AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Raising Arizona
Director: Joel Coen (Dir)
Release Date:   1987
Premiere Information:   New York opening: week of 11 Mar 1987; Los Angeles opening: 20 Mar 1987
Duration (in mins):   93
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Cast:   Nicolas Cage (H. I.)  
    Holly Hunter (Ed)  
    Trey Wilson (Nathan Arizona Sr.)  
    John Goodman (Gale)  
    William Forsythe (Evelle)  
Production Company: Circle Arizona Productions  
Distribution Company: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.  
Director: Joel Coen (Dir)
Producer: Ethan Coen (Prod)
Writer: Ethan Coen (Wrt)
  Joel Coen (Wrt)
Photography: Barry Sonnenfeld (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: Jane Musky (Prod des)
Film Editor: Michael R. Miller (Film ed)
Music: Carter Burwell (Mus)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Country: United States
Language: English
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Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Circle Films, Inc. 17/6/1987 dd/mm/yyyy PA334988
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Genre: Black comedy
Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Los Angeles Times   20 Mar 1987   p. 1.
New York Times   11 Mar 1987   p. 24.
Variety   4 Mar 1987   p. 18.
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