I was today years old when I learned about this! I knew the movie 'Fargo' wasn't actually filmed in Fargo but I didn't know it was almost named after a Minnesota town. Was I the only one left out on this?

I have a quick confession to make before we get into it... I've never seen 'Fargo'. Now, if you've listened to our morning show you probably saw that one coming. I haven't seen a lot of iconic movies. But yes, I've never seen 'Fargo' and it was filmed right here in Minnesota.

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Movies Filmed in Minnesota

There are actually quite a few other movies that have been filmed in Minnesota. The Christmas movie 'Jingle All the Way' was filmed here.

20th Century Fox
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And so was 'Mighty Ducks'.

Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
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'Grumpy Old Men' was also filmed in Minnesota!

Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
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At the end of this story, you can check out a bunch more movies that were filmed in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

'Fargo' was Almost Not Named 'Fargo'

Actually, the town in Minnesota where filming took place was also almost the name of the movie. I learned about this while reading a post with fun facts about the movie.

The movie was directed by Minnesotans, the Coen brothers, and while filming in the Minnesota town of Brainerd they always referred to the movie as 'Brainerd'. But then they realized something... that it wasn't a cool movie name.

They only changed it to <em>Fargo</em> when they realized it sounded like a cooler movie title.

I mean, they're not wrong. 'Fargo' does sound way better as a movie title than 'Brainerd'. But it would have been pretty sweet to have a movie named after a Minnesota town!

Like I mentioned earlier, there are a ton of movies that have been filmed in Minnesota. Keep scrolling to check them all out.

Huge list of movies that were made in Minnesota

Minnesota is known for having a whole bunch of mosquitos, a giant list of lakes, and of course Mayo Clinic. We've also had quite a few moments on the big screen! According to IMDB.com, see where film crews have been for a huge list of movies made in Minnesota.

Gallery Credit: Jessica Williams

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