Raising Arizona
PG-13, 1987, 20th Century Fox
Director:
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring:
John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Nicolas Cage, William Forsythe, Trey Wilson, Holly Hunter, Sam McMurray, Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Plot:
Vowing to go straight, a convenience store bandit proposes marriage to the police department's photographer. All is wedded bliss until they discover she's unable to get pregnant and are turned down by every adoption agency in town. It doesn't take long before they realize the only solution is to kidnap one of the town's celebrated quintuplets and hit the road.
1
Diaper thief's day gets worse
Themes: Crisis, Desperation, Parenting
2
Crude friends challenge man's leadership
Themes: Disagree, Foolishness, Leadership, Men, Marriage, Obnoxious, Warning, Priorities
3
Lone Biker of Apocalypse nightmare!
Themes: Consequences, Conscience, Nightmare, Evil, Satan, Cruelty, Warning
5
Men drive off with baby on car roof
Themes: Abandonment, Foolishness, Incompetence, Reckless, Remorse
6
Repeat offender foolishly shown lenience
Themes: Consequences, Exaggeration, Foolishness, Gullible, Habits, Reckless, Second Chance, Sin
7
Barren wife spirals into depression
Themes: Brokenhearted, Children, Depression, Disappointment, Motherhood, Passion within Marriage, Storms of Life
8
Five toddlers exacerbate kidnapper
Themes: Children, Determination, Foolishness, Impossible Odds, Failure, Frustration, Underestimate
9
Couple awkwardly bring baby home
Themes: Awkwardness, Compromise, Experience vs Inexperience, Fear, Integrity, Parenting
11
Scrawny father protects family from evil
Themes: Addiction, Confronting Evil, Habits, Impossible Odds, Protection, Responsibility, Salvation, Satan, Sin, Spiritual Warfare, Underestimate, Victory