Colourful and unconventional slapstick comedy. Ex-con Hi and ex-cop Ed meet, marry and long for a child in the wilds of Arizona. When Ed discovers she’s barren the God-given solution is presented: to snatch a baby from a set of quins. Thus begins a series of kidnappings, capers and rum goings-on that revolve around the helpless yet universally-loveable child. Hi’s convict friends, his boss, and even the Lone Biker Of The Apocalypse become involved in the ever-twisting plot in the quest to own the baby.

Raising Arizona (1987)
  • Rating: (58,800 votes)
  • Taglines:A comedy beyond belief. » Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead... »
  • Runtime:94 minutes
  • Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    H.I. McDunnough
    Nicolas Cage
    Edwina 'Ed' McDunnough
    Holly Hunter
    Nathan Arizona
    Trey Wilson
    Gale Snoats
    John Goodman
    Evelle Snoats
    William Forsythe
    Glen
    Sam McMurray
    Dot
    Frances McDormand
    Leonard Smalls
    Randall 'Tex' Cobb
    Nathan Arizona Jr. (as T.J. Kuhn Jr.)
    T.J. Kuhn
    Florence Arizona (as Lynne Dumin Kitei)
    Lynne Kitei
  • Genres:Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
  • Producers:
    Ethan Coen
    producer  
    James Jacks
    executive producer  
    Deborah Reinisch
    associate producer  
    Mark Silverman
    co-producer  
    Joel Coen
    producer (uncredited)  
  • Plots: Recidivist hold-up man H.I. McDonnough and police woman Edwina marry, only to discover they are unable to conceive a child. Desperate for a baby, the pair decide to kidnap one of the quintuplets of furniture tycoon Nathan Arizona. The McDonnoughs try to keep their crime secret, while friends, co-workers and a feral bounty hunter look to use Nathan Jr. for their own purposes. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Raising Arizona
  • User's comment:Brilliant oddball comedy by Sandcooler

    There are really few directors that are as consistent as the Coen brothers. Their strange sense of humour just works in every movie they make, and it's extremely fun and addictive. With that said, it's difficult to decide which of their movies is the best, but this one is a worthy contender. It's incredibly outrageous, wild and crazy, but at the same time it's close and heart-warming. It has a very surreal look, yet the emotional scenes still look very genuine, which is quite an achievement. The characters are also vintage Coen, they're all offbeat and weird, but that just raises more sympathy for them. It also helps that they all express themselves through some razor-sharp dialogues. I could barely make out the lines because I was too busy laughing at the previous lines, you wonder where these keep coming from. This movie just isn't like anything I've ever seen. It's astoundingly funny in all its weirdness.


  • Quotes: H.I.: If it's all the same to you, Honey, I think I'll skip this little get together, slip out with the boys and knock back a couple of Coca Colas. H.I.: I guess that wouldn't be such a good idea. Gale: So many social engagements, so little time.
  • Also known as: Arizona Junior (Austria), Arizona Junior (Denmark - imdb display title), Arizona Junior (France), Arizona Junior (Poland - imdb display title), Arizona Junior (Portugal), Arizona Junior (Sweden - imdb display title), Arizona Junior (Turkey - Turkish title), Arizona Junior (West Germany), Arizona junior (Canada - French title), Arizona junior (France), Arizona junior (Greece), Arizona junior (Hungary), Arizona junior (Italy), Arizona junior (Norway - imdb display title), Arizona junior (Serbia - imdb display title), Educando a Arizona (Argentina), Educando a Arizona (Mexico - imdb display title), Educando a Arizona (Peru - imdb display title), Arizona Baby (Finland), Arizona Baby (Spain - imdb display title), Arizona Nunca Mais (Brazil), Arizonai ördögfióka (Hungary - imdb display title), Baby Arizona (Israel - Hebrew title),

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