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Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona

7.1

Raising Arizona

PG-13·1987·94m

Summary

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

H.I.

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Ed

Trey Wilson

Trey Wilson

Nathan Arizona, Sr.

John Goodman

John Goodman

Gale

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Evelle

Sam McMurray

Sam McMurray

Glen

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Dot

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Leonard Smalls

T.J. Kuhn

Nathan Junior

Lynne Kitei

Lynne Kitei

Florence Arizona

Peter Benedek

Peter Benedek

Prison Counselor

Charles 'Lew' Smith

Nice Old Grocery Man

Warren Keith

Warren Keith

Younger FBI Agent

Henry Kendrick

Older FBI Agent

Sidney Dawson

Ear-Bending Cellmate

Richard Blake

Parole Board Chairman

Troy Nabors

Parole Board Member

Mary Seibel

Parole Board Member

John O'Donnal

Hayseed in the Pickup

Keith Jandacek

Whitey

Warren Forsythe

Minister

Ruben Young

'Trapped' Convict

Dennis Sullivan

Policeman in Arizona House

Richard Alexander

Policeman in Arizona House

Rusty Lee

Feisty Hayseed

James Yeater

Fingerprint Technician

Bill Andres

Reporter

Carver Barns

Reporter

Margaret H. McCormack

Unpainted Secretary

Bill Rocz

Newscaster

Mary F. Glenn

Payroll Cashier

Jeremy Babendure

Scamp with Squirt Gun

Bill Dobbins

Adoption Agent

Ralph Norton

Gynecologist

Henry Tank

Mopping Convict

Frank Outlaw

Supermarket Manager

Todd Michael Bodgers

Varsity Nathan, Jr.

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Machine Shop Ear-Bender

Robert Gray

Glen and Dot's Kid

Katie Thrasher

Glen and Dot's Kid

Derek Russell

Glen and Dot's Kid

Nicole Russell

Glen and Dot's Kid

Zachary Sanders

Glen and Dot's Kid

Noell Sanders

Glen and Dot's Kid

Cody Ranger

Arizona Quint

Jeremy Arendt

Arizona Quint

Ashley Hammon

Arizona Quint

Crystal Hiller

Arizona Quint

Olivia Hughes

Arizona Quint

Emily Malin

Arizona Quint

Melanie Malin

Arizona Quint

Craig McLaughlin

Arizona Quint

Adam Savageau

Arizona Quint

Benjamin Savageau

Arizona Quint

David Schneider

Arizona Quint

Michael Stewart

Arizona Quint

William Preston Robertson

William Preston Robertson

Amazing Voice (voice)

Ron Cobert

Reporter #1 (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Joel Coen

Screenplay

Ethan Coen

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

April 18, 2022

7

"H.I" (Nicolas Cage) is an habitual petty criminal who gradually falls in love with the police officer "Ed" (Holly Hunter) who has to take his mug shots every time he is apprehended. Finally determined to go straight, they marry and he takes a mundane job in a metal works. It's all going swimmingly, but try as they might they cannot conceive. This affects "Ed" badly, she loses her job and her motivation and they are soon in a rut. Serendipity takes a hand though, one night, when news of the local furniture kingpin "Nathan Arizona" and his wife having quintuplets after IVF is announced. They think that's a bit greedy, and alight on a plan to pinch one of the babies and... Keeping that a secret proves difficult as firstly his boss "Glen" (Sam McMurray) and then two of his erstwhile jailbirds who have escaped from prison - "Gale" (John Goodman) and his brother "Evelle" (William Forsythe) all come to visit and conclude that this miraculous conception and the news headlines are linked! Add to the mix, the motor cycle riding, grenade carrying "Hell Rider" bounty hunter "Smalls" (Randall Cobb) who wants to track down the bairn for the $25,000 reward and we have a perilous mix of comedy and menace that works well for the first hour or so. Cage is on good form for the most part as is Hunter for maybe the first 45 minutes, thereafter though the joke really does begin to wear a bit thin and the comedy a little too puerile. The fun car chases (don't forget the nappies) are entertaining and the script is quickly paced and entertaining, but that too turns to much farce as we head to an ending that I found really quite underwhelming. There's a fun scene with Frances McDormand and the deliberations of the parole board made me smile, and all in all it is still worth a watch.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$6,000,000.00

Revenue:

$29,180,280.00

Keywords

baby
robbery
supermarket
pregnancy
arizona
satire
family relationships
absurd
amused
melodramatic