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Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

7,1 /10 (2,324 Votes)
1987 EN 94 min

Overview

When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.

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Release date

13/03/1987

Votes

2,324

Popularity

2.8

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

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

94 min

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$29,180,280

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

H.I.

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Ed

Trey Wilson

Trey Wilson

Nathan Arizona, Sr.

John Goodman

John Goodman

Gale

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Evelle

Sam McMurray

Sam McMurray

Glen

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Dot

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Leonard Smalls

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T.J. Kuhn

Nathan Junior

Lynne Kitei

Lynne Kitei

Florence Arizona

Peter Benedek

Peter Benedek

Prison Counselor

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Charles 'Lew' Smith

Nice Old Grocery Man

Warren Keith

Warren Keith

Younger FBI Agent

Henry Kendrick

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.

M. Emmet Walsh

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

William Preston Robertson

William Preston Robertson

Amazing Voice (voice)

Ron Cobert

Ron Cobert

Reporter #1 (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-04-18

⭐ 7

"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 th…

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