Raising Arizona
A career criminal desperate for a child kidnaps a billionaire’s newborn in hopes of building a family, only to have his fragile marriage and fresh freedom threatened by his own violent past catching up with him.
“Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead...”
Synopsis
A childless couple, consisting of an ex-con and an ex-cop, take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, leading to complications in their lives that are more complex than anticipated.
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A crew of 66+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Michael R MillerShot by Barry SonnenfeldScored by Carter BurwellDesigned by Jane Musky
Box Office
1987 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$29.2M
US & Canada: $22.8M — 78% of worldwide · International: $6.3M (22%)
Opening weekend: $69K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $69K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1 theaters
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Also known as
- Arizona Juniorde
- Arizona Juniorfr
- Arizona Juniorit
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Cast & Crew
66 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Nicolas Cage
as H.I. McDunnough
Holly Hunter
as Ed
Trey Wilson
as Nathan Arizona, Sr.
John Goodman
as Gale
William Forsythe
as Evelle
Sam Mcmurray
as Glen
Frances Mcdormand
as Dot
Randall Tex Cobb
as Leonard Smalls
T J Kuhn
as Nathan Junior
Lynne Kitei
as Florence Arizona
Peter Benedek
as Prison Counselor
Charles Lew Smith
as Nice Old Grocery Man
Supporting cast
46Warren Keith
as Younger FBI Agent
Henry Kendrick
as Older FBI Agent
Sidney Dawson
as Ear-Bending Cellmate
Richard Blake
as Parole Board Chairman
Troy Nabors
as Parole Board Member
Mary Seibel
as Parole Board Member
John O Donnal
as Hayseed in the Pickup
Keith Jandacek
as Whitey
Warren Forsythe
as Minister
Ruben Young
as 'Trapped' Convict
Dennis Sullivan
as Policeman in Arizona House
Richard Alexander
as Policeman in Arizona House
Rusty Lee
as Feisty Hayseed
James Yeater
as Fingerprint Technician
Bill Andres
as Reporter
Carver Barns
as Reporter
Margaret H Mccormack
as Unpainted Secretary
Bill Rocz
as Newscaster
Mary F Glenn
as Payroll Cashier
Jeremy Babendure
as Scamp with Squirt Gun
Bill Dobbins
as Adoption Agent
Ralph Norton
as Gynecologist
Henry Tank
as Mopping Convict
Frank Outlaw
as Supermarket Manager
Todd Michael Bodgers
as Varsity Nathan, Jr.
M Emmet Walsh
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Robert Gray
as Glen and Dot's Kid
Katie Thrasher
as Glen and Dot's Kid
Derek Russell
as Glen and Dot's Kid
Nicole Russell
as Glen and Dot's Kid
Zachary Sanders
as Glen and Dot's Kid
Noell Sanders
as Glen and Dot's Kid
Cody Ranger
as Arizona Quint
Jeremy Arendt
as Arizona Quint
Ashley Hammon
as Arizona Quint
Crystal Hiller
as Arizona Quint
Olivia Hughes
as Arizona Quint
Emily Malin
as Arizona Quint
Melanie Malin
as Arizona Quint
Craig Mclaughlin
as Arizona Quint
Adam Savageau
as Arizona Quint
Benjamin Savageau
as Arizona Quint
David Schneider
as Arizona Quint
Michael Stewart
as Arizona Quint
William Preston Robertson
as Amazing Voice (voice)
Ron Cobert
as Reporter #1 (uncredited)
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