Review of Raising Arizona (1987) by Dinesh S — 03 Feb 2012

First few mins into the movie and you can tell its from Coen Brothers - but its actually directed by Joel only. Quirky as usual, Nicholas Cage is unreal in this movie.

This review of Raising Arizona (1987) was written by Dinesh S on 03 Feb 2012.

Raising Arizona has generally received very positive reviews.

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