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Raising Arizona (1987)
7.5
Ratings: 7.5/10 from 57,085 users
Metascore:
55/100
Reviews: 229 user | 74 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com
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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| Holly Hunter | ... | ||
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Trey Wilson | ... | |
| John Goodman | ... | ||
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| Sam McMurray | ... |
Glen
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T.J. Kuhn | ... |
Nathan Arizona Jr.
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Lynne Kitei | ... |
Florence Arizona
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Peter Benedek | ... |
Prison Counselor
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Charles 'Lew' Smith | ... |
Nice Old Grocery Man
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Warren Keith | ... |
Younger FBI Agent
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Henry Kendrick | ... |
Older FBI Agent
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Sidney Dawson | ... |
Moses, Ear-Bending Cellmate
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Storyline
Recidivist hold-up man H.I. McDonnough and police woman Edwina marry, only to discover they are unable to conceive a child. Desperate for a baby, the pair decide to kidnap one of the quintuplets of furniture tycoon Nathan Arizona. The McDonnoughs try to keep their crime secret, while friends, co-workers and a feral bounty hunter look to use Nathan Jr. for their own purposes. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>
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Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead... See more »Parents Guide:
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Educando a Arizona See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$36,240 (USA) (15 March 1987) (1 Screen)Gross:
$22,847,564 (USA)Company Credits
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Performed by Phil "Dusty" Stockton
Courtesy of Outdoorsman Records See more »
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Director Trademark: [Joel Coen and Ethan Coen] [Kubrick] The acronyms "P.O.E" and "O.P.E." spray-painted in the washroom and shown in reverse in the mirror are references to the Stanley Kubrick films Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb and The Shining. The soundtrack prominently features the 9th Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven, also used memorably in A Clockwork Orange. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The "Deep Southern" accent of the main characters, is not typical of Arizona. See more »Crazy Credits
Baby Wrangler See more »Soundtracks
"Home On The Range"Performed by Phil "Dusty" Stockton
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