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Holly Hunter and John Goodman also co-star in another Cohen Brothers movie, "O Brother Where Art Thou?". Francis McDormand also stars in the Cohen's Fargo. She is married to Joel Cohen. Holly Hunter and John Goodman also starred in Spielberg's "Always"  -Thanks to evilashThe alarm button that the clerk presses in the convenience store reads "Odegard-Trend Security." This is the name of the security company in Sam Raimi's 'Crimewave' (1985). The character Leonard Smalls is a reference to Lenny Small from John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." The acronyms "P.O.E" and "O.P.E." spray-painted in the washroom and shown in reverse in the mirror are references to the Stanley Kubrick films 'Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (1964) and 'The Shining' (1980). H.I. can be seen wearing a uniform with the name "Hudsucker Industries" written on it. This is also the name of the company in The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) also by the Coen brothers. When Nathan Arizona is being interviewed one of the microphones has "KOEN" written on it. This is a reference to the filmmakers, the Coen brothers. The opening credits appear fourteen minutes into the movie. Barry Sonnenfield was cinematographer for Raising Arizona. In addition to the Evil Dead homage shot, there is a steady zoom-shot towards the roof of a car that Sonnenfield re-uses in Get Shorty. -Thanks to ShekfesterT J Kuhn (Nathan Jr.) actually still lives in Surprise, Arizona. During the chase scene, after HI is ejected from the truck and runs through the house, the commercial for 'Unpainted Arizona' can be heard playing on the TV. -Thanks to DavidAlthough the letters POE and OPE are shown reflected in the mirror in reverse, the writing on the "We aim to please..." sign on the same wall is not reversed. Later, when the Biker breaks down the door, you can see that the sign is actually printed in reverse lettering. In the scene where Nick Cage is stealing Nathan Jr. there is a scene in which while the babies are crying you can hear one of them say "I'm Larry." Once you hear it, it is unmistakable, but until you listen for it, most likely you will just hear crying. It is probably just the Cohen Bros. being clever, but it is a cool little bit of trivia. -Thanks to Brian CotaThe scene where HI is pulling Nathan from underneath the crib is the same camera angle as when the biker is pulling HI from underneath the car. (Father pulling Son) -Thanks to Victoria« Click here to add some Raising Arizona trivia Rediscover your favorites! If you like Raising Arizona or 80's Comedy classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Tootsie ..... Good Morning, Vietnam ..... Blues Brothers ..... Heathers ..... Fast Times At Ridgemont High ..... This Is Spinal Tap ..... Naked Gun ..... Adventures In Babysitting ..... Airplane ..... License To Drive ..... Money Pit ..... Porky's ..... Risky Business ..... Twins ..... Soul Man .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The scene at the end with the football game was shot at Sun Devil Stadium which is on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. [Thanks to Sean Sovereign] The police station at the beginning is the Tempe Police Station located on 5th Street right next to the stadium. [Thanks to Sean Sovereign] The scene where H.I. punches Glenn (the family picnic) was filmed at Lost Dutchman State Park near Apache Junction, Arizona. The picnic ramadas are still standing today. [Thanks to Dylan Normington] The home of Nathan and Florence Arizona is actually part of the entrance to the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. It's on the corner of Jokake Blvd. and Camelback Road, in the shadow of famous Camelback Mountain. The "Double Coupons!" store H.I. gets the Huggies at was actually an old Safeway supermarket, located on the corner of Rural and Broadway in Tempe, AZ. It has since been demolished and a newer Safeway constructed in its place. The football team playing against "Nathan Jr." at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium in the end sequence are the Firebirds of Chaparral High School, located on Gold Dust Avenue in Scottsdale, AZ. [Thanks to Robb and Dylan Normington] The "Unpainted Arizona" store was actually a Home Depot located on the corner of Cactus and Cave Creek in Phoenix, AZ. Phoenix KPHO-TV5 (at the time, an independent station) reporter Bill Rocz is shown in the opening sequence where the TV news talks about the birth of "The Arizona Quints." In the opening sequence, the trailer home H.I. and Ed live in is referred to as being in Tempe. From the camera shots of Camelback Mountain shown later, the location is actually somewhere in the desert of far North Scottsdale, a much more affluent area. [Thanks to Robb] The grocery store looks similar to the Basha's at Indian School and Hayden. [Thanks to Mike] Can you help? Do you know any of the Scottsdale, Arizona filming locations used for Raising Arizona? [Please send them in] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The soundtrack is part of a dual soundtrack CD that includes music from another Coen flick 'Blood Simple'. The eerie song that plays in the background while Hi is having a nightmare about the biker is the same song that Holly Hunter is singing to the baby when he wakes up in a cold sweat. It's an old old murder ballad called "Down in a Willow Garden" where the man kills his sweetheart not one, not two, but three different ways after getting her drunk- he poisons, stabs, then drowns her. Holly Hunter is singing the final verse. -Thanks to Sarah« Click here to add new music trivia for Raising Arizona Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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