Review of Raising Arizona (1987) by Scott J — 19 Aug 2011

Tied for first place (with Brazil) for my favorite film of all time. An absolutely perfect film and as such I won't even try to describe its perfection.

This review of Raising Arizona (1987) was written by Scott J on 19 Aug 2011.

Raising Arizona has generally received very positive reviews.

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