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* [[Anti-Villain]]: Jerry. He's not a villain, he's just kind of stupid. He even forgets how the kidnapping will ''affect his teenage son''.
* [[Awesome By Analysis]]: Marge figures out exactly what happened the night before after a few minutes of walking around the crime scene the next morning.
{{quote| '''Marge''': OK, so we got a trooper pulls someone over, we got a shooting, these folks drive by, there's a high-speed pursuit, ends here [[Memetic Mutation|and then this execution-type deal.]] }}
** Of course, the fact that the prints were fresh and the bodies were left out in the open makes this kind of obvious...
** Not so obvious as figuring out that the officer was making out in his book "DLR" was "dealer".
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* [[Clueless Deputy]]: Lou
** Wonderfully averted with Marge Gunderson. She appears clueless at first, but turns out to be easily the most competent and intelligent character involved in the movie's plot.
{{quote| ''"Not sure I agree with ya 100% percent on your police-work there, Lou..."''}}
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Showalter, but he has good reason.
** Also, Proudfoot about halfway through the movie.
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* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: The Lundegaards and the Gundersons, and apparently the rest of the town - see [[Precision F-Strike]]. Contrasts nicely with the [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster F Bombing]] of [[Those Two Bad Guys]].
* [[Greed]]: ''Everyone''. Showalter argues with his partner over a couple of hundred bucks when he's already {{spoiler|stolen a million, and it gets him an axe to the head}}. Even Wade haggles over the price on his daughter's head.
{{quote| '''Stan:''' We're not cattle-trading here, Wade.}}
* [[Happily Ever After]]: Marge, Norm and their baby, presumably.
* [[Happily Married]]: Marge and Norm "Son-of-a" Gunderson. Sure, they're a bit boring, but they most certainly love each other.
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* [[Plethora of Mistakes]]
* [[Pregnant Badass]]: Marge might be the foremost example in cinema.
{{quote| (''Marge, casing the crime scene, bends over'')<br />
'''Lou''': You see somethin', Marge?<br />
'''Marge''': No, I think I'm gonna barf! }}
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Jerry's customer is visibly shocked at himself, and Jerry literally hangs his head in shame.
{{quote| '''Irate Customer:''' You lied to me, Mr. Lundegaard. You're a bald -faced liar, a... a ''fucking'' liar!}}
* [[Pride]]: Perhaps the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|driving force]] behind everything a certain Mr. Lundegaard does. His father-in-law, a certain Mr. Gustafson is similar.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Gaear Grimsrud.
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* [[Reality Subtext]]: Frances McDormand was actually pregnant during the filming.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] to Grimsrud is a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]
{{quote| '''Marge:''' So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don't you know that? And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day. [[Good Cannot Comprehend Evil|Well, I just don't understand it.]]}}
* [[Scenery Porn]]: You'd be surprised how beautiful a frozen wasteland can be.
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: For Jerry at least.
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* [[Suspect Is Hatless]]:
** The best description people can come up with for Showalter is that he's "kinda funny looking" - no mention of hair/eye color, height or anything. Grimsrud gets even less.
{{quote| "Oh, he wasn't circumcised."}}
** Not only that, but the Brainerd PD {{spoiler|never gets to see what Carl looks like, since all that is left of him is a foot...}}
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Showalter and Grimsrud.
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