Fargo

[Harold L. Maurer]

At 08:05 AM 11/26/96 -0500, Paul Mackin wrote:

>W/r/t accents in _Fargo_.  Having lived all over Canada, I've noticed 
>that the accent tends to crop up primarily in small towns- its definitely 
>prevealnet in Southern Ontario (outside Toronto) and in rural Alberta/B.C.
>
> Thanks a bunch!  Aw jeez-
>
If the Coen Brothers receive an award it should be for writing the scene
where the Deputy talks to the fellow shovelling his driveway.  That 2
minutes of film captures, more than any other piece I have ever seen, the
real spirit of small town Minne-Kota.  I knew those two on-screen characters
when I grew up, and there are a bunch of us who miss them in an odd sort of
way.  They define us, I think.  Much like Slothrup and Pirate Prentice.  

BTW.  The furniture store owner in Raising Arizona, an earlier film by the
Coens, was a charicature of Rudy Boschwitz, Senator and owner of Plywood
Minnesota! Those two are wicked and genius.
Harold L. "Oldtime Harold" Maurer

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