Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1987 · 1h 34m

Raising Arizona

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Director
Joel Coen
Cast
Nicolas Cage as H.I. Holly Hunter as Ed Trey Wilson as Nathan Arizona, Sr. John Goodman as Gale William Forsythe as Evelle Sam McMurray as Glen
Crew
Barry Sonnenfeld — Director of Photography Michael R. Miller — Editor Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer Joel Coen — Screenplay Ethan Coen — Screenplay Ethan Coen — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
babyrobberysupermarketpregnancyarizonasatirefamily relationshipsroad moviesequestroabsurdamusedmelodramatic
Key Collaborators
Joel Coen Director Barry Sonnenfeld Director of Photography Michael R. Miller Editor Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Joel Coen Screenplay Ethan Coen Screenplay Ethan Coen Producer Jane Musky Production Design Richard Hornung Costume Design
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