EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 10 MIN
'Fargo' 30 years later: How it put Minnesota on the map, for good and bad
from Minnesota Now · host Minnesota Public Radio
Film buffs around the world know the North Dakota city of Fargo thanks to the 1996 classic by the same name. The Coen Brothers filmed their darkly comedic, crime drama in Minnesota and filled it with scenes of bitter cold and exaggerated accents to represent their home state. The film turned 30 in March around the same time that Fargo's movie theater celebrated 100 years. The theater is commemorating both those birthdays Tuesday with a screening of Fargo and a Q&A event with Swedish actor Peter Stormare. He played the bleach-blonde, silent kidnapper Gaer Grimsrud, who's most infamous for his dealings with a woodchipper at the end of the film. Stormare talked with MPR News Fargo/Moorhead reporter Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval about the film's 30th anniversary.
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'Fargo' 30 years later: How it put Minnesota on the map, for good and bad
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