Raising Arizona (1987)
Raising Arizona was the link movie connecting Bull Durham and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Linked through Trey Wilson and Holly Hunter.
Both Trey Wilson and Holly Hunter appeared in Raising Arizona.
About Raising Arizona
"Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead..."
When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.
Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Raising Arizona is recognized by the American Film Institute, ranking 31st on AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list.
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Score by Carter Burwell
The score for Raising Arizona was composed by Carter Burwell, featuring a mix of organ, choir, banjo, whistling, and yodeling. Holly Hunter performs a traditional murder ballad, 'Down in the Willow Garden,' as a lullaby in the film.
Movie trivia
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The Coen Brothers aimed to create a film that was optimistic and upbeat, contrasting sharply with their previous work, Blood Simple.
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To develop the characters' dialect, Joel and Ethan Coen combined local dialects with the assumed reading material of the characters, such as magazines and the Bible.
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John Goodman, who played Gale Snoats, was drawn to characters with deep emotional ranges, which led to his frequent collaboration with the Coens.
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The script for Raising Arizona took three and a half months to write, and the Coens arrived on set with a complete script and storyboard.
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Filming took place over ten weeks in various locations in Arizona, including Phoenix and Scottsdale, starting on February 3, 1986.
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The relationship between Nicolas Cage and the Coens was marked by tension, as Cage often suggested changes that the Coens did not accept.
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