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Raising Arizona( 1987)

TV-MAComedyCrime
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Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead...

Overview

When a childless couple--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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Nicolas Cage

      H.I.

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      Holly Hunter

      Ed

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      Trey Wilson

      Nathan Arizona, Sr.

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      John Goodman

      Gale

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      William Forsythe

      Evelle

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      Sam McMurray

      Glen

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      Frances McDormand

      Dot

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      Randall "Tex" Cobb

      Leonard Smalls

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      T.J. Kuhn

      Nathan Junior

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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

      Ear-Bending Cellmate

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      Richard Blake

      Parole Board Chairman

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      Troy Nabors

      Parole Board Member

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      Mary Seibel

      Parole Board Member

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      John O'Donnal

      Hayseed in the Pickup

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      Keith Jandacek

      Whitey

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      Warren Forsythe

      Minister

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      Ruben Young

      'Trapped' Convict

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      Dennis Sullivan

      Policeman in Arizona House

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      Richard Alexander

      Policeman in Arizona House

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      Rusty Lee

      Feisty Hayseed

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      James Yeater

      Fingerprint Technician

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      Bill Andres

      Reporter

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      Carver Barns

      Reporter

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      Margaret H. McCormack

      Unpainted Secretary

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      Bill Rocz

      Newscaster

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      Mary F. Glenn

      Payroll Cashier

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      Jeremy Babendure

      Scamp with Squirt Gun

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      Bill Dobbins

      Adoption Agent

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      Ralph Norton

      Gynecologist

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      Henry Tank

      Mopping Convict

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      Frank Outlaw

      Supermarket Manager

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      Todd Michael Bodgers

      Varsity Nathan, Jr.

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      M. Emmet Walsh

      Machine Shop Ear-Bender

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      Robert Gray

      Glen and Dot's Kid

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      Katie Thrasher

      Glen and Dot's Kid

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      Derek Russell

      Glen and Dot's Kid

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      Nicole Russell

      Glen and Dot's Kid

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      Zachary Sanders

      Glen and Dot's Kid

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      Noell Sanders

      Glen and Dot's Kid

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      Cody Ranger

      Arizona Quint

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      Jeremy Arendt

      Arizona Quint

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      Ashley Hammon

      Arizona Quint

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      Crystal Hiller

      Arizona Quint

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      Olivia Hughes

      Arizona Quint

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      Emily Malin

      Arizona Quint

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      Melanie Malin

      Arizona Quint

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      Craig McLaughlin

      Arizona Quint

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      Adam Savageau

      Arizona Quint

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      Benjamin Savageau

      Arizona Quint

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      David Schneider

      Arizona Quint

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      Michael Stewart

      Arizona Quint

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      William Preston Robertson

      Amazing Voice (voice)

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      Ron Cobert

      Reporter #1 (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 18 2022
    "H.I" (Nicolas Cage) is an habitual petty criminal who gradually falls in love with the police officer "Ed" (Holly Hunter) who has to take his mug shots every time he is apprehended. Finally determined to go straight, they marry and he takes a mundane job in a metal works. It's all going swimmingly, but try as they might they cannot conceive. This affects "Ed" badly, she loses her job and her motivation and they are soon in a rut. Serendipity takes a hand though, one night, when news of the local furniture kingpin "Nathan Arizona" and his wife having quintuplets after IVF is announced. They thi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6000000.00

    Revenue

    29180280.00

    Keywords

    • baby
    • robbery
    • supermarket
    • pregnancy
    • arizona
    • satire
    • family relationships
    • absurd
    • amused
    • melodramatic