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Raising Arizona (1987) -- 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.
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Raising Arizona (1987) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   43,325 votes
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Director:
Joel Coen
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Writers:
Ethan Coen (written by) &
Joel Coen (written by)
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Release Date:
13 March 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery more
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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Awards:
1 nomination more
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User Comments:
Cohen brothers comedy of great entertainment and fun more (207 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
Richard Blake ... Parole Board Chairman
Troy Nabors ... Parole Board Member
Mary Seibel ... Parole Board Member
John O'Donnal ... Hayseed in Pickup
Keith Jandacek ... Whitey
Warren Forsythe ... Minister
Ruben Young ... 'Trapped' Convict
Dennis Sullivan ... Policeman in Arizona House
Richard Alexander ... Policeman in Arizona House (as Dick Alexander)
Rusty Lee ... Feisty Hayseed
James Yeater ... Fingerprint Technician
Bill Andres ... Reporter
Carver Barns ... Reporter
Margaret H. McCormack ... Unpainted Arizona 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 ... 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 ... Amazing Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ron Francis Cobert ... Reporter #1 (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joel Coen 
Ethan Coen (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
Ethan Coen (written by) &
Joel Coen (written by)

Produced by
Ethan Coen .... producer
James Jacks .... executive producer
Deborah Reinisch .... associate producer
Mark Silverman .... co-producer
Joel Coen .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Carter Burwell 
 
Cinematography by
Barry Sonnenfeld 
 
Film Editing by
Michael R. Miller 
 
Casting by
Donna Isaacson 
John S. Lyons  (as John Lyons)
 
Production Design by
Jane Musky 
 
Art Direction by
Harold Thrasher 
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Kracik 
 
Costume Design by
Richard Hornung 
 
Makeup Department
Dan Frey .... hair stylist
Camille Henderson .... assistant hair stylist
Camille Henderson .... assistant makeup artist
Katherine James .... makeup artist (as Katherine James-Cosburn)
 
Production Management
Kevin Dowd .... production manager
Alma Kuttruff .... production supervisor
Andrew Sears .... post-production manager
Andrew Sears .... second unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patricia Anne Doherty .... second assistant director (as Patricia Doherty)
Jon Kilik .... second assistant director
Chitra F. Mojtabai .... second assistant director (as Chitra Mojtabai)
Deborah Reinisch .... first assistant director
Kelly Van Horn .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
John Anderson .... art department assistant
J. Todd Anderson .... storyboard artist
Roger Belk .... set dresser
Marcia Calosio .... key set dresser (as Marcia Calosio-Foeldi)
Pasco Di Carlo .... carpenter
Mark Donnelly .... scenic artist
Flint Esquerra .... art department assistant
Jan Fead .... assistant property master
Star Fields .... carpenter
Todd Hatfield .... scenic artist
Bill Holmquist .... carpenter
Terry Kempf .... lead carpenter
Robert Kracik .... draftsperson
Roger Pancake .... property master
Robb Roetman .... art department assistant
Steve Roll .... construction coordinator (as Stephen Roll)
Christian W. Russhon .... set dresser (as Chris Russhon)
Bill Seifried .... carpenter
Charles Seinfried .... carpenter (as Chuck Seifried)
Linette Forbes Shorr .... set dresser
Katie Tansley .... art department assistant
Jerri Thrasher .... art department assistant (as Gerry Thrasher)
Britt Torney .... property man
Eduardo H. Esparza .... carpenter (uncredited)
Bill Holmquist .... propmaker (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Michael Barry .... foley engineer
Ron Bochar .... sound editor
Allan Byer .... production sound mixer
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist
Michael DiCosimo .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Randy Gable .... additional boom operator
Greg Horn .... sound recordist
Peter F. Kurland .... boom operator
Skip Lievsay .... supervising sound editor
Marissa Littlefield .... assistant sound editor
Carl Mandelbaum .... special electronic sound effects
Jun Mizumachi .... special electronic sound effects
Bruce Pross .... assistant sound editor
Philip Stockton .... sound editor
Frederick Szymanski .... special electronic sound effects
Steven Visscher .... assistant sound editor
Magdaline Volaitis .... sound editor
Christopher Weir .... assistant sound editor
Mel Zelniker .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Peter Chesney .... special effects coordinator
Guy J. Louthan .... special effects lead (as Guy Louthan)
David J. Barker .... special effects welder (uncredited)
Tom Chesney .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Bill Anagnos .... stunts
Curt Bortel .... stunts
Shane Dixon .... stunts
Allan Graf .... stunts
Gene Hartline .... stunts
Jery Hewitt .... stunt coordinator
Jery Hewitt .... stunts
Jeff Jensen .... stunts
Edgard Mourino .... stunts
Ron Nix .... stunts
Spanky Spangler .... stunts
Cindy Wills .... stunts (as Cindy Wills Hartline)
Stuart Brent .... car stunts coordinator (uncredited)
Gene Hartline .... stunt double: Randall 'Tex' Cobb (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mitchell Amundsen .... assistant camera (as C. Mitchell Amundsen)
George Ball .... electrician
Michael Burke .... first electrician
Ken Connors .... best boy (as Kenneth R. Conners)
Richard Crudo .... assistant camera (as Richard P. Crudo)
Tom Dreesen .... grip
David M. Dunlap .... camera operator
Russell Engels .... gaffer
Bob Field .... electrician
Brian Fitzsimons .... best boy grip (as Brian Fitzsimmons)
Dennis Gamiello .... dolly grip
Dennis Gamiello .... key grip
Melinda Sue Gordon .... still photographer: production stills
Michael Hall .... electrician
Cindy Lagerstrom .... grip
John Lowry .... rigging grip (as John 'Earl' Lowry)
Danny McCallum .... electrician (as Dan MacCallum)
Marty Miller .... grip
Brad S. Mudgett .... camera department assistant
Robert A. Preston .... grip (as Bob Preston)
Stephen St. John .... Steadicam operator
Craig Woodruff .... electrician
Kyle T. MacDowell .... grip (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Becca Korby-Sullivan .... extras casting
Sunny Seibel .... casting: Arizona
Yvonne Van Orden .... baby casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Ann Ahern .... costume constructor
Ada Akaji .... wardrobe assistant
Stephen M. Chudej .... wardrobe supervisor
Wendy Cracchiolo .... wardrobe assistant
Brian Kirk .... wardrobe assistant
Ellen Ryba .... assistant to costume designer (as Ellen M. Ryba)
 
Editorial Department
Michael Berenbaum .... first assistant editor
Arnold Glassman .... associate editor
Brian Johnson .... apprentice editor
Kathie Weaver .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Dan Conte .... digital score assistant
Ben Freed .... musician: banjo
Mieczyslaw Litwinski .... musician: Jews harp, guitar
Sebastian Niessen .... music engineer
D. Stanton Miranda .... musician (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Julie Adams .... dialect coach
Julie Asch .... baby wrangler
Rick Ashman .... location production assistant
Elizabeth Boyd .... craft service
Valerie Susan Brown .... production secretary
Christopher Buchanan .... production office coordinator
Matt Cartsonis .... location production assistant
Bob Childers .... craft service
John R. Crowder .... yodeler
Adam Grad .... location assistant
Blake Hocevar .... office assistant
Maureen Hymers .... production assistant
Thomas Johnston .... script supervisor
L.R. Kelly .... location production assistant
Karl Lewis Miller .... animal action
Dan Perri .... title designer
David Pomier .... location manager
Sharon Roesler .... production office coordinator
Kim Seeger .... location production assistant
Barbara-Ann Stein .... production auditor
Erin Stewart .... production assistant
Eric Tignini .... production assistant
Rob Harris .... unit publicist (uncredited)
Constance L. Hoy .... location production assistant (uncredited)
James M. McEwen .... consultant (uncredited)
Andrew Sears .... second assistant accountant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Kurt Woolner .... special thanks
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
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 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, USA more
Company:
Circle Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Florence, Arizona is the site of a State Prison...and also the name of the mother of the quints in the movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: HI and Edwina's Chevy alternates between a 72 Impala 4 door post sedan and a 1974 4 door hardtop quite blatantly throughout the film. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
H.I.: [voiceover] My name is H.I. McDonnaugh. Call me Hi.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ghost Rider (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Goofing-Off Suite more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Cohen brothers comedy of great entertainment and fun, 15 July 2005
7/10
Author: ma-cortes

The picture concerns about a ex con(Nicolas Cage) who falls in love with a policewoman (Holly Hunter)which makes his picture each time he goes to prison.Both want sons but cannot have any. Then they decide to abduct one at a couple with five children.Meanwhile a ex convicts friends pair(John Goodman and William Forshyte) meddle themselves in their marriage life.Besides a bounty hunter(Randall Tex Cobb)called the lone biker of apocalypse sets off in pursuit of the protagonists for the obtaining the reward offered by the child's dad. The film blends irony,humor,tongue in check,chase scenes,slapstick and is very amused and entertained. It's a splendid comedy with set pieces cartoon where the action and humor is continued since the presentation until the finishing. Enthusiastic performances by the two stars,Nicolas Cage is perfectly cast and Holly Hunter is sympathetic and attractive.The movie has its moments here and there and is pretty enjoyable and bemused. Breathtaking cinematography is by Barry Sonnenfeld who makes a great camera work,after became in a famed director with many smash hits(Men in black).Excellent music is by Carter Burwell(Rob Roy),he's habitual musician of Cohen brothers films. Rating:High recommendation.Above average.Well worth watching.

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