Raising Arizona

1987

Action / Comedy / Crime

39
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 91% · 65 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 149422 149.4K

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Plot summary

When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.


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Nicolas Cage as H.I. McDunnough
John Goodman as Gale
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ma-cortes 7 / 10

Cohen brothers comedy with great entertainment and fun

This amusing picture concerns about an ex-convict (Nicolas Cage) who falls in love for a policewoman (Holly Hunter) who takes him a picture each time he goes to prison . Both of whom wish sons but cannot have any . Then they decide to abduct one from a couple with five children . Meanwhile , a pair of ex convicts (John Goodman and William Forshyte) meddle themselves in their marriage life . Besides , a bounty hunter (Randall Tex Cobb) called the ¨lone biker of apocalypse¨ sets off in pursuit the protagonists for obtaining the reward offered by the child's dad .

The film blends irony , humor , tongue-in-cheek , chase scenes , slapstick and is very amusing and entertaining . It's a splendid comedy with set pieces cartoon where the action and humor is continuous from the presentation until the ending . The film was influenced by the works of Preston Sturges and writers such as William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor , known for her southern literature . Enthusiastic performances by the two main stars , Nicolas Cage is perfectly casted , though his relationship with the Coen Brothers wasn't respectful , but turbulent . When he arrived on-set, and at various other points during production , Cage offered suggestions to the Coen brothers, which they ignored . And Holly Hunter is sympathetic , giving an attractive acting . The movie that was shot in 10 weeks has its moments here and there and being pretty enjoyable and bemusing . Many crew members who had worked with the Coen Brothers on Blood simple (1984) returned for this film , including cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld , co-producer Mark Silverman , production designer Jane Musky , associate producer and assistant director Deborah Reinisch , and film composer Carter Burwell . Breathtaking cinematography by Barry Sonnenfeld who makes a great camera work , after becoming a famous director with many smash hits (Men in black) . Excellent musical score by Carter Burwell (Rob Roy) , he's habitual musician of Cohen brothers films . Rating : High recommendation. Above average . Well worth watching.

Reviewed by AlsExGal 9 / 10

A comic gem packed with Southwest-style humor and gags

"Raising Arizona" is a gem from the 80's made by the oddball Coen brothers who definitely do not have any particular style of filmmaking. Who would think that the makers of something as dark as "Blood Simple" could make such a screwball comedy as this? Raising Arizona has a unique style of comedy that doesn't appeal to everyone, particularly if you have no knowledge of the ways and people of the American southwest, since the film is full of thoughts and lines that hilariously exaggerate the customs of the area. For example, after kidnapping an old man at gunpoint, taking him on a wild ride while running from the police after a robbery gone bad, and then falling through the front windshield onto someone's front lawn, the main character takes the time to say "much obliged" to the old man before continuing his wild run from the police. Manners are still important in the Southwest, even to a felon on the run.

As the film begins, we see what appears to be a different kind of love story. Convenience store robber H.I. (Nicholas Cage) falls in love with a beautiful deputy, Ed (Holly Hunter), who continually takes his mug shot each time he returns to prison. Once married, H.I. promises to stay out of trouble for Ed and they decide to start a family. Unfortunately, they discover Ed is "barren" and unable to have a child. They try adoption, but H.I.'s past felonies raise a red flag at adoption agencies, prompting H.I to note that "nature and the prejudices of others had conspired to keep us childless". It just so happens at the same time the wife of rich businessman Nathan Arizona (Trey Wilson) gives birth to a set of quintuplets. Ed comes to the conclusion that the Arizona family has "more than they can handle" with their new children and decides to kidnap one of the babies, with the help of her husband. And this is all before the opening credits.

Things become even more complicated when two of H.I's prison buddies break out of jail and decide to stay at his place until they can come up with a plan that will be the start of "a crime spree that will encompass all of the Southwest proper - or we'll get caught - either way we're set for life." They invite H.I. to join them admonishing him that they know he's "partial to convenience stores, but the sun don't rise and set on the corner grocer". Note that one of the escaped felons is played by John Goodman. If you haven't seen this film since it first came out in 1987 you might have forgotten this, since this is one of his early pre-Roseanne film roles. Eventually Ed and H.I. come to their senses and return the baby, and we get the impression from the conclusion that someday in the future Ed and H.I. will have children of their own.

This film is full of sight gags and inside jokes that you have to watch carefully to get. For example, Nathan Arizona's commercials for his Unpainted Arizona furniture stores have a tagline of guaranteeing his merchandise is the best and cheapest "or my name isn't Nathan Arizona". As it turns out, we find out his name isn't Nathan Arizona, it is Nathan Huffhines. He changed it because "would you buy an unpainted dinette set from a place called Unpainted Huffhines?". This movie is a light comic piece. Don't let some of the Coens' other darker works dissuade you from seeing this film - there isn't a dark moment in the entire thing.

Reviewed by Tweekums 9 / 10

A madcap comedy from the Cohen Brothers

Herbert I. McDunnough, known to one and all as H.I. or 'Hi' is a repeat offender who specialises in robbing convenience stores; each time he is arrested and sent to prison his picture is taken by police photographer Edwina 'Ed' McDunnough; they talk and gradually he falls in love with her. After being released from another spell in jail he proposes to her and they marry. She is desperate for a child but is infertile and his record makes adoption impossible... then a solution presents itself; a news report about the 'Arizona Quints' gives Ed an idea. They kidnap one of them! If that didn't complicate their lives enough two of Hi's prison mates break out and expect him to house them for a few days and a bounty hunter dubbed the 'Loner Biker of the Apocalypse' is searching for whoever took the baby.

This comedy from the Cohen Brothers is a lot of fun from start to finish. The fact that it is going to be a comedy is apparent as soon as we see Nick Cage, who as Hi, sports hilarious 'bad hair'; he is great in the role and Holly Hunter is equally good as Ed. These are two likeable lead characters despite the fact that they have stolen a baby. The story has many over the top aspects but they never quite get too silly. There are lots of genuinely laugh out loud moments throughout the film and plenty of great characters as well as Hi and Ed. Most notable of these are escapees Gales and Evelle Snoats and Leonard 'Loner Biker of the Apocalypse' Smalls. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to anybody wanting a good laugh; if you are a fan of the Cohen Brothers it is a must see.

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