Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

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

Rating

4.0 (2)

Release Date

3/13/1987

Runtime

94 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$29,180,280

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A screwball criminal odyssey through the Arizona desert where incompetent thieves discover that stealing a baby is far messier than robbing convenience stores. It's a laugh-out-loud cartoon of a film that trades in anarchic energy and melodramatic chaos.

Mood

AbsurdWhimsicalPlayful

Themes

FamilyComing apartObsession

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

the scene where john goodman and the other guy rob a small store you can spot a package with the label "bazooka" written on it, i've had that bubblegum brand in my hands.

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