Here’s a list of reasons why Raising Arizona pips The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Intolerable Cruelty, and Hail, Caesar! to claim the title of the Coen Brothers’ funniest film.

But when "Raising Arizona" debuted in ... marketing department tested the film, it didn't do well. I think the studio thought of the Coen brothers as these art-house filmmakers.

T.J. Kuhn, now a real estate agent in Phoenix, shared how a motorcycle helped him get the gig and why the film is still his father's most popular holiday gift. By Ashley Lee Raising Arizona Today ...

Two years before Raising Arizona, the Coens had co-written the script for Crimewave, which Raimi directed. The film performed poorly and received negative reviews, and both Raimi and the Coens ...

Ted Pedas, an impresario of Washington’s movie scene who helped transform a neglected cinema relic into an art-film ... next film, the baby-kidnapping farce “Raising Arizona” (1987 ...

The real star of the evening was the screenplay. Raising Arizona is a contemporary heist film, a take on the modern West, a land of convenience marts, bikers, and unpainted furniture stores.

All of this is related in the 15 breathless minutes that precede the film`s opening credits, and it`s by far the most entertaining portion of ”Raising Arizona.” There`s an equivalence between ...

with the screwball comedy Raising Arizona being only their second outing. Having been deemed successful filmmakers with 1984's Blood Simple, their film-making journey resulted in classic after ...