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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: CAGE,NICOLAS DVD Layers: 1 DVD Sides: 1 EAN: 9786305499121 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 6305499128 Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox MPN: FOXD4112302D Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 03, 1999 Running Time: 94 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 1987 Editorial Review: Product Description: Hunter and cage star as a childless couple who really really want a baby in this wildly original comedy from the coen brothers. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 04/10/2007 Starring: Nicolas Cage Holly Hunter Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Pg Amazon.com essential video: Blood Simple made it clear that the cinematically precocious Coen brothers (writer-director Joel and writer-producer Ethan) were gifted filmmakers to watch out for. But it was the outrageously farcical Raising Arizona that announced the Coens' darkly comedic audacity to the world. It wasn't widely seen when released in 1987, but its modest audience was vocally supportive, and this hyperactive comedy has since developed a large and loyal following. It's the story of "Ed" (for Edwina, played by Holly Hunter), a policewoman who falls in love with "Hi" (for H.I. McDonnough, played by Nicolas Cage) while she's taking his mug shots. She's infertile and he's a habitual robber of convenience stores, and their folksy marital bliss depends on settling down with a rug rat. Unable to conceive, they kidnap one of the newsworthy quintuplets born to an unpainted-furniture huckster named Nathan Arizona (Trey Wilson), who quickly hires a Harley-riding mercenary (Randall "Tex" Cobb) to track the baby's whereabouts. What follows is a full-throttle comedy that defies description, fueled by the Coens' lyrical redneck dialogue, the manic camerawork of future director Barry Sonnenfeld, and some of the most inventively comedic chase scenes ever filmed. Some will dismiss the comedy for being recklessly over-the-top; others will love it for its clever mix of slapstick action, surreal fantasy, and homespun family values. One thing's for sure--this is a Coen movie from start to finish, and that makes it undeniably unique. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Greatest everThere was a time, many many years ago, before National Treasure, Ghostrider and Bangkok Dangerous, that Nicholas Cage was in the greatest movie of all time. That movie, was Raising Arizona. If you haven't seen it, please start a Netflix account right now and queue up 4 movies and watch in this order: 1st - National Treasure (wow, did I just sit through that?) 2nd - Ghostrider (wow, someone in Hollywood funded this?) 3rd - Bangkok Dangerous (wow, this is on DVD already? ... Read More Rating: - The Coen Brother's Quintessential ComedyThe Coen Brothers' Oscar-winning triumph for "No Country for Old Men" seemed to me as much recognition of two decades of excellent, if quirky, filmmaking as it was celebration of that specific film masterpiece. Their films defy categorization, although I think it is safe to say that most of the films lean more towards "comedy" or "drama". One of their trademarks is adding humor to their dramas, and few comedies come with darker moments than theirs. For me, "Raising Arizona" represents their best ... Read More Rating:  - The first 30 minutes are funny and enjoyable mostly due to tickling and witty dialogues. The rest is boring.The first 30 minutes are funny and enjoyable mostly due to tickling and witty dialogues. The rest is boring. **** SPOILER. DO NOT READ this if you HAVE NOT WATCHED the MOVIE **** The film goes south when the two friends of Nicolas escaped from the prison and visited him in his home. Since then, there are only a couples of hilarious scenes. One is where the boss suggested wife-swapping. The other is when the kids of his boss wrecked his home. It gets worse ... Read More Rating: - Coen BrothersCoen Brother's film, what more needs to be said. These guys are remarkable at capturing a area's culture, dialect and humor. Rating: - Best movie everI am a fan of all the Coen brothers' movies, but Raising Arizona is my favorite of them all. It's a gem, and I bought it for all my senior advisees (I'm a high school teacher) as their graduation present. "Okay, then." |
