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This book will give you a glimpse into some of the thousands of questions Joel and Ethan [Coen] had to answer, and you will delight in how masterful their answers were. From the foreword by William H. Macy, actor Fargo changed my life. And this book recounting the making of this amazing film brings back such fond memories. But more than that, I learned things about the making of the film I never knew. It is filled with stories that bring to life the wonderfully rich and chaotic journey of this Coen Brothers' masterpiece from screenplay to screen. Anyone will love reading about it. You betcha! John Carroll Lynch, actor (Norm Gunderson in Fargo)

This book will give you a glimpse into some of the thousands of questions Joel and Ethan [Coen] had to answer, and you will delight in how masterful their answers were. From the foreword by William H. Macy, actor Fargo changed my life. And this book recounting the making of this amazing film brings back such fond memories. But more than that, I learned things about the making of the film I never knew. It is filled with stories that bring to life the wonderfully rich and chaotic journey of this Coen Brothers' masterpiece from screenplay to screen. Anyone will love reading about it. You betcha! John Carroll Lynch, actor (Norm Gunderson in Fargo)

"""This journalist and documentary producer is the perfect person to have documented the making of a great American film. I love this book."" LeonardMaltin.com ""Much like the movie it dissects, this book is quirky and intelligent, with surprising revelations. A treat for cinephiles and fans of the Coen brothers."" Library Journal ""This book will give you a glimpse into some of the thousands of questions Joel and Ethan [Coen] had to answer, and you will delight in how masterful their answers were."" From the foreword by William H. Macy, actor ""Fargo changed my life. And this book recounting the making of this amazing film brings back such fond memories. But more than that, I learned things about the making of the film I never knew. It is filled with stories that bring to life the wonderfully rich and chaotic journey of this Coen Brothers' masterpiece from screenplay to screen. Anyone will love reading about it. You betcha!"" John Carroll Lynch, actor (Norm Gunderson in Fargo)"

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"Todd Melby is a reporter, documentarian, and filmmaker. In 2016, he co-produced ""We Don't Talk Like That: Fargo and the Midwest Psyche,"" a one-hour radio documentary about the movie. ""Black Gold Boom"", his public media series on North Dakota's oil boom, featured stories of hope and despair. ""Spirit and Body Willing: Sex Over Age 70"" and ""Death's Footprint"", radio documentaries he co-produced with Diane Richard, won national Edward R. Murrow awards. He lives in Minneapolis. William H. Macy played the role of Jerry Lundegaard in the 1997 film production of Fargo, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His acting career spans four decades and includes appearances in dozens of films and television programs. Macy has won four Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to numerous other nominations."

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