Nicolas Cage
H.I. McDonnough
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Apr 10, 1987 · Raising Arizona: Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. With Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman. 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.
- (151K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- 1987-04-10
Raising Arizona (1987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In the Arizona suburbs, Herbert 'H.I.' McDunnough (Nicolas Cage) is a petty criminal with a proclivity for robbing convenience stores. He is constantly in and out of jail but is repeatedly paroled because he never uses live ammunition during his stickups.
Raising Arizona is a 1987 American crime comedy film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Nicolas Cage as H.I. "Hi" McDunnough, an ex-convict, and Holly Hunter as Edwina "Ed" McDunnough, a former police officer and his wife.
An ex-con and an ex-cop meet, marry and long for a child of their own. When it is discovered that Hi is unable to have children they decide to snatch a baby. They try to keep their crime a secret...
- (65)
- Joel Coen
- PG-13
- Nicolas Cage
Roger Ebert criticizes the Coen brothers' comedy for its forced and mannered style, and its inconsistent tone and reality. He praises the cast and the idea, but finds the film uneven and baffling.
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.
