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.

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Nicolas Cage

H.I.

Holly Hunter

Trey Wilson

Nathan Arizona, Sr.

John Goodman

Gale

William Forsythe

Evelle

Sam McMurray

Glen

Frances McDormand

Dot

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Leonard Smalls

T.J. Kuhn

Nathan Junior

Lynne Kitei

Florence Arizona

Peter Benedek

Prison Counselor

Charles 'Lew' Smith

Nice Old Grocery Man

Warren Keith

Younger FBI Agent

Henry Kendrick

Older FBI Agent

Sidney Dawson

Ear-Bending Cellmate

Richard Blake

Parole Board Chairman

Troy Nabors

Parole Board Member

Mary Seibel

Parole Board Member

John O'Donnal

Hayseed in the Pickup

Keith Jandacek

Whitey

Warren Forsythe

Minister

Ruben Young

'Trapped' Convict

Dennis Sullivan

Policeman in Arizona House

Richard Alexander

Policeman in Arizona House

Rusty Lee

Feisty Hayseed

James Yeater

Fingerprint Technician

Bill Andres

Reporter

Carver Barns

Reporter

Margaret H. McCormack

Unpainted Secretary

Bill Rocz

Newscaster

Mary F. Glenn

Payroll Cashier

Jeremy Babendure

Scamp with Squirt Gun

Bill Dobbins

Adoption Agent

Ralph Norton

Gynecologist

Henry Tank

Mopping Convict

Frank Outlaw

Supermarket Manager

Todd Michael Bodgers

Varsity Nathan, Jr.

Arizona Quint

Michael Stewart

Arizona Quint

William Preston Robertson

Amazing Voice (voice)

Ron Cobert

Reporter #1 (uncredited)

Crew

Ethan Coen

Screenplay

Joel Coen

Director

Joel Coen

Screenplay

Michael R. Miller

Editor

Ethan Coen

Producer

John S. Lyons

Casting

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Donna Isaacson

Casting

Jeff Jensen

Stunts

Cindy Wills

Stunts

Bill Anagnos

Stunts

Gene Hartline

Stunts

Edgard Mourino

Stunts

Richard Hornung

Costume Design

Alma Kuttruff

Production Supervisor

Ron Bochar

Sound Editor

Philip Stockton

Sound Editor

Michael Berenbaum

First Assistant Editor

Barry Sonnenfeld

Director of Photography

Thomas Johnston

Script Supervisor

Dan Frey

Hairstylist

Allan Byer

Production Sound Mixer

Magdaline Volaitis

Sound Editor

Robert Kracik

Set Decoration

Harold Thrasher

Art Direction

Mel Zelniker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Melinda Sue Gordon

Still Photographer

David M. Dunlap

Camera Operator

Jery Hewitt

Stunt Coordinator

Mark Silverman

Co-Producer

Stephen St. John

Steadicam Operator

Katherine James

Makeup Artist

Russell Engels

Gaffer

Jane Musky

Production Design

Skip Lievsay

Supervising Sound Editor

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Deborah Reinisch

First Assistant Director

Kelly Van Horn

First Assistant Director

Jon Kilik

Second Assistant Director

Roger Belk

Set Dresser

Linette Forbes Shorr

Set Dresser

Patricia Anne Doherty

Second Assistant Director

Christian W. Russhon

Set Dresser

Dan Perri

Title Designer

Chitra F. Mojtabai

Second Assistant Director

Arnold Glassman

Associate Editor

Jery Hewitt

Stunts

Ron Nix

Stunts

Kevin Dowd

Production Manager

David Pomier

Location Manager

Andrew Sears

Post-Production Manager

Richard Crudo

Assistant Camera

Mitchell Amundsen

Assistant Camera

Peter Kurland

Boom Operator

Randy Gable

Boom Operator

Greg Horn

Sound Recordist

Dennis Gamiello

Key Grip

Dennis Gamiello

Dolly Grip

John Lowry

Rigging Grip

Brian Fitzsimons

Best Boy Grip

Cindy Lagerstrom

Grip

Robert A. Preston

Grip

Marty Miller

Grip

Tom Dreesen

Grip

Ken Connors

Best Boy Electric

Michael F. Burke

Electrician

Bob Field

Electrician

George Ball

Electrician

Danny McCallum

Electrician

Craig Woodruff

Electrician

Michael L. Hall

Electrician

Robert Kracik

Draughtsman

Marcia Calosio

Set Dresser

Steve Roll

Construction Coordinator

Terry Kempf

Carpenter

Mark Donnelly

Scenic Artist

Todd Hatfield

Scenic Artist

J. Todd Anderson

Storyboard Artist

Ellen Ryba

Costume Assistant

Stephen M. Chudej

Wardrobe Supervisor

Wendy Cracchiolo

Wardrobe Assistant

Ada Akaji

Wardrobe Assistant

Brian Kirk

Wardrobe Assistant

Camille Henderson

Assistant Makeup Artist

Camille Henderson

Assistant Hairstylist

Roger Pancake

Property Master

Jan Fead

Assistant Property Master

Britt Torney

Props

Peter Chesney

Special Effects Coordinator

Guy J. Louthan

Special Effects

Sunny Seibel

Casting

Becca Korby-Sullivan

Extras Casting

Kathie Weaver

Assistant Editor

Bruce Pross

Assistant Sound Editor

Marissa Littlefield

Assistant Sound Editor

Steven Visscher

Assistant Sound Editor

Christopher Weir

Assistant Sound Editor

Valerie Susan Brown

Production Secretary

Adam Grad

Location Assistant

Fred Szymanski

Special Sound Effects

Jun Mizumachi

Special Sound Effects

Carl Mandelbaum

Special Sound Effects

Michael DiCosimo

Dolby Consultant

Michael Barry

Foley