Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman
A petty crook falls in love with the woman cop who always arrests him, but when they find out she can't bear children, they steal one, hit the road, and lots of mayhem ensues.
DVD Release Date: August 3, 1999
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September 10, 2009Outrageous, over the top Coen comedy populated with reactionary, but lovable, idiots.
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September 2, 2009Slated on its release, this has now been established as a classic comedy of the finest calibre. Quite right too! The Coen brothers early comedy was just a taste of what was to come. Brilliant. Always wondered why they never cast Nicolas Cage again though!? Not that I'm complaining.
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June 2, 2009This early Coen Brothers comedy may not have aged well in many regards but is still hilarious to watch. That's mostly thanks to the funny performances of the quirky characters played by the Coen's usual suspects, wonderfully odd camera work and great soundtrack. The most pleasant...( read more)
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March 6, 2009Fantastic at first, but I really think the bounty hunter subplot isn't funny in the slightest and the movie's final-hour focus on him really drags it down. Still, the unmistakable Evil Deadian energies here keep Raising Arizona mostly madcap,
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January 29, 2009A more Raimi-influenced Coen Bros pull out all the stops in this comedy crime caper masterpiece. (Yeah, I said it. Much more in your face than Fargo.)
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October 17, 2009very '80s! and i can't say i am into the comedy of that decade.
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October 17, 2009Before the Big Lebowski there was Raising Arizona.
Raising Arizona (1987) is the funniest movie I have ever seen (in my opinion). The Coens are the best at making screwball comedies and this one is of them. The characters are interesting and funny at the same time. My favorit...( read more) -
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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