No clear weak link emerges. Yanagita is defended; graphic violence may repel viewers. Scotty’s lack of curiosity is proposed, then defended because he is frightened, forbidden to call police and has little time.
A hottest take compares Fargo with No Country for Old Men through money, a sacrificed wife and a police officer confronting evil; Seven is also discussed.
Kyle’s hottest take is that Gaear eating pancakes twice is exceptionally strange. The script’s Pancakes House wording is described as deliberate.
A reported Red Auerbach anecdote concerns fining players for eating pancakes.
Casting What-Ifs reports Bill Pullman originally set for Jerry before a scheduling conflict and Richard Jenkins also considered; Pullman is judged too dashing, while Macy’s pursuit of the part is recalled.
That Guy choices split between Harve Presnell as Wade and Larry Brandenburg as Stan, with Chris choosing Brandenburg; Presnell’s return from obscurity is admired.
Steve Park as Mike Yanagita wins Dion Waiters. Shep, the TruCoat customer, José Feliciano and the escorts are alternatives.
An unranked Dion Waiters Mount Rushmore includes Drexl, Walken in Pulp Fiction, Yanagita and Multiple Miggs; Jack Woltz is an addition and a bracket is suggested.
Scorsese’s admiration for Yanagita is recalled, along with Park reportedly thinking he was playing the scene dramatically and feeling hurt when the Coens laughed.
Yanagita’s move to the same side of the booth prompts speculation about his intentions and whether he knew Marge was pregnant; these remain interpretations.
Apex affirmatives include Swedish meatballs, GMAC financing and TruCoat sealant.
The Coens are assigned No Country instead; Macy’s later roles and Minnesota sports peaks compete. Windshield-scraper scenes receive an affirmative.
Buscemi’s performance is a favorite but his apex is disputed among later stardom, Con Air, Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos.
McDormand’s apex is unresolved with Three Billboards suggested. Blue Ox, shovel murders and Fargo the town are discussed; the Coens reportedly preferred Fargo’s sound over Brainerd.
Stormare’s other apex candidates include Dino Velvet and Armageddon; Minnesota accents receive an affirmative, while dangling cigarettes prompt a Ghostbusters comparison.
An unranked facial-wound Mount Rushmore considers One Battle, Freeway, Fargo and The Dark Knight, with Gus Fring also mentioned.
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