Raising Arizona (1987)

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Directed by

Ethan Coen

Joel Coen

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Nicolas Cage
H.I. McDunnough

Holly Hunter
Ed

Trey Wilson
Nathan Arizona, Sr.

John Goodman
Gale

William Forsythe
Evelle

Sam McMurray
Glen

Frances McDormand
Dot

Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Leonard Smalls

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Ethan Coen
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Joel Coen
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A Coen classic!

13 years, 11 months ago at Jun 11 5:28

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"I tried to stand up and fly straight, but it wasn't easy with that sumbitch Reagan in the White House. I dunno. They say he's a decent man, so maybe his advisors are confused."

Raising Arizona is now considered a classic gem from currently-renowned filmmaking duo Joel and Ethan Coen. Now that the pair have achieved such success with their crowning jewels such as No Country for Old ... read more

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8 years, 8 months ago at Sep 20 6:54

Reea

2 votes

How can you not love this movie? I mean, it's the Cohen Brothers, and they are genius, in my opinion.

This movie is quirky, incredibly funny and weird, and it has all the ingredients a Cohen movie should have, great cinematography, great filming and a ton of quirkiness. It just makes you feel warm inside. Nicholas Cage, I think, was superb, as well as Holly Hunter and all the other ch... read more

A good movie

7 years, 1 month ago at Apr 8 9:51

johanlefourbe

2 votes

Honestly, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely check it again whenever I have the opportunity. The point is that I always had some rather mixed feelings about this flick (like most of the movies directed by the Coen brothers as a matter of fact). And, apparently, I’m not the only one feeling this way. Indeed, on one hand, it is nowadays regarded as a cult-clas... read more

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Description: RAISING ARIZONA is a surreal, hyperactive farce in which a bumbling petty thief and the lady cop who keeps arresting him fall in love and decide to start a family. When they discover they can't have babies, they ... Full Descriptionsteal one from a furniture mogul who has just sired a set of quintuplets. The joys of parenthood are soon marred, however, by the difficulties of raising an infant on the run. The none-too-bright couple must flee across the southwestern desert in order to elude the villainous biker that has been hired to retrieve the tyke. A childless couple unable to adopt decide that a couple who just had qui ... (more)

Release date: 26 March 1987
UPC: 086162123023

Tags: Comedy (29), Crime (17), 1987 (15), Kidnapping (13), Drama (10), 1980s (10), Prison (9), Bounty Hunter (8), Love (6), Baby (6), Shotgun (6), Car Chase (5), Dream (5), Quintuplets (5), Bank Robbery (4), Surrealism (4), Policewoman (4), Huggies (4), Adventure (3), Martial Arts (3)

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