Editing Fargo (1996 film) (section)

==Home media==
''Fargo'' has been released in several formats: [[VHS]], [[LaserDisc]], [[DVD]], [[Blu-ray]], and [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] download.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fargo |date=March 8, 1996 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/movie/fargo-1996/id341289724 |publisher=[[iTunes]] |access-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-date=October 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008220537/https://itunes.apple.com/au/movie/fargo-1996/id341289724 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first home video release of the film was on October 1, 1996, on a [[pan and scan]] cassette.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107891272/letterbox-brings-wide-screen-home/ |title='Letterbox' Brings Wide Screen Home |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311215357/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107891272/letterbox-brings-wide-screen-home/ |date=August 16, 1996 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |page=96 |work=Times Staff Writer |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> A collector's edition widescreen VHS was also released and included a [[snow globe]] that depicted the woodchipper scene which, when shaken, stirred up both snow and "blood".<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/02/movies/summer-films-synergy-a-few-words-in-defense-of-swag.html |title=Summer Films: Synergy; A Few Words in Defense of Swag |date=May 2, 1999 |author=Burr, Ty |author-link=Ty Burr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911003718/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/02/movies/summer-films-synergy-a-few-words-in-defense-of-swag.html|archive-date=September 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|PolyGram Video]] released ''Fargo'' on DVD on June 25, 1997.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Fargo - Releases |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/fargo-vm422651/releases |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=[[AllMovie]]}}</ref> In 2001, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM), who acquired the rights to the film through their purchase of PolyGram's pre-March 31, 1996, library, released the film on VHS as part of its "Contemporary Classics" series.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Fargo [VHS] | isbn=0792842081 }}</ref> A "Special Edition" DVD was released on September 30, 2003, by [[MGM Home Entertainment]], which featured minor changes to the film, particularly with its subtitles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=James W. |date=September 6, 2003 |title=Fargo: Special Edition DVD |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/7490 |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=DVD Talk}}</ref> The opening titles stating "This is a true story" have been changed in this edition from the actual titles on the film print to digitally inserted titles. Also, the subtitle preceding Lundegaard's arrest "Outside of Bismarck, North Dakota" has been inserted digitally and moved from the bottom of the screen to the top. The special edition of ''Fargo'' was repackaged in several Coen brothers box sets and also as a double feature DVD with other MGM releases.<ref name=":1" />

A Blu-ray version was released on May 12, 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fargo Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fargo-Blu-ray/4352/ |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=blu-ray.com}}</ref> and later in a DVD combo pack in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fargo (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) |url=https://www.amazon.com/Fargo-Two-Disc-Blu-ray-Combo-Packaging/dp/B003O7I6ZM |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=Amazon}}</ref> On April 1, 2014, in commemoration for the 90th anniversary of MGM, the film was remastered in [[4K resolution|4K]] and reissued again on Blu-ray.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fargo Blu-ray (Remastered) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fargo-Blu-ray/94654/ |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=blu-ray.com}}</ref> On May 3, 2017, [[Shout! Factory]] announced a 20th anniversary collector's [[Optical disc packaging|Steelbook]] edition on Blu-ray, limited to 10,000 copies, which was released on August 8, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/blog/limited-edition-fargo-20th-anniversary-edition-steelbook/|title=Limited Edition Fargo 20th Anniversary Edition Steelbook|access-date=May 3, 2017|website=[[Shout! Factory]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013130955/https://www.shoutfactory.com/blog/limited-edition-fargo-20th-anniversary-edition-steelbook/|archive-date=October 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 7, 2023, Shout! Factory released the film in a [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD]] and Blu-ray combo pack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shoutfactory.com/products/fargo-deluxe-limited-edition|title=Fargo [Deluxe Limited Edition]|access-date=April 23, 2024|website=[[Shout! Factory]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320233232/https://shoutfactory.com/products/fargo-deluxe-limited-edition|archive-date=March 20, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>