An ex-convict marries an ex-cop and, unable to have a child of their own, they decide to snatch a baby – leading to comic mayhem.
This early film from the Coen Brothers finds them on top form and has achieved much-deserved cult status.
Raising Arizona (1987)
An early film from the Coen Brothers which has become a cult classic.
- 1987 USA
- Directed by
- Joel Coen
- Produced by
- Ethan Coen
- Written by
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Featuring
- Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson
- Running time
- 94 minutes
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