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Raising Arizona (1987)
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Release Date:
13 March 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
A comedy beyond belief. more
Plot:
When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintupelets, their lives get more complicated than they anticipated. full summary | full synopsis
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Arizona
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Police
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Convenience Store
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Awards:
1 nomination
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(61 articles)
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Hysterical, each time I see it
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nicolas Cage | ... | H.I. McDunnough |
 | Holly Hunter | ... | Edwina 'Ed' McDunnough |
 | Trey Wilson | ... | Nathan Arizona |
 | John Goodman | ... | Gale Snoats |
 | William Forsythe | ... | Evelle Snoats |
| Sam McMurray | ... | Glen |
 | Frances McDormand | ... | Dot |
| Randall 'Tex' Cobb | ... | Leonard Smalls |
| T.J. Kuhn | ... | Nathan Arizona Jr. (as T.J. Kuhn Jr.) |
| Lynne Kitei | ... | Florence Arizona (as Lynne Dumin Kitei) |
| Peter Benedek | ... | Prison Counselor |
| Charles 'Lew' Smith | ... | Nice Old Grocery Man |
 | Warren Keith | ... | Younger FBI Agent |
| Henry Kendrick | ... | Older FBI Agent |
| Sidney Dawson | ... | Moses, Ear-Bending Cellmate |
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94 min
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Iceland:12 |
Australia:M |
USA:PG-13 (Violence) |
Brazil:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 (video rating: 2001) |
UK:15 (original rating) |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:12 |
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Kevin Costner turned down the lead role.
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Crew or equipment visible: In the Full Frame or Pan & Scan version, when H.I. is in the Arizona house kidnapping the baby, one of them "jumps" out of the crib and onto H.I. In the shot where the baby lands on him, a person's hands can clearly be seen at the top of the frame holding the child.
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Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
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Down In The Willow Garden
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How long into the film does the title screen finally appear?Is this movie based on a novel?
Who says "Now HI, the sun don't rise and shine on the corner grocery" and in what context?
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A lot of things come together to make this film highly enjoyable; acting, writing, music, pace, directing... It's over-the-top fun. It took me several viewings before it sunk in that the film's base story is about child kidnapping; which is an extraordinarily serious crime. But this film makes you enjoy every minute so it's easy to forget the seriousness of the base story.
While I'm not a fan of Nicholas Cage, I thought this was a perfect vehicle for him. Holly Hunter is always excellent, IMHO. Their attention to detail in crafting their characters was on point and thorough.
"Well alright then." :)