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Raising Arizona

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Raising Arizona
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PG13,1hr 34min
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January 1, 1987
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20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Combining influences from Tex Avery cartoons to Sam Raimi horror movies to 1940s B-movies, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen followed up the stylish film noir of their debut, Blood Simple (1984), with this frantic screwball comedy. H.I. "Hi" McDonnough (Nicholas Cage) is a philosophical but slightly dim career criminal who has been arrested so often that he gets to know "Ed," short for Edwina (Holly Hunter), the officer who takes his mug shots. Hi takes a shine to Ed and promises to go straight if she marries ... Full Synopsis
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It is a wacky, happy, daring, darkly comic tale of parenting outside the law. It celebrates the middle-of-the-road dreams of decidedly off-center folks. It's a bundle of joy. Full Review
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55
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out of 100
Featured Cast
H.I. McDonnough
Nathan Arizona, Sr.
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Joel Coen, 53, and Ethan Coen, 50: The brothers have been tweaking Hollywood's sensibility and...
Holly Hunter, 50: Hunter began bewitching audiences in the '80s in films like "Broadcast News" and...
Nicolas Cage: Early in his acting career, Cage gave some terrific performances in a number of...
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