Raising Arizona
by Joel Coen
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Actor: Frances McDormand, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Nicolas Cage, William ForsytheDirector: Joel Coen
Brand: TCFHE
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-20
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
Movie Reviews of Raising Arizona
Movie Review: Raising laughter all the way
Summary: 5 Stars
The Coen brothers are not known for monotony. Each film in their repertoire is different to the other. They can do action and comedy equally well as separate projects, but in Raising Arizona, they combine the two to good effect. The storyline is not very complex - Nicholas Cage (H.I.) and Holly Hunter (Ed) find that they cannot have a baby by natural means and conspire to kidnap one of the quintuplets (Nathan Junior) of the richest man in town, Nathan of Unpainted Arizona furniture stores fame. The only problem is that H.I.'s past as a convenience store bandit comes back to haunt him in the form of two of his colleagues from prison who want him to take part in one last `job'. This is crazy enough, but you also get a crazed bounty hunter on a motorcycle.
There are plenty of laughs on the way as everything doesn't exactly go to plan. There are some genuinely sad moments too. The Coens even give us a dose of action here and there to keep the momentum going. At the end of the day, everything works well to keep the viewer entertained for around 90 minutes.
Nic Cage looks young, thin and different in this film. It reminds us that he can do comedy well although he has become an action star. Holly Hunter too gives a superb performance. Nathan Junior the baby is simply gorgeous, though I do not whether any CGI effects had been used for some of the sequences involving the five babies. Cage and Hunter have not been paired again as far as I know. The (mainly outdoor) photography is also excellent. If you are a Coen Brothers or a comedy fan, add this to your collection, but some fans might want to wait for the blu-ray.
Summary of Raising Arizona
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 05/12/09
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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