Feeling Minnesota 1996

Ex-stripper Freddie Clayton is about to marry Sam in a bid to settle her debts with the intimidating nightclub owner, Red. During the wedding, Freddie encounters Jjaks, Sam’s brother, and they share an undeniable and instant attraction. The two decide to escape together, eventually finding refuge in a motel. Yet their lack of funds leads them to devise a desperate plan to steal from Sam. Unfortunately, Sam catches Jjaks mid-theft, resulting in a violent confrontation.

After managing to evade Sam, Jjaks returns to the motel, unaware that he is being followed. As Jjaks loses consciousness from the earlier fight, Sam seizes the opportunity, shooting Freddie in the stomach within Jjaks’s car. Sam attempts to frame Jjaks for the murder by leaving Freddie’s body in their motel room alongside the murder weapon.

The following morning, Jjaks awakens with no recollection of the previous night’s events. Upon discovering Freddie’s lifeless body and the gun, he briefly entertains the horrifying possibility that he might have killed her. Alerted by Sam, the police arrive, but Jjaks skillfully escapes, driving to a secluded part of the woods to give Freddie a proper burial. Meanwhile, Sam watches from a distance, hoping to see Jjaks apprehended.

Sam contacts Detective Ben Costikyan, who swiftly arrests Jjaks. The trio, along with Costikyan’s partner Lloyd, head to the location where Freddie was supposedly buried, only to find no trace of her. Infuriated with Sam for misleading him, Costikyan leaves with Lloyd, leaving the brothers to contemplate their next move.

Not long after, the motel manager reaches out to the brothers, having witnessed Sam transporting Freddie’s body. He demands $50,000 to remain silent. It dawns on Jjaks that Sam has been orchestrating a plan to frame him for Freddie’s murder. Following another violent altercation, the brothers split up; Jjaks heads to the motel while Sam approaches Red to discuss a loan.

Red, having discovered Sam’s embezzlement over the past year, confronts him, leading to a deadly struggle where Sam kills Red and retrieves the $50,000. In the meantime, Jjaks discovers Freddie’s necklace at the motel manager’s apartment. Fueled by anger and confusion, Jjaks throws the manager out and expresses his intent to kill him. Suddenly, an unexpectedly alive Freddie emerges, calling Jjaks’s name. In disbelief, he faints, but upon revival, she reveals her bullet wound and informs him that Sam is just a bad shot; someone had rescued her after he left her for dead.

The next day, Sam calls Jjaks, claiming to have secured the money. However, upon spotting Freddie alive through a diner window, he storms into the manager’s apartment to confront the couple. In the ensuing chaos, Sam is shot while they attempt to defend themselves. Detective Costikyan then enters the room, suffocating Sam by covering his mouth. It is revealed that Freddie had contacted Costikyan after her rescue, utilizing him to assist in obtaining the $50,000. A heartbroken and injured Jjaks is left in despair.

Later, Costikyan is arrested in an embarrassing state at a hotel, thanks to Freddie’s tip-off as she flees with the money. Though Freddie and Jjaks have since parted ways, he remembers her dreams of being a Las Vegas dancer and sets out to find her. When he finally locates her living her dream, she joyfully exclaims, “What took you so fucking long?” as they share a heartfelt embrace.