Book review: Ah, jeez, ‘Fargo’ filmmakers really don’t like Minnesota Todd Melby looks at an iconic movie in his book “A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of ‘Fargo.’” Written By: Chuck Frederick | × Frances McDormand played Police Chief Marge Gunderson in Fargo. (Gramercy Pictures / TNS) Inset: Todd Melby's book “A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of ‘Fargo.’” (Minnesota Historical Society Press) The scene in “Fargo” atop a snow-blanketed parking ramp, in which one of the kidnappers-for-hire is shot in the cheek and bloodied, summed up “how the Coens feel about Minnesota.” And it’s not good.