Review of Raising Arizona (1987) by Jeremy I — 03 Aug 2011

This is one of those movies where it's so bad that it's actually kinda good.

This review of Raising Arizona (1987) was written by Jeremy I on 03 Aug 2011.

Raising Arizona has generally received very positive reviews.

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