---
title: 'Raising Arizona (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ethan Coen'
released: '1987-03-06'
runtime_minutes: 91
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/raising-arizona-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093822/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Raising Arizona (1987)

1987 · PG-13 · 91 min · Comedy, Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Raising Arizona is a 1987 American crime comedy film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Nicolas Cage as H.I. "Hi" McDunnough, an ex-convict, and Holly Hunter as Edwina "Ed" McDunnough, a former police officer and his wife. Other members of the cast include Trey Wilson, William Forsythe, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Sam McMurray, and Randall "Tex" Cobb.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ethan Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-coen), [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen)
- **Screenplay:** [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen), [Ethan Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-coen)
- **Producer:** [Ethan Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-coen), [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barry Sonnenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-sonnenfeld)
- **Editor:** [Michael R. Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-r-miller)

## Cast

- [Sam McMurray](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mcmurray)
- [John Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-goodman)
- [Randall Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/randall-cobb)
- [Warren Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-keith)
- [Trey Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/trey-wilson)
- [William Forsythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-forsythe)
- [Holly Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-hunter)
- [Frances McDormand](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-mcdormand)
- [Nicolas Cage](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-cage) as Herbert I. "Hi" McDunnough
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-emmet-walsh)

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