Raising Arizona

M
1h 34m
1987
7.055 /10 (2,157)

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1987-03-13

Top Billed Cast

Nicolas Cage

H.I.

Holly Hunter

Ed

Trey Wilson

Nathan Arizona, Sr.

John Goodman

Gale

William Forsythe

Evelle

Sam McMurray

Glen

Frances McDormand

Dot

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Leonard Smalls

T.J. Kuhn

Nathan Junior

Lynne Kitei

Florence Arizona

Peter Benedek

Prison Counselor

Charles 'Lew' Smith

Nice Old Grocery Man

Warren Keith

Younger FBI Agent

Henry Kendrick

Older FBI Agent

Sidney Dawson

Ear-Bending Cellmate

Richard Blake

Parole Board Chairman

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