Review of Raising Arizona (1987) by Christina N — 27 Apr 2010

One of the very, very few movies that I enjoy with Nicholas Cage in it. This shit was awesome.

This review of Raising Arizona (1987) was written by Christina N on 27 Apr 2010.

Raising Arizona has generally received very positive reviews.

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