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
Repeat offender foolishly shown lenience
Themes: Consequences, Exaggeration, Foolishness, Gullible, Habits, Reckless, Second Chance, Sin
2
Barren wife spirals into depression
Themes: Brokenhearted, Children, Depression, Disappointment, Motherhood, Passion within Marriage, Storms of Life
3
5 toddlers too much for kidnapper to handle
Themes: Children, Determination, Foolishness, Impossible Odds, Failure, Frustration, Underestimate
4
Couple awkwardly bring baby into home
Themes: Awkwardness, Compromise, Experience vs Inexperience, Fear, Integrity, Parenting
5
Man's leadership challenged by crude friends
Themes: Disagree, Foolishness, Leadership, Men, Marriage, Obnoxious, Warning, Priorities
6
Man's nightmare of Lone Biker of Apocalypse
Themes: Consequences, Conscience, Nightmare, Evil, Satan, Cruelty, Warning
9
Scrawny father protects family from evil biker
Themes: Addiction, Confronting Evil, Habits, Impossible Odds, Protection, Responsibility, Salvation, Satan, Sin, Spiritual Warfare, Underestimate, Victory