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unmapped (return to roots):
Fargo → Blood Simple.
Fargo is the Coens' most Blood Simple-like script, contemporary and simple, going back to what they tried there with more knowledge.
“It feels like them sort of going back to what they were trying to do in that movie with the knowledge they've gained over the...”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fargo with Zach Cregger · 0:46:01 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them) -
contrast (genre contrast):
Blood Simple → Fargo.
The Coens see Blood Simple as a James M. Cain-type noir; Fargo they wanted drier and less hard-boiled.
“They consider blood simple to be more like a James M. Kane type, you know, noir thriller, right?”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fargo with Zach Cregger · 0:48:39 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them) -
lineage (character origin):
Harve Presnell → Blood Simple.
The Coens wrote Presnell's character from Texas businessmen they met raising money for Blood Simple.
“they wrote that character, basically, when they were raising money for Blood Simple, they met lots of like Texas businessmen”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fargo with Zach Cregger · 1:00:29 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)