Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead…|Mar. 01, 1987|USA|94 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Comedy;Crime
Description: In the 1987 film *Raising Arizona*, convenience store robber H.I. “Hi” McDunnough crosses paths with police officer Edwina “Ed” as she takes his mugshots during one of his frequent prison stays. Later, while incarcerated, Hi learns that Ed’s fiancé has left her, and upon his release, he proposes to her. The two marry and settle into a desert mobile home, with Hi taking a job at a machine shop. Despite their desire to have children, they face challenges: Ed is infertile, and Hi’s criminal record prevents them from adopting.
Their lives take a dramatic turn when they hear about Nathan Arizona, a local furniture magnate whose wife has given birth to quintuplets, known as the “Arizona Quints.” Desperate for a child, Hi and Ed decide to kidnap one of the babies, believing it to be Nathan Jr. Upon returning home, they are visited by Hi’s former cellmates, Gale and Evelle Snoats, who have recently escaped from prison. They convince Hi to shelter them and tempt him to return to a life of crime. That night, Hi experiences a terrifying nightmare featuring a monstrous biker named Leonard Smalls.
The next day, Hi’s foreman, Glen, and his chaotic family pay a visit. When Glen suggests swapping wives, Hi reacts by punching him in the face. Later, Hi gives in to temptation and robs a convenience store while buying diapers, leading to a pursuit by the police and a pack of dogs, which he narrowly escapes. That night, as Ed and Nathan Jr. sleep, Hi considers leaving his family to join Gale and Evelle in a bank robbery.
The following morning, Glen returns to fire Hi and reveals that he suspects Hi and Ed of kidnapping Nathan Jr. Glen threatens to report them unless they agree to let him and his wife take custody of the baby. Overhearing this, Gale and Evelle kidnap Nathan Jr. themselves. After freeing himself, Hi teams up with a heartbroken Ed to rescue the child.
Cast director: Joel Coen
Cast actor: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman, William Forsythe, Sam McMurray, Frances McDormand, Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb, T.J. Kuhn, Lynne Kitei
Original name: Raising Arizona