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7.1When 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.
Released: 1987-03-1394 minDir: Joel CoenComedy, CrimeBudget: $6.0MBox office: $29.2M
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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
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- baby
- robbery
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Raising Arizona is a 1987 American crime comedy film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Nicolas Cage as H.I. "Hi" McDunnough, an ex-convict, and Holly Hunter as Edwina "Ed" McDunnough, a former police officer and his wife. Other members of the cast include Trey Wilson, William Forsythe, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Sam McMurray, and Randall "Tex" Cobb.
The Coens wanted to make a film as different from their previous film, the dark thriller Blood Simple, as possible, with a lighter sense of humor and a faster pace. Raising Arizona received mixed reviews at the time of its release, with some criticizing it as too self-conscious, manneristic, and unclear as to whether it was fantasy or realism, while others praised the film for its originality. Retrospective reviews are generally more favorable, and it is now considered to be a cult classic.
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