That was a movie that pushed reality as far as it could go within the rigid confines of a wellmade thriller. So instead of a plot driven by murderous miscomprehensions. Finally, the raising arizona script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the coen brothers movie starring nic cage and holly hunter. The final line from raising arizona has become a famous, oftquoted line. Raising arizona is the new work by the coen brothers, joel and ethan, whose previous film was the superb thriller blood simple. But it was the outrageously farcical raising arizona that announced the coens darkly comedic audacity to the world. Raising arizona script transcript from the screenplay and. Raising arizona 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its a crime movie, and the films distinctive, memorable character names alone. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. I have noticed that at the end of the movie, during his dream scene, he mentions utah in. Its chases and fights might be immaculately staged, but the film is so lighthearted that we know our characters are never really going to get hurt. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing raising arizona near you. Jul 10, 2017 thirty years ago joel and ethan coens raising arizona was released in the uk.
Kidnapped quintuplet in tow, they plan to drive off into the tabula rasa of the arizona desert. But raising arizona is my personal favorite, and probably the most quotable films i have ever seen, with some of the best dialogue ever written for film. Raising arizona is a 1987 american crime comedy film directed by joel coen, produced by ethan coen, and written by joel and ethan. Watch raising arizona movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. In a manner typical of coen brothers fare, the movie is replete with symbolism. Scottsdale locations both areas are hallcraft subdivisions. Repairs to uss arizona memorial dock to be completed by march. Mcdonough, go the first lines uttered by nicolas cage in raising arizona. Sep 09, 2014 although raising arizona is, like blood simple, a crime film, the coens wanted to make it as different from their debut as they could. Blood simple is a 1984 american independent neonoir crime film written, edited, produced, and directed by joel and ethan coen.
Mcdonnough maybe it was utah is uttered 1 hour, 30 minutes, 48 seconds after the start of the movie. Raising arizona 1987 original theatrical trailer youtube. Find out where raising arizona is streaming, if raising arizona is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Watching it with knowledge of this films topic the metaphor underlying this scene becomes evident. A cult favorite, raising arizona tells the tale of a childless couple. Its a crime movie, and the film s distinctive, memorable character names alone. Other members of the cast include trey wilson, william forsythe, john goodman, frances mcdormand, sam mcmurray, and. Quirky comedydrama in which a convict falls in love with a female cop and a millionaires baby is abducted. Combining influences from tex avery cartoons to sam raimi horror movies to 1940s bmovies, joel coen and ethan coen followed up the stylish film noir of their debut, blood simple 1984, with this.
Throughout the film, hi struggles with wanting to lead a normal life and raising a family and his personal needs of roaming free and being an outlaw and crook, which comes to a head when he faces smalls at the end. Sep 16, 2015 many consider raising arizona to be the film in which the coens found their true cinematic identity, as the two directors master what would be become their calling cards within the industry in creating unconventional characters in a realistic world, wild but organised camera movements, sharp and funny scripts that arent afraid to delve. They get married, settle down, and decide they want kids. Raising arizona movie filming locations the 80s movies. When it is discovered that hi is unable to have children they decide to snatch a baby. Nov, 2017 the eerie cinematography similarities of raising arizona and the evil dead tweet share post bookmark subscribe travelling pov shots are an ambiancecreating hallmark. A terrifically original, eccentric screwball comedy, raising arizona may not be the coens most disciplined movie, but its one of their most purely entertaining. When a childless couple of an excon and an excop decide to help themselves to one of another familys quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated. An excon and an excop meet, marry and long for a child of their own. I searched and could find no other sources referring to this alternate title, so it has been removed. I had never heard of this referred to as arizona junior either. Raising arizona is a 1987 american crime comedy film directed by joel coen, produced by. Many consider raising arizona to be the film in which the coens found their true cinematic identity, as the two directors master what would be become their calling cards within the industry in creating unconventional characters in a realistic world, wild but organised camera movements, sharp and funny scripts that arent afraid to delve.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of raising arizona. Cest le second long metrage des freres coen, apres sang pour. Raising arizona movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. Blood simple made it clear that the cinematically precocious coen brothers writerdirector joel and writerproducer ethan were gifted filmmakers to watch out for. Raising arizona script transcript from the screenplay. We will always upload all videos related to film and.
The fact that raising arizona was their second film is much more impressive to me than if it were their first because its wildly different from true blood. The first neighborhood with the brick houses and the doberman pinscher is in south scottsdale near coronado high school. Because of cages rural arizona dialect, his words i dont know are often transcribed i. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to date. Raising arizona is a 1987 american crime comedy film directed, written, and produced by the coen brothers, and starring nicolas cage, holly hunter, william forsythe, john goodman, frances mcdormand, and randall tex cobb. Raising arizona was originally released in 1987 by the coen brothers. Rent raising arizona 1987 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. I heard, back in 1987, that the movies original title was raising utah, but that the coen brothers didnt think that that title sounded right, so they changed it to raising arizona. To their dismay, they discover that they can neither have nor adopt children. Not a blockbuster at the time of its release, it has since achieved cult status. Hi mcdunnough, an exconvict, and holly hunter as edwina ed mcdunnough, a former police officer and his wife. With nicolas cage, holly hunter, trey wilson, john goodman. Quite often i see filmmakers take liberties with conventional structure, quoting the success of independent filmmakers who love breaking the rules, such as the coen brothers.
Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Well, sometimes i get them menstrual cramps real hard. Hi mcdunnough nicolas cage and police officer edwina ed holly hunter meeting and falling in love during a series of mug shots. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections. A kidnapped baby is taken into perilous situations throughout, such as car chases, bank robberies. Raising arizona film by joel and ethan coen 1987 britannica. If you want to start a main raisingarizona page, just click the edit button above.
Oct 29, 2018 the national park service nps expects the uss arizona memorial dock repair project to be complete by march 2019, allowing visitor access to the memorial to resume. Thirty years ago joel and ethan coens raising arizona was released in the uk. Repairs to uss arizona memorial dock to be completed by. Kuhn, lynne kitei, peter benedek, charles lew smith, warren keith, henry kendrick and sidney dawson. But that isnt because its somehow a lot better true blood is a great film and an even greater debut.
Starring nicolas cage, holly hunter, john goodman, william forsythe, trey wilson, randall tex cobb and frances mcdormand. The national park service nps expects the uss arizona memorial dock repair project to be complete by march 2019, allowing visitor access to the memorial to resume. Theatrical trailer for 1987s coen brothers classic raising arizona. It wasnt widely seen when released in 1987, but its modest audience was vocally supportive, and this. These videos show my appreciation and to help introduce in order to watch these fullhd and complete. It stars nicolas cage, holly hunter, william forsythe, john goodman, frances mcdormand, and randall tex cobb. Suburban living room evening tableau of a couple at home. Nicholas cage and ed holly hunter, in one of my favorite roles of hers portray, respectively, an excon and a cop who meet when he keeps getting arrested for. Thirty years ago joel and ethan coens raising arizona was released in. Mcdunnough, a crook who knocks over convenience stores, and ed, the cop who takes his mug shot, fall in love during the fingerprinting process. Maybe it was utah is even the name of the online fanlisting for raising arizona.
Parents need to know that raising arizona is a classic 1987 coen brothers film in which nicholas cage and holly hunt steal an infant from parents who recently gave birth to quintuplets after they learn theyre unable to have children of their own. Circle films cbs fox video an excon and a police officer decide to get married and start a family. Jul 11, 2004 there is a key scene in the first half of raising arizona that exposes the central target of the films thematic scope. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Nicolas cage, holly hunter, trey wilson, john goodman, william forsythe, sam mcmurray, frances mcdormand, randall tex cobb, t. Film locations for raising arizona 1987, in arizona. Absolutely one of the funniest coen brothers films out there. Joel and ethan showed their completed script to circle films, which was their american distributor for blood simple. It was the directorial debut of the coens and the first major film of cinematographer barry sonnenfeld, who later became a noted director, as well as the featurefilm debut of joel coens wife frances mcdormand, who subsequently starred in many of his features.
The critical success of the film enabled the brothers to make a deal with an independent production company that granted them complete creative control. What evelle here is trying to say is that we felt that the institution no longer had anything to offer us. There is a key scene in the first half of raising arizona that exposes the central target of the films thematic scope. He offers to find the baby for more what arizona is offering as a reward, but nathan sr. Convicts gale and evelle snopes, like many convicts, have escaped from jail via tunnel. It is the french title, it was probably put in the wrong field i. Eleven and a half minute opening sequence to raising arizona 1987 by the coen brothers. Joel and ethan coen really hit the spot with this brilliantly inventive physical farce, made in, yes, arizona, around phoenix and its suburb scottsdale, where petty recidivist hi mcdunnough nicolas cage is in and out of jail for a string of robberies on a longsuffering grocery store his regular target for robbery, the short stop grocery store, is now circle k, 2311 west deer valley road. The eerie cinematography similarities of raising arizona. Although raising arizona is, like blood simple, a crime film, the coens wanted to make it as different from their debut as they could.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The coen brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. Nathan arizona is on the telephone, his stocking feet up on an ottoman. The eerie cinematography similarities of raising arizona and the evil dead tweet share post bookmark subscribe travelling pov shots are an ambiancecreating hallmark.