Raising Arizona
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
20th Century Fox  (1987) 94 mins PG-13

7.5 (38,766 votes)
A comedy beyond belief.

Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter and John Goodman star in Ethan and Joel Coen's acclaimed screwball love story filled with mad chases, unexpected plot twists and wild pyrotechnics. Vowing to go straight, a convenience store bandit (Cage) proposes marriage to the police department's photographer (Hunter). All is wedded bliss until they discover she's unable to get pregnant and are turned down by every adoption agency in town. It doesn't take long before they realize the only solution is to kidnap one of the town's celebrated quintuplets and hit the road!...

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Cast and Crew
Holly Hunter  ......  Edwina 'Ed' McDunnough
Nicolas Cage  ......  H.I. McDunnough
John Goodman  ......  Gale Snoats
Trey Wilson  ......  Nathan Arizona
William Forsythe  ......  Evelle Snoats
Sam McMurray  ......  Glen
Director  .....  Joel Coen; Ethan Coen
Producer  .....  Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Writer  .....  Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Nathan Arizona confronts the couple returning Nathan Jr, he puts his revolver in the crib to pick up the baby. Later on, he puts Nathan Jr. back in the crib but does not get his revolver back out of the crib. (more)

Trivia:
H.I. can be seen wearing a uniform with the name "Hudsucker Industries" written on it. This is also the name of the company in The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) also by the Coen brothers. (more)

Filming Locations:
Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (more)

Quotes:
H.I.: We figured there was too much happiness here for just the two of us, so we figured the next logical step was to have us a critter. (more)

Awards:
1 nomination (more)