimate showdown.
Keywords: bare-chested-male, blood, broken-arm, car-accident, car-chase, car-crash, car-obsession, car-set-on-fire, car-wash, cb-radioActors: John Denver (actor), Thomas DeRenzo (composer), Rue DeBona (actress), Sandra Peralia (actress), Rhonda San Sebastian (actress), Hattie Sinclair (actress), Melissa Urich (actress), Stephan Chanroe (producer), Harry Gregson (producer), Mandie Patrani (writer), Lawrence Endleman (director), Clayard Humphrey (director), Casey Conrad (editor), Lisa White (editor), Jess Montes (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Akiko Hiramatsu (actress), Megumi Hayashibara (actress), Michael Sinterniklaas (actor), Ken'ichi Ogata (actor), Nozomu Sasaki (actor), Kôichi Yamadera (actor), Toshio Furukawa (actor), Masaharu Satô (actor), Shigeru Chiba (actor), Yasunori Matsumoto (actor), Kaneto Shiozawa (actor), Shûichi Ikeda (actor), Ken'yû Horiuchi (actor), Miki Itô (actress), Aya Hisakawa (actress),
Plot: This eight-part OVA (Original Video Animation, or made-for-video) series is set in the giant megalopolis of MegaTokyo in the year 2033. The story chronicles the battles of four women in power armor against an evil mega-corporation called GENOM. BGC is one of the most popular series among fans of Japanese animation ("anime"), as well as fans of the cyberpunk genre.
Keywords: anime, artificial-intelligence, assassin, cyberpunk, cyborg, evil-corporation, mercenary, organized-crime, police, power-armorActors: Linnea Quigley (actress), John Vernon (actor), Sal Landi (actor), Michael Lloyd (composer), Helen Kelly (actress), Linda Blair (actress), Mitch Carter (actor), Luisa Leschin (actress), Brenda Weisman (miscellaneous crew), Wally Uchida (miscellaneous crew), John D'Andrea (composer), Paula Shaw (actress), Perla Walter (actress), Johnny Venocur (actor), Robert Dryer (actor),
Plot: An altercation between a group of girls out for the night and a gang of local punks leaves the punks vowing revenge. It comes in the form of the gang-rape of a young mute (Heather) and her older sister (Brenda) starts hunting the gang in turn - armed with bear traps and crossbow.
Keywords: adult-actress-playing-minor, adult-actress-playing-teenage-girl, apology, bare-breasts, bear-trap, booby-trap, bra-and-panties, cemetery, chevrolet, child-rapeActors: John Gay (writer), Bruce Boxleitner (actor), John Gay (writer), Margaret Lindsay (actress), Barry Bostwick (actor), John Larch (actor), David Lowell Rich (director), Walter Brooke (actor), Alan Fudge (actor), Fred MacMurray (actor), Richard G. Wray (editor), Darleen Carr (actress), David Victor (writer), David Victor (producer), David Victor (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Nehemiah Persoff (actor), Peter Renaday (actor), Dan Dailey (actor), Maudie Prickett (actress), Jimmy Lydon (actor), Dave Willock (actor), Walter Sande (actor), Tom Gries (writer), Tom Gries (producer), Robert Patten (actor), Judson Pratt (actor), Michael McGreevey (actor), Pat Delaney (actress), James Almanzar (actor), Mike Henry (actor),
Plot: The name Michael O'Hara has become synonimous with law enforcement. There have been three generations of Michael O'Hara's and all have been exemplary policemen. When Michael O'Hara III's child was born he was told that they will not be able to have any more children, and there has always been a Michael O'Hara, so he named his child Michael O'Hara IV despite the fact that she is a girl. Now Mike has a tendency to get involved with police matters and not always with good results, which annoys her father. And despite being told repeatedly to stay out of it, she continues her amateurish detective activities.
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Plot: In 1876 Dawson wants to prevent a train from getting to Tomahawk CO on time, to keep it from competing with his stage coach line. Kit, who must get the train to its goal, forces Johnny aboard as the needed passenger. Madame Adelaide's showgirls (including Marilyn as Clara) ride along and, en route to Tomahawk, join Johnny in "Oh, What a Forward Young Man You Are."
Keywords: 1870s, american-indian, arapaho-tribe, axe, chinese-man, colorado, competition, dance-number, dancing-girl, dynamiteActors: Robert Blake (actor), Wade Crosby (actor), Fred Burns (actor), William B. Davidson (actor), Kenne Duncan (actor), Bill Elliott (actor), Bill Elliott (actor), William Haade (actor), Paul Hurst (actor), Boyd Irwin (actor), Charles Judels (actor), Jack La Rue (actor), Lucien Littlefield (actor), Tom London (actor), LeRoy Mason (actor),
Plot: Dashing Johnny Barrett has a secret identity: Spanish Jack, the masked bandit. Always one step ahead of the law, Barrett effortlessly balances his double life--robbing by night, romancing by day and always with a smile. But when the woman he loves begins to suspect him and the young man he befriends is arrested for being him, it's time for Johnny to rethink his priorities.
Keywords: bandit, bar, barber, barbershop, bartender, boat-captain, california, chinese, claim-jumper, cross-dressing