Raising Arizona

1987 film by the Coen Brothers
Movie film Q670439
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Summary

Raising Arizona is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,766 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Joel Coen[3], Ethan Coen[4]
  • Screenwriter: Joel Coen[5], Ethan Coen[6]
  • Composer: Carter Burwell[7]
  • Genre: comedy film[8], action film[9], crime film[10], black comedy film[11], comedy drama[12], thriller film[13], crime comedy film[14], crime drama film[15], crime thriller film[16]
  • Cast member: Holly Hunter[17], Trey Wilson[18], John Goodman[19], William Forsythe[20], Sam McMurray[21], Frances McDormand[22], Randall Cobb[23], Nicolas Cage[24], M. Emmet Walsh[25], Warren Keith[26]
  • Producer: Joel Coen[27], Ethan Coen[28]
  • Performer: Carter Burwell[29]
  • Director of photography: Barry Sonnenfeld[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[33], 91%[34], 69/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: March 6, 1987[38], May 28, 1987[39], March 13, 1987[40]
  • Characters: Herbert I. "Hi" McDunnough[41]
  • Distributed by: MOKÉP[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Arizona[44]
  • Filming location: Arizona[45]
  • Film editor: Michael R. Miller[46]
  • Title: Raising Arizona[47]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[49]
  • Duration: 94[50], 91[51]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[52]
  • Capital cost: 6,000,000[53]

Why It Matters

Raising Arizona has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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