Wade Gustafson Quotes in Fargo (1996)

Carl Showalter: Who the fuck are you?

[Wade doesn't answer]

Carl Showalter: WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?

Wade Gustafson: I got your damn money. Now, where's my daughter?

Carl Showalter: I am through fuckin' around here! Drop that fuckin' briefcase!

Wade Gustafson: Where's my daughter?

Carl Showalter: Fuck you, man! Where's Jerry? I gave simple fuckin' instructions!

Wade Gustafson: Where's my damn daughter? No Jean, no money!

Carl Showalter: Drop that fuckin' money!

Wade Gustafson: No Jean, no money!

Carl Showalter: Is this a fuckin' joke here?

[shoots Wade]

Wade Gustafson: [as he sinks to his knees and falls back] Aww, Jeez.

Carl Showalter: Happy now, asshole? What's with you people? Ya fuckin' imbeciles!

[as Carl reaches for the briefcase, Wade shoots him in the face]

Carl Showalter: Ah! You fuckin' shot me!

[Carl shoots Wade six more times, screams, then kicks the dead Wade twice]

Carl Showalter: You fuck!

[takes briefcase]

Jerry Lundegaard: [Jerry and Wade discuss business opportunity] This could work out real good for me and Jean and Scotty.

Wade Gustafson: [coldly] Jean and Scotty never have to worry.

Scotty Lundegaard: [finishing supper] May I be excused?

Jerry Lundegaard: Ya done, there?

Scotty Lundegaard: Yah. Can I go out?

Jean Lundegaard: Where ya goin'?

Scotty Lundegaard: Just to McDonalds.

Jerry Lundegaard: Be back at 9:30.

[Scotty exits]

Wade Gustafson: He just ate - he didn't finish! He's goin' to McDonalds instead of finishin' here.

Jean Lundegaard: He sees his friends there. It's okay.

Wade Gustafson: It's okay, MAC-Donalds. Heh. Whaddya think they do there? They don't drink milkshakes, I assure you.

Jean Lundegaard: It's okay, Dad!

Wade Gustafson: I'm not talking about your damn word, Jerry.

Jean Lundegaard: [chopping vegetables] Hiya, hon! Welcome back! How was Fargo?

Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, real good now.

Jean Lundegaard: Dad's here.

[Jerry's mood changes as he hears this news]

Jerry Lundegaard: Is he stayin' for supper then?

Jean Lundegaard: I dunno... I think so. Dad?

Wade Gustafson: What?

Jean Lundegaard: [thick Minnesota accent] You stayin' for supperrrrr?

Wade Gustafson: Yah!

[repeated line]

Wade Gustafson: No Jean, no money!

Wade Gustafson: What kind of finders fee are you looking for?

Jerry Lundegaard: Huh?

Stan Grossman: The financials are pretty through. The only thing we don't know is your fee.

Jerry Lundegaard: My fee? Wade, what the heck you talking about?

Wade Gustafson: Stan and I are okay. We gotta load in. But we never talked about your fee for bringing it to us.

Jerry Lundegaard: Wade, no. I was bringing you this deal for you to loan me the money to put in. It's my deal here, see?

Stan Grossman: Jerry, we thought you were bringing us an investment.

Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, right.

Stan Grossman: But you're saying that... what are you saying?

Wade Gustafson: You're saying that we put in all the money and you collect when it pays off?

[both Wade and Stan laugh]

Jerry Lundegaard: [getting nervous; stammering again] No... it's just... I'd pay you back the principle and interest. Heck, I'd go... one over prime.

Stan Grossman: We're not a bank, Jerry.

Wade Gustafson: If I wanted a bank interest loan on $750,000 I'd go to Midwest Federal and and talk to old Bill Deal.

Stan Grossman: Does he work at North Star now?

Jerry Lundegaard: No, no, it just... I... I don't need a finders fee. Finder's fee that's... what? Ten percent? Heck, that's not gonna do it for me. I need the principle!

Stan Grossman: Jerry, we're not going to just give you $750,000 of our money.

Wade Gustafson: What the heck were your thinking? If I am getting bank interest, I want complete security. Heck, FDIC. I don't see nothing like that here.

Jerry Lundegaard: [getting desperate] Yah, but... it's... I... just... I guarantee all your money back with interest when the deal starts paying. You have my word.

Wade Gustafson: I'm not talking about your damn word here, Jerry! What the hell were you thinking? Jesus! Look... I don't want to cut you out of the loop here. This here is a good deal. I assume that if you are not interested in getting a finders fee, you won't mind if we move on with the deal independently.