Wonderful character development!

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

In the Tempe, Arizona area, H.I. (Nicolas Cage) loves to hold up convenience stores rather than get a job. This results in multiple arrests, time and again. Taking his mugshot is Ed (Holly Hunter), a police officer of tiny stature. H.I. has a fancy for Edwina, and, when learning her fiancé left her, he asks her to wait for him. In prison, H.I. bonds with other crooks like Gale (John Goodman) and Evelle. However, after his last parole, he marries Ed and vows to live the straight and narrow. It's hard. Working in a factory, H.I. notes how similar it is to prison, only you get a paycheck and a place to relax when the day is done. Pretty soon, Ed is wild to have a baby to join them in their modest mobile home. But, alas, Ed is infertile. There are hours and hours of tears. But, one bright day, Ed reads a newspaper article about a local businessman welcoming quints; Harry Barry Larry Garry and Nathan Jr. Ho ho, one couple doesn't need five young uns when others have none. So, Edwina, no longer on the force from her depression, goads H.I. into kidnapping one of the quints. He succeeds. But, wouldn't you know it, when word comes of the kidnapping, others want to get their hands on the baby, too. This includes Gale and Evelle who have tunneled out of jail and a wild bounty hunter. Can domestic life be possible for H.I. and Ed? This hoot of a film is one of the Coen Brothers best and a foundation for their reputation. Cage and Hunter are marvelous and the supporting cast is, too. Most noteworthy is the appearance of the very intelligent baby, who never cries but is often a source of supreme mirth. Certainly, the dusty terrain of Arizona is intriguing, as are the wild hairstyles and costumes. Yet, it is the script and direction by the Coens that make for a uniquely American film with longlasting value. Raisiing the roof off your house with laughter will be easy when you view this fine flick.

This is the kind of movies I really like to watch from time to time, they won't overload your mind, won't demand lots of thinking, they are light on your heart, and will definitely make you chuckle and laugh, moreover they have a point, and Raising Arizona does just that. With Nicolas Cage in the lead, and the not-so-much-telling title, you gotta question what this movie has to deliver, but it did deliver quite some. It's a cool movie to watch with your friends trust me.7/10

A 23-year-old Nicholas Cage plays Dorkman, alias H.I. McDonnough, in the Coen Brothers wild 1983 farce Raising Arizona. No, they didn't raise the state, although that might be a good idea, but that's getting ahead of ourselves. Anyway, H.I. seems to be fond of the local jail in Tempe, Arizona, since he's always hankering to go back and become the champion recidivist (or something). Let out on parole by some kindhearted officers (read unthinking), H.I. abuses their trust three times by holding up the same convenience store. Thinking ahead, he's careful not to have any bullets in his gun so he will receive a light sentence but still knows a good deal when he sees one and his holdups become habit forming.Having been photographed in prison more than the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, the only thing left to do is fall in love with the picture-taking jailer, a woman called Edwina, Ed for short (Holly Hunter) whom he proceeds to marry. Of course, Ed makes H.I. go straight so they can have a baby and raise a family. Good luck with that. When they discover that Ed is unable to bear children, however, they become Robin Hood, robbing a kid from the rich furniture dealer Nathan Arizona, Sr. (Trey Wilson) whose wife just gave birth to quintuplets, and giving to the poor (he and Ed). Little Nathan, Jr. is cute as all get out and is different than other babies in the world because he never cries, come hell or high water.Things change and not for the better when two of H.I.'s prison buddies, brothers Gale (John Goodman) and Evelle (William Forsythe), rise from the muck and escape from prison (Gale says that the institution no longer served his best interests), then park themselves in H.I's trailer. Things go from worse to much worse, however, when Leonard Smalls, a heavily armed, grotesquely-bearded biker (Randall "Tex" Cobb), looking like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse all rolled into one, is hired by Nathan to track down his baby.If you like shootings with lots of dead bodies, ridiculous car chases, surreal bank robberies, and more mayhem than the Trump White House, Raising Arizona is the film for you. By the way, it is one of the most hilarious comedies I've ever seen and even has a very touching message where you can both laugh and cry at the same time.

This film is excellent. The Cohen Bros put together a motley assortment of characters to form a spectacular cast. The premise of the film is wild and out of control, leading to the kookiest of hijinks that put the characters in a host of trouble all the way through.The theft of a baby to replace a barren womb sounds unfeasible to most, and indeed, the execution of, and results of said action are remarkably absurd. Lives become intertwined in the perilous events of the film, and the C. Bros are able to balance the ludicrous aspects of the film with somber, thoughtful dialogue and insightful philosophical musings from the characters, which makes the return to the wild action all the more hilarious.The C Bros have just begun in their careers, but already they have cemented their place in greatness with this spectacular Southern romp. It's sharp, fast-paced, and witty with insane chase scenes, nutty characters and just all out fun. Terrific film.