Name: Raising Arizona
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1987-03-13
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman, William Forsythe

About the film

Raising Arizona at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1987 film at stop 368 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.

Principal cast

Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman and William Forsythe

Key craft credits

Barry Sonnenfeld (director of photography), Michael R. Miller (editor), Carter Burwell (original music composer), Ethan Coen (screenplay) and Joel Coen (screenplay)

Director: Joel Coen
Release: 1987-03-13
Runtime: 94 minutes
Genres: Comedy and Crime
Country: United States
Quiz: 50 questions

The Screen Path journey

Before. After. Remember.

The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.

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Before you watch

Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.

Spoiler-free

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After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers

03

Quiz yourself

Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

50 questions in this journey

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Full cast

Nicolas CageCharacter: H.I.
Holly HunterCharacter: Ed
Trey WilsonCharacter: Nathan Arizona, Sr.
John GoodmanCharacter: Gale
William ForsytheCharacter: Evelle
Sam McMurrayCharacter: Glen
Frances McDormandCharacter: Dot
Randall 'Tex' CobbCharacter: Leonard Smalls
T.J. KuhnCharacter: Nathan Junior
Lynne KiteiCharacter: Florence Arizona
Peter BenedekCharacter: Prison Counselor
Charles 'Lew' SmithCharacter: Nice Old Grocery Man

Full crew

Joel CoenCredits: Director, Screenplay
Ethan CoenCredits: Screenplay, Producer
Michael R. MillerCredits: Editor
John S. LyonsCredits: Casting
Carter BurwellCredits: Original Music Composer
Donna IsaacsonCredits: Casting
Jeff JensenCredits: Stunts
Cindy WillsCredits: Stunts
Bill AnagnosCredits: Stunts
Gene HartlineCredits: Stunts
Edgard MourinoCredits: Stunts
Allan GrafCredits: Stunt Double
Curt BortelCredits: Stunts
Spanky SpanglerCredits: Stunts
Shane DixonCredits: Stunts
Deborah ReinischCredits: Associate Producer, First Assistant Director
James JacksCredits: Executive Producer
Richard HornungCredits: Costume Design
Alma KuttruffCredits: Production Supervisor
Ron BocharCredits: Sound Editor
Philip StocktonCredits: Sound Editor
Michael BerenbaumCredits: First Assistant Editor
Barry SonnenfeldCredits: Director of Photography
Thomas JohnstonCredits: Script Supervisor
Dan FreyCredits: Hairstylist
Allan ByerCredits: Production Sound Mixer
Magdaline VolaitisCredits: Sound Editor
Robert KracikCredits: Set Decoration, Draughtsman
Harold ThrasherCredits: Art Direction
Mel ZelnikerCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Melinda Sue GordonCredits: Still Photographer
David M. DunlapCredits: Camera Operator
Jery HewittCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
Mark SilvermanCredits: Co-Producer
Stephen St. JohnCredits: Steadicam Operator
Katherine JamesCredits: Makeup Artist
Russell EngelsCredits: Gaffer
Jane MuskyCredits: Production Design
Skip LievsayCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
Marko CostanzoCredits: Foley Artist
Kelly Van HornCredits: First Assistant Director
Jon KilikCredits: Second Assistant Director
Roger BelkCredits: Set Dresser
Linette Forbes ShorrCredits: Set Dresser
Patricia Anne DohertyCredits: Second Assistant Director
Christian W. RusshonCredits: Set Dresser
Dan PerriCredits: Title Designer
Chitra F. MojtabaiCredits: Second Assistant Director
Arnold GlassmanCredits: Associate Editor
Ron NixCredits: Stunts
Kevin DowdCredits: Production Manager
David PomierCredits: Location Manager
Andrew SearsCredits: Post-Production Manager
Richard CrudoCredits: Assistant Camera
Mitchell AmundsenCredits: Assistant Camera
Peter KurlandCredits: Boom Operator
Randy GableCredits: Boom Operator
Greg HornCredits: Sound Recordist
Dennis GamielloCredits: Key Grip, Dolly Grip
John LowryCredits: Rigging Grip
Brian FitzsimonsCredits: Best Boy Grip
Cindy LagerstromCredits: Grip
Robert A. PrestonCredits: Grip
Marty MillerCredits: Grip
Tom DreesenCredits: Grip
Ken ConnorsCredits: Best Boy Electric
Michael F. BurkeCredits: Electrician
Bob FieldCredits: Electrician
George BallCredits: Electrician
Danny McCallumCredits: Electrician
Craig WoodruffCredits: Electrician
Michael L. HallCredits: Electrician
Marcia CalosioCredits: Set Dresser
Steve RollCredits: Construction Coordinator
Terry KempfCredits: Carpenter
Mark DonnellyCredits: Scenic Artist
Todd HatfieldCredits: Scenic Artist
J. Todd AndersonCredits: Storyboard Artist
Ellen RybaCredits: Costume Assistant
Stephen M. ChudejCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
Wendy CracchioloCredits: Wardrobe Assistant
Ada AkajiCredits: Wardrobe Assistant
Brian KirkCredits: Wardrobe Assistant
Camille HendersonCredits: Assistant Makeup Artist, Assistant Hairstylist
Roger PancakeCredits: Property Master
Jan FeadCredits: Assistant Property Master
Britt TorneyCredits: Props
Peter ChesneyCredits: Special Effects Coordinator
Guy J. LouthanCredits: Special Effects
Sunny SeibelCredits: Casting
Becca Korby-SullivanCredits: Extras Casting
Kathie WeaverCredits: Assistant Editor
Bruce ProssCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
Marissa LittlefieldCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
Steven VisscherCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
Christopher WeirCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
Valerie Susan BrownCredits: Production Secretary
Adam GradCredits: Location Assistant
Fred SzymanskiCredits: Special Sound Effects
Jun MizumachiCredits: Special Sound Effects
Carl MandelbaumCredits: Special Sound Effects
Michael DiCosimoCredits: Dolby Consultant
Michael BarryCredits: Foley