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Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead...

19877.01h 34m

Overview

When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.

Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Produced by Ethan Coen
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $29.2M

Top 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

T.J. Kuhn

Nathan Junior

Lynne Kitei

Lynne Kitei

Florence Arizona

Themes & Keywords

babyrobberysupermarketpregnancyarizonasatirefamily relationshipsroad moviesequestroabsurdamusedmelodramaticbebê

About Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona is a comedy, crime film released in 1987 exploring themes of baby, robbery, supermarket, pregnancy, arizona, satire. Directed by Joel Coen, it stars Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson. When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.

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