Review of Raising Arizona (1987) by Michael P — 01 Feb 2013

This movie holds up pretty well. Nick Cage's best film.

This review of Raising Arizona (1987) was written by Michael P on 01 Feb 2013.

Raising Arizona has generally received very positive reviews.

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