The Coen brothers are an iconic duo of filmmakers who have directed a number of movies throughout their careers. Veteran director Stanley Kubrick was an inspiration for the Coen brothers for their most iconic movie, the 1996 movie Fargo, with 7 Oscar nominations for the movie.
As per film trivia, the 1996 movie took several inspirations from veteran director Stanley Kubrick for the movie. Fargo, starring Frances McDormand, filmed several of its iconic scenes taking inspiration from Kubrick’s movies like The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, and more.
Scenes From Fargo Were Inspired By Stanley Kubrick
With a plot that seems comical in the first half, Fargo quickly turns into a dark comedy when three killings take place and the whole film turns chaotic. Steve Buscemi portrayed the role of the person hiring the criminals and he quickly lands in trouble.
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen worked together on the sets of Fargo and they were heavily inspired by the notorious director of the horror genre, Stanley Kubrick. As per film trivia on IMDB, several of the scenes shot in the movie were inspired by Kubrick’s notable and iconic films. In one of the scenes when Steve Buscemi says he is in town for “just a little of the ol’ in-and-out,” that’s a direct reference to Stanely Kubrick’s 1971 movie A Clockwork Orange.
That wasn’t all since when Buscemi was driving around town, the song “These Boots are Made for Walkin” can be heard on the radio. The song was a reference to Kubrick’s 1987 masterpiece Full Metal Jacket. And the cherry on top, when the kidnappers break the door down, the scene is a direct reference to Stanley Kubrick‘s magnum opus The Shining when Jack Nicholson breaks down the door and yells “Here’s Johnny!!!”.
Stanley Kubrick Detailed How A Film Should Progress
Being a director of great acclaim, Kubrick has directed several classic movies such as The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and more. As per the director himself, his fame grew slowly over the years. The director talked about how a film should progress in IMDB‘s quotes. Comparing films to musical symphonies, the director admitted that films should progress slowly with moods and feelings.
“A film is–or should be–more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later”
Suffice it to say, that Stanley Kubrick left a long-lasting impression of how a film should be made. Fargo received a rating of 8.1/10 on IMDB and a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film is available to stream on Max in the U.S.
Source: IMDB
