• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1996-03-08
  • Runtime98 minutes
  • TaglineA homespun murder story.
  • Revenue60,611,975$
  • GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
  • Production
    CompaniesPolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films
  • Budget7,000,000$

Movie Overview

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Casts

Frances McDormand

William H. Macy

Steve Buscemi

Peter Stormare

Harve Presnell

John Carroll Lynch

Kristin Rudrüd

Bruce Bohne

Steve Reevis

Steve Park

Gary Houston

Sally Wingert

Larissa Kokernot

Melissa Peterman

Tony Denman

Larry Brandenburg

Michelle Hutchison

Warren Keith

James Gaulke

Jessica Shepherd

David S. Lomax

José Feliciano