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Raising Arizona
Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead...
Genres
ComedyCrime
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.
Details
Budget
$6000000
Revenue
$29180280
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1987-03-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2205
Vote Average
7.063
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Troy Nabors
Parole Board Member
Mary Seibel
Parole Board Member
John O'Donnal
Hayseed in the Pickup
Keith Jandacek
Whitey
Warren Forsythe
Minister
Ruben Young
'Trapped' Convict
Dennis Sullivan
Policeman in Arizona House
Richard Alexander
Policeman in Arizona House
Rusty Lee
Feisty Hayseed
James Yeater
Fingerprint Technician
Bill Andres
Reporter
Carver Barns
Reporter
Margaret H. McCormack
Unpainted Secretary
Bill Rocz
Newscaster
Mary F. Glenn
Payroll Cashier
Jeremy Babendure
Scamp with Squirt Gun
Bill Dobbins
Adoption Agent
Ralph Norton
Gynecologist
Henry Tank
Mopping Convict
Frank Outlaw
Supermarket Manager
Todd Michael Bodgers
Varsity Nathan, Jr.
M. Emmet Walsh
Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Robert Gray
Glen and Dot's Kid
Katie Thrasher
Glen and Dot's Kid
Derek Russell
Glen and Dot's Kid
Nicole Russell
Glen and Dot's Kid
Zachary Sanders
Glen and Dot's Kid
Noell Sanders
Glen and Dot's Kid
Cody Ranger
Arizona Quint
Jeremy Arendt
Arizona Quint
Ashley Hammon
Arizona Quint
Crystal Hiller
Arizona Quint
Olivia Hughes
Arizona Quint
Emily Malin
Arizona Quint
Melanie Malin
Arizona Quint
Craig McLaughlin
Arizona Quint
Adam Savageau
Arizona Quint
Benjamin Savageau
Arizona Quint
David Schneider
Arizona Quint
Michael Stewart
Arizona Quint
William Preston Robertson
Amazing Voice (voice)
Ron Cobert
Reporter #1 (uncredited)
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