Raising Arizona (1987)

Directed by

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Genre

comedy film, action film, comedy drama, crime film, crime comedy film, black comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 2,358 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ex-convict and his police officer wife are desperate to have a baby. When they cannot have one naturally, they kidnap a quintuplet from a local furniture magnate. Their plan unravels as unpredictable characters and wild chases follow.

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What happens

Raising Arizona is a 1987 American crime comedy film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Nicolas Cage as H.I. "Hi" McDunnough, an ex-convict, and Holly Hunter as Edwina "Ed" McDunnough, a former police officer and his wife. Other members of the cast include Trey Wilson, William Forsythe, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Sam McMurray, and Randall "Tex" Cobb. The Coens wanted to make a film as different from their previous film, the dark thriller Blood Simple, as possible, with a lighter sense of humor and a faster pace. Raising Arizona received mixed reviews at the time of its release, with some criticizing it as too self-conscious, manneristic, and unclear as to whether it was fantasy or realism, while others praised the film for its originality. Retrospective reviews are generally more favorable, and it is now considered to be a cult classic. Raising Arizona ranks 31st on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Laughs list and 45th on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" list. It was released in the United States on March 13, 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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