Raising Arizona
“Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead...”
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.
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Cast
58 people
Nicolas Cage
H.I.
Known for
The Croods
National Treasure
Holly Hunter
Ed
Known for
The Incredibles
The Piano
Trey Wilson
Nathan Arizona, Sr.
Known for
Twins
Bull Durham
John Goodman
Gale
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
William Forsythe
Evelle
Known for
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
The Rock
Sam McMurray
Glen
Known for
Dinosaurs
Freaks and Geeks
Frances McDormand
Dot
Known for
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Fargo
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Leonard Smalls
Known for
Liar Liar
The Golden Child
T.J. Kuhn
Nathan Junior
No other roles listed
Lynne Kitei
Florence Arizona
Peter Benedek
Prison Counselor
No other roles listed
Charles 'Lew' Smith
Nice Old Grocery Man
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Joel Coen Director · Ethan Coen Screenplay Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $29M · Budget $6M · United States release March 13, 1987
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$29,180,280
Gross vs. budget
4.9×
Production
Circle Films
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 6, 1987
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · March 13, 1987
Limited theatrical
United States · September 24, 1987
Physical · VHS
United States
April 17, 1987 · Theatrical
Australia
June 16, 1987 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 10, 1987 · Theatrical
Canada
March 13, 1987 · Theatrical
Finland
March 13, 1987 · Limited theatrical
France
May 11, 1987 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 27, 1987 · Theatrical
August 3, 1999 · Physical · DVD
August 24, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray
September 28, 2016 · Digital · VOD
March 26, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
October 10, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 18e édition du Festival Lumière, Institut Lumière, Lyon - En présence de Jon Kilik (assistant réalisateur du film)
October 13, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 18e édition du Festival Lumière, UGC Ciné Cité Confluence, Lyon - En présence de Jean-Paul Salomé
October 15, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 18e édition du Festival Lumière, Ciné Toboggan/Décines, Lyon - En présence de Laurent Delmas (journaliste et critique de cinéma, auteur, ambassadeur Lumière 2026)
October 16, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 18e édition du Festival Lumière, Comoedia, Lyon - En présence de Laurent Delmas (journaliste et critique de cinéma, auteur, ambassadeur Lumière 2026)
November 4, 2026 · Theatrical · Festival Lumière 2026 : Prolongations, Institut Lumière, Lyon
November 18, 2026 · Theatrical · Festival Lumière 2026 : Prolongations, Institut Lumière, Lyon
November 20, 2026 · Theatrical · Festival Lumière 2026 : Prolongations, Institut Lumière, Lyon
Germany
May 28, 1987 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 19, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 2, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
March 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 12, 1987 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 29, 1997 · TV · Markíza
Spain
August 17, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 3, 1987 · Theatrical
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