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Raising Arizona
Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen
1987•1h 34m•PG-13•★ 7.3
Comedy / Crime
Synopsis
An incorrigible ex-con convenience store robber and a former police officer marry and discover they cannot conceive children, deciding to kidnap one of the celebrated quintuplets born to an unpainted furniture tycoon ('they got more than they can handle!'). Joel and Ethan Coen's kinetic, cartoonish screwball comedy masterpiece starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter with Barry Sonnenfeld's flying camera.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorJoel Coen
WriterJoel CoenEthan Coen
CinematographyBarry Sonnenfeld
MusicCarter Burwell
Principal Cast
Nicolas CageH.I.
Holly HunterEd
Trey WilsonNathan Arizona, Sr.
John GoodmanGale
William ForsytheEvelle
Sam McMurrayGlen
Frances McDormandDot
Randall 'Tex' CobbLeonard Smalls
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 34m (94 mins)
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DirectorJoel & Ethan Coen
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioCircle Films • 20th Century Fox
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