I dressed up as Hi one year for a Halloween party. Short sleeve button down over a wife beater, toy gun tucked into my waistband, panty on my head, and a pack of Huggies hiding an MP3 player with the theme song on repeat. Only three people got the reference. 😂
Yeah, but they were the three coolest people at the party! How many people do you think saw the movie in the theatres when it came out? I did, and I doubt there was more than 10-15 people in the whole joint. Even less when I went to see "Blood Simple". In the 80s, there were only about two or three cool people per town! Definitely not some "golden period" where everyone was grooving to great work. Well, what do you expect "with that sonofabitch Reagan in the White House....." 🤣 The beginning of the head-up-the-ass, sell-out-the-future era.
Tex Cobb was a heavyweight boxer who once fought for the world heavyweight title (Thanksgiving 1983). It was a miserable fight. The champion, Larry Holmes, smacked him around for 15 rounds (then the length of a world title fight; it was reduced to 12 rounds because too many fighters were getting killed after the 12th round). Cobb apparently couldn't be knocked out. He told an interviewer, "The ability to take a punch is a gift, darlin'." He's quite intelligent and extremely funny in a dry way. He once fought Earnie Shavers, acknowledged to be the hardest puncher ever. Tex won, but he said, "When he lays leather to you, the effect is just astonishin'." A prominent sportscaster of the time, Howard Cosell, called the fight. He spoke of how disgusted he was even during the fight. The next day, he announced he would never call a fight again, and he never did. He had become well-known by calling Muhammad Ali's bouts. Tex later became a kickboxer, which you can see when he beats up H.I. Okay, then.
Before he went into Pro Boxing, Tex was World Heavyweight Kickbox Champion. Before the Holmes fight Johnny Carson had him on the show, and said he must be very dedicated and hardworking to be a prizefighter at that level. Randy replied, "I'm the laziest person I know. I'll fight anybody in the world to keep from getting a regular job!" and Johnny about fell out laughing so hard. Tex had the gristle removed from his nose when he was a kickboxer so it wouldn't break - and that was a big reason he could take a punch so well.
From "You sonofab!tch!" to "Everything's changed!!!", the yodelling chase might be one of the funniest sequences put to film. Everything about it just keeps getting crazier until the craziness piles up and HI escapes unharmed.
I've done it a lot but worse, when I was 10-11 we lived in this apartment and at some point in this places history some real evil or real stupid person decided to do that to all the walls you never really think about how much you touch walls in your life... Until you get reminded every time
Neat little point: when the brothers show up and HI wakes up, HI mutters 'Merry Christmas.' At the end of the movie, he's dreaming of a family dinner, at Christmas. Which means he's been having that dream throughout the movie. I never noticed until now.
@@frankbiondo3624 Have you ever been to Willcox, Tombstone, Morenci, Page, etc.? There was a strong west Texas accent common in the rural areas while I was growing up. Especially a lot of Native Americans.
@@magnificentfailure2390 Perhaps, but these characters were supposed to be in Tempe, I believe. Been here 20 years and have yet to hear anything close to an accent like that...
Best Cohen Bros joke is the "...or my name ain't Nathan Arizona " and in fact the FBI has an indication he was born Nathan Huffheins, cracks me up every time
My absolute favorite line he has in the entire movie is in that scene, where he complains about the FBI "sittin' around drinkin' coffee in the one house in the STATE where my boy ain't AT!"
I don’t know why I think this exchange is so hilarious; but, I do. “Do these blow up into funny shapes?” “No. Unless round is funny.” I absolutely crack up when I hear this! 😂
One fan theory is that Leonard Smalls is a demon that H.I. summoned from his dreams. Another theory is that Leonard is H.I.'s brother that was kidnapped as an infant. Both theories stem from the tattoo that they share.
[Edited] Yep. Me and my friends argue between those two ideas whenever we see this movie. I'm team brother. Think about the names: H.I (High) and Leonard (Leo = Low)
My theory is a little different. I feel that Leonard is a physical manifestation of Hi's darker criminal side. In order to become a better person, he had to destroy it.
@@Senor-Misterioso I always thought of Leonard as a phantom of what Nathan Jr would be like if the brothers got him (or sold him), but a dark HI is really good 👍
To me, it was one of the best comedies of the 80s. The Biker, Gale & his brother, & Glen's family were all out of control cartoon characters. I think that Nathan Jr. captivated the convicts because they also yearned for a family-life whether they knew or not. Of course, Ed was just heartbroken about being barren and could think of nothing else except getting a baby to raise. I'm glad he wasn't taken by Glen & Dottie based on the behavior of their brats! The whole Unpainted Arizona story element was just humorous to me by nature (I had bought furniture like that in the past here in Texas). It's a top tier Coen Brothers movie to me.
Raising Arizona is basically a live action Loony Tune. The extreme situations & characters, all the shooting & explosions yet no one is really hurt until the bad guy is destroyed, the chase scene & the humorous one liners in reaction to the absurdity. H.I. is Bugs Bunny, Lenny Smalls is the Tasmanian Devil, Ed is Granny & the baby is Tweety.
The Coens were really intent on working with Holly Hunter after a scheduling conflict prevented her from being the lead in _Blood Simple_ . But she suggested her roommate Frances McDormand, so at least Joel got a wife out of the deal, as well as his frequent leading lady.
An absolute classic. If you give into the tone of it and realize it's basically a live-action cartoon, you can't help but laugh all the way through. I still quote it to this day. Excellent reaction!
Nathan Arizona Sr was played by Trey Wilson, who also played the manager of the Durham Bulls in Bull Durham, IMO the greatest baseball movie ever and an absolute must for the channel.
I really like that actor. Sadly, I think he passed away suddenly not long after this?? What would be the top baseball movies out there? The Natural? League Of Their Own? Field Of Dreams? Trouble With The Curve? I wouldn't know, Australian here.
Oh...This is by far my favorite of these guys movies. It's just non-stop goofiness and quotes. The greatest gif ever is Ed punching HI. Thank you internet for that.
Crazy that Nick was only like 22 when this was filmed. Damn great work from such a young guy. The whole cast was phenomenal - I think one of Holly Hunter's best performances. Hitting the comedy and drama so well is no easy task. The breakup car ride scene on the way to the bank alone. Wow.
"Give me that baby you warthog from hell!!!" One of the most badass lines ever. I want to see y'all take a look at Blood Simple. The Coen Brothers went from that to Raising Arizona; it's a big one-eighty.
You're right, there's nothing wrong with improv when the outcome is gold. However, it eats up time like a thief, and if a person thinks they don't have to listen to the director it goes straight downhill...
Or if the director let's them babble for too long for the sake of making it funny through being awkward instead of actually funny("Ghostbusters:Answer the Call", etc;)
I never thought about it before, but I think Greg Garcia was inspired at least a little by this film when he came up with My Name is Earl...because the similarities of Earl and Hi are remarkable, both characters were bad petty criminals with good hearts...and the staches, I mean, come on. haha.
Hi's bed-head is the best in cinematic history. I saw this back when it came out and is still one of my favorite movies. And when the situation warrants (and sometimes other times), I still say, "Turn to tha riiiight."
I grew up in Tempe and got to see them filming parts of the chase scene; the exterior Safeway was just down the street and the railroad track jump was in front of where my mom worked. I think I was thirteen? When it hit cable I watched it daily on that same ugly couch, as everyone's aunt or grandma who smoked too much had the entire set. That having been said, I am an Arizona native and "Well okay then!" IS a part of my vocabulary as a result, life now imitating art. And no, we don't sound a thing like that, Emily.
@@tacticaldesigns8794 IIRC, the rear exterior shots and a few of the interior were from the Safeway on Broadway & Rural. They had just emptied (or were about to empty?) the store for the roof replacement and remodel, so they had the lot for a few nights.
This film has been a staple of mine since it came out. I knew exactly what I was getting into when you two decided to do this film. I am absolutely living vicariously through Matthew since he knows exactly what’s coming. This film was made for this channel.
Coen Bros are such creative filmmakers...whether it's more comedic or more dramatic, they just seem to have so much skill at bringing stories about characters with...unique personalities, makes their films always entertaining.
I loved this video. I took a summer class in college called Films of the Coen brothers. It was awesome. I would defintely recommend "Miller's Crossing." I has a completely diferent feel from any of their other movies. Also, "The Hudsucker Proxy" is a ton of fun and, coincidentally does have Bruce Cambell.
One of my favorite movies of all time. Along with The Big Lebowski, probably tied for the movie I’ve seen the most times. And, like Lebowski, it’s always fun to watch this movie with somebody who has never seen it before.
Raising Arizona is a great 80s comedy. It has the right amount of quirky and odd. The little details that are in the background (like the sound fx, but also the side characters and even the props) give it more depth than the usual stories. For me it's an 8.5. As a suggestion for another fun movie to watch: I suggest "Nothing to lose" with Martin Lawrence and Tim Robbins. Somehow it gives me similar vibes to "Raising Arizona". Keep up the fun and the great videos 🤗👍🏼
I was 16 when this movie came out. And, I live about a mile and a half from the convenience store that was robbed in this movie! All of my friends and I used to stop there in the morning on the first day of school before we went dove hunting. This is how I choose to remember Nick Cage. This s*** is still so funny to this day.
Thanks to Emily, Matthew and Pippin! 💎 I love this one so much. I saw it four times in the cinema, countless times sense. I always get emotional near the end (when the vision of teenaged 'Nathan Jr.' is lifted by his football teammates and he looks toward the future).
This is one of my favorite movies ever. The music track is called "Way out there" and is a remake of an old cowboy song from 1934. My favorite verson is the techno one thats playing in the grocery store 😊
I got a copy when I first saw this movie and have liked blue grass ever since. Thank you for the tip. I didn't know that there was a techno version in the store. I have to watch those scenes again. haha
I love this movie. I've seen it many times. And I just noticed something for the first time. When the woman watching and commenting said she loved the music, especially the main tune, I realized that it sounds similar to a police siren.
I saw this when I was 13 in 87. I’ve been using so many quotes from this movie ever since. “There’s what’s right and there’s what right…and never the twain shall meet.” Every time someone says it’s a crazy world I involuntarily respond with, “someone oughta sell tickets…I’d buy one.” “If a frog has wings it wouldn’t bump his ass a-hoppin’.” When is use p.m. referring to the time…i always say “in the p.m.” “…either way we’re set for life.” The theme music includes a version of Beethoven’s 9th on the banjo. That represents this movie perfectly.
"I found myself driving past convenience stores not on the way home." and "I get the menstrual cramps real bad" always cracks me up. I love this movie. Well ok then 😊
This is one of my favorite 80s comedy movies! The biker dude used to scared me as a kid, This movie is super funny the part when the biker dude was struggles to remove the grenades then he got blown away it was hilarious. 😂😂
It's really difficult to explain what a revelation this film was at the time. The magic realism was, for some of us, something we'd never seen or really experienced before, at least in an American film. I'm tickled Emily enjoyed it too.
❤This one never gets old....like an early version of Oh Brother Where Art Thou. Another great quirky Nick Cage 80s film is Honeymoon In Vegas. Holly Hunter in Broadcast News 1987 is a fantastic movie and Holly won the Oscar👍👍👍👍👍
The Cinematographer/Director of Photography is Barry Sonnenfeld, who directed the two live action Addams Family movies and the first three Men in Black movies, amongst other films.
Favorite Nic Cage movie, and top 5 favorite comedies of all time. My dad I quote this more than any other movie. "Gubment do take a bite, don't she?" Haha!
Yep, my grandma had that couch when I was growing up! As far as the accent, I don’t think it represents how people from Arizona speak. At least those people I know from there. And I’m from roughly nearby (Colorado). And I have also noticed movies and tv shows set in Colorado often also have characters speak with Southern accents (though maybe not as exaggerated as this movie). I figured it was one of those things where Hollywood seems to have this idea that everyone not from California or the Northeast speaks with Southern accents. Especially if they live in rural areas.
I was born and raised in Washington, DC. In the 80s, when I was in high school, I worked for Circle Theaters, a local movie house chain, which was owned and run by Jim and Ted Pedas. They decided they wanted to go into the movie business and this was the first movie they produced. Their production company was called Circle Films.
I like to recommend 2 movies. One is Tom Cruise' classic Risky Business from 1983, the other is Dead Calm, a great thriller from '89 with young Nicole Kidman. 😊
For an even younger John Goodman, watch Revenge of the Nerds. There are a couple classic scenes that are extremely "Me, too" nowadays but it's still a must see!
This is my favorite Coen Bros. film, so funny. Love the dialogue. I also recommend "The Hudsucker Proxy". Randall Tex Cobb was a boxer before he was an actor. He once went 15 rounds in a championship match with Larry Holmes and 2 of the 3 judges scored Cobb losing all 15 of them without being knocked down. He later explained his strategy on The Tonight Show, the video is on You Tube, it's hilarious.
This, Airplane!, and National Lampoon's Vacation are my top 3 comedies of all time. No matter how many times I watch these, they're ALWAYS funny, everytime, all the time, just as much as the first time I saw them. That's a rare thing in comedies. Ya know, the more you see/hear a joke, the less funny it gets. But Raising Arizona and those others never get old, the comedy always hits the mark.
I love this movie so much! Holly Hunter and Nick Cage as well as the rest of the cast were so funny. I still say “turn to the right!” randomly sometimes. There are so many fun phrases and words to say from this film.
I have a feeling the woodpecker tattoo shared by Hi and Leonard Smalls shows that they are actually brothers. There are other ideas suggesting the tattoo is related to a prison gang, but I don't see why the Coen brothers would go down a dark path with this character.
Every time I watch this, I play the scene where the brothers are escaping from their tunnel in reverse so it looks like, especially with the screaming, that the ground is sucking them in. I don't know why, but it makes me giggle nonstop.
This was so much fun to watch here . I naturally enjoy Rasing Arizona anyways but the reactions and comments from you both added to the fun. I do Love this movie, Holly Hunter is precious just wanting to be a Momma.... she crushed that character. I usually am a fan of John Goodman's character's but this is one that scrapes my nerves but he was also funny . I have not ever been to Arizona but I would go someday. I use to be a live in nanny for four kids ages from 7 to 3 and having kids around is sometimes fun, messy, adorable , and loving especially if they are yours . If you are taking care of a couples kids with no means of transportation and they are gone with the only vehicle it will get stressful and I do not recommend putting anyone in that situation. Since I was a live in nanny I kept that up for four months before I moved out. I was told if I ever wanted to move back in they would like that.... and I am sure they would have but I was not meant to be a single mom with four kids and no job . I really enjoy your channel so much and look forward to many more movie reactions here . Thank you
When I lived in Tucson I think I really only met one person who had a strong accent that sounded anything like the characters in this movie, and he was from Wilcox, which is a little town of about 3000 people in southern Arizona. The vast majority of people I met in Tucson came from California, the Midwest, or the East Coast, and if they didn't then their parents did. Either that or they had a Hispanic accent. Back in the '90s Randall "Tex" Cobb (Leonard Smalls) and I used to shop at the same grocery store in Nashville. The movie the Coen brothers made after this one was Miller's Crossing. Actually, they sort of made Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink at around the same time. I highly recommend both movies and hope that you get around to watching them soon.
I actually saw this when I was visiting Phoenix, AZ. Caught a double feature Memorial Day weekend of 1987 of this and Beverly Hills Cop 2, which were just released to theaters. My 14 year old self really loved the Cohen Brothers, and anything that felt like an independent film at the time. Good memories with this one:)
One fan theory I heard long ago was that Smalls was actually a version of Nathan Jr. grown up. Which explains the baby shoes and the same tattoo as HI had which we saw for the briefest of moments before he was blown up by the grenade. This is also supported by the beginning of the film he dreams of Smalls and at the end he dreams of Nathan Jr's future. Smalls was basically who he would have become if he remained with HI and Ed as his parents. Again, just a fan theory, but I rather like that.
Great reaction, as always! Emilly is getting pretty sophisticated in her film appreciation; IMPRESSIVE! Would suggest two films for future reactions: -"A Boy and His Dog" (1975), starring a very young Don Johnson -"Warm Bodies" (2013), starring a young Nicholas Hoult Both of you would love these films.
I was hoping the part would show up where the cop asks for the babies description like what his pajamas had and the father goes “I don’t know they got yodas and shit.” 😂
Back when this movie came out and I was in high school, I actually worked in the movie theater when this was showing. I remember this woman storming out of the theater in tears. She demanded to talk to the manager, and when she did, she wanted to know how she could be showing such a horribly violent movie in her cinema!
The thing I love about Coen Bros. movies is that everybody recognizes them but nobody can replicate them. Nobody can make a Coen Bros. movie but them. The Huggies chase is quite possibly the greatest single comedic setpiece filmed since the days of Buster Keaton. Now since then, there may have been others, but between 1929 and 1987, no contest. What I find funny is Leonard Smalls is the comedy equivalent to Anton Chigurh, both characters the Coens rendered in 2 completely different films and genres...yet Chigurh was not their creation. I wonder if they thought during NCFOM "Hey Joel...this is familiar don't you think?"
@Just Sum as usual the banter between you both in wrapping up the film is always better then the reaction comments :) and that is a high bar. Here til you both quit :)
My favorite Coen Brothers movie is the criminally underrated "Miller's Crossing." It's actually my favorite movie of all time. But I do love this movie, Hudsucker Proxy and The Big Lebowski.
I was wondering something about the movie, and I believe I understand now. There was a small budget, and so it explains and if you notice at the end when hi talks about a couple and their children visiting an elderly couple. The elderly couple is hi and ed. But the parents of the kids visiting them are glen and dot.
Satan's motorcycler was played by Randall "Tex" Cobb who was in the movie Uncommon Valor (1983) with a big cast including Gene Hackman and Patrick Swayze.
Emily I was baffled as you were when HI & Ed plus talking like they were in the South (Alabama & Georgia). I am originally from Georgia living in Florida.
as a kid i watched this movie occasionally. specifically for the Prison Break scene, the Huggies Theft scene and the Bounty Hunter scene. the Bounty Hunter was Randall "Tex" Cobb, he's been in a ton of movies.
There's a legend that Sam Raimi and the Coen Brothers were having a "Dolly-off" with this movie and Evil Dead 2. Evil Dead included such tricks as a camera chasing Bruce Campbell through a forest and through a tree prop that split in half to imitate the power of the Deadites. Therefore, Hi's dream, which included the camera "jumping" over a tricycle, up a ladder and into the woman's mouth can be considered the Coen's reply.
This and Hudsucker Proxy are my top Coen films. was a big fan as a kid and still enjoy it. that yodeling is burned into my brain. and i always loved the climax.
I dressed up as Hi one year for a Halloween party. Short sleeve button down over a wife beater, toy gun tucked into my waistband, panty on my head, and a pack of Huggies hiding an MP3 player with the theme song on repeat. Only three people got the reference. 😂
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Sad state of affairs when people don't get Halloween costume pop culture references.
Should've gone as Leonard. :D
Yeah, but they were the three coolest people at the party! How many people do you think saw the movie in the theatres when it came out? I did, and I doubt there was more than 10-15 people in the whole joint. Even less when I went to see "Blood Simple". In the 80s, there were only about two or three cool people per town! Definitely not some "golden period" where everyone was grooving to great work. Well, what do you expect "with that sonofabitch Reagan in the White House....." 🤣 The beginning of the head-up-the-ass, sell-out-the-future era.
@@Kainlarsen I’m built more like 80s Nicolas Cage than Tex Cobb, and Hi’s getup was a helluva lot easier than Leonard Smalls’ would’ve been.
Tex Cobb was a heavyweight boxer who once fought for the world heavyweight title (Thanksgiving 1983). It was a miserable fight. The champion, Larry Holmes, smacked him around for 15 rounds (then the length of a world title fight; it was reduced to 12 rounds because too many fighters were getting killed after the 12th round). Cobb apparently couldn't be knocked out. He told an interviewer, "The ability to take a punch is a gift, darlin'." He's quite intelligent and extremely funny in a dry way. He once fought Earnie Shavers, acknowledged to be the hardest puncher ever. Tex won, but he said, "When he lays leather to you, the effect is just astonishin'."
A prominent sportscaster of the time, Howard Cosell, called the fight. He spoke of how disgusted he was even during the fight. The next day, he announced he would never call a fight again, and he never did. He had become well-known by calling Muhammad Ali's bouts.
Tex later became a kickboxer, which you can see when he beats up H.I.
Okay, then.
Did some searching. Apparently the couple watched only 1 other movie with him in cast. Naked Gun 33⅓.
Before he went into Pro Boxing, Tex was World Heavyweight Kickbox Champion. Before the Holmes fight Johnny Carson had him on the show, and said he must be very dedicated and hardworking to be a prizefighter at that level. Randy replied, "I'm the laziest person I know. I'll fight anybody in the world to keep from getting a regular job!" and Johnny about fell out laughing so hard. Tex had the gristle removed from his nose when he was a kickboxer so it wouldn't break - and that was a big reason he could take a punch so well.
Check him out in Ace Ventura, Naked Gun 3 but especially Uncommon Valour
Holly Hunter is so great in everything she does.
“EVERYTHING’S CHAAAAAAANGED!”😂
From "You sonofab!tch!" to "Everything's changed!!!", the yodelling chase might be one of the funniest sequences put to film. Everything about it just keeps getting crazier until the craziness piles up and HI escapes unharmed.
One of the best chase scenes in cinema history.
"Son, you've got a panty on your head"'
@@adamskeans2515 If I had a dollar for every time my brother or I quoted that, for no reason, I'd be buying a new set of speakers.
1000% agreement.
@@Warlocke000 tee
Scraping the knuckles on the textured ceiling is so hysterically specific that so many people can relate.
One of, if not my favourite detail in the film. You can almost feel it.
I've done it a lot but worse, when I was 10-11 we lived in this apartment and at some point in this places history some real evil or real stupid person decided to do that to all the walls you never really think about how much you touch walls in your life... Until you get reminded every time
An absolutely genius touch.
The ceiling, the paper thin walls, the whole trailer was comedy by itself.
Well which is it young fellar? You want me to freeze or you want me on the ground....just pure gold
Aww... BULLshit.
"I don't know. Maybe it was Utah."
Best. Closing. Line. Ever.
Neat little point: when the brothers show up and HI wakes up, HI mutters 'Merry Christmas.' At the end of the movie, he's dreaming of a family dinner, at Christmas. Which means he's been having that dream throughout the movie.
I never noticed until now.
When I moved to Arizona 25 years ago I fully expected everyone to say "Well OK, then".
And I don't know where the Coen brothers got the idea that we here in AZ speak with an accent straight out of Mississippi...
@@frankbiondo3624 Have you ever been to Willcox, Tombstone, Morenci, Page, etc.?
There was a strong west Texas accent common in the rural areas while I was growing up. Especially a lot of Native Americans.
@@magnificentfailure2390 Perhaps, but these characters were supposed to be in Tempe, I believe. Been here 20 years and have yet to hear anything close to an accent like that...
“Re-citavism!”
@@andyrunton re-peat offender
I'll admit to judging reactors by whether or not they leave in the "Unless round is funny" line.
I'm not too surprised you passed the test.
Thanks!
One of the greatest/funniest "dry" jokes in any movie, EVER!! 🤣😂
They let the shopkeeper have both his best lines: "Aw - BULLshit."
Best Cohen Bros joke is the "...or my name ain't Nathan Arizona " and in fact the FBI has an indication he was born Nathan Huffheins, cracks me up every time
My absolute favorite line he has in the entire movie is in that scene, where he complains about the FBI "sittin' around drinkin' coffee in the one house in the STATE where my boy ain't AT!"
I don’t know why I think this exchange is so hilarious; but, I do.
“Do these blow up into funny shapes?”
“No. Unless round is funny.”
I absolutely crack up when I hear this! 😂
One fan theory is that Leonard Smalls is a demon that H.I. summoned from his dreams.
Another theory is that Leonard is H.I.'s brother that was kidnapped as an infant.
Both theories stem from the tattoo that they share.
[Edited] Yep. Me and my friends argue between those two ideas whenever we see this movie.
I'm team brother. Think about the names: H.I (High) and Leonard (Leo = Low)
@@LA_HA Smalls=small=low to the ground...🤔
My theory is a little different. I feel that Leonard is a physical manifestation of Hi's darker criminal side. In order to become a better person, he had to destroy it.
@@mickeyrube6623 Hmm... I like it
@@Senor-Misterioso I always thought of Leonard as a phantom of what Nathan Jr would be like if the brothers got him (or sold him), but a dark HI is really good 👍
To me, it was one of the best comedies of the 80s. The Biker, Gale & his brother, & Glen's family were all out of control cartoon characters. I think that Nathan Jr. captivated the convicts because they also yearned for a family-life whether they knew or not. Of course, Ed was just heartbroken about being barren and could think of nothing else except getting a baby to raise. I'm glad he wasn't taken by Glen & Dottie based on the behavior of their brats! The whole Unpainted Arizona story element was just humorous to me by nature (I had bought furniture like that in the past here in Texas). It's a top tier Coen Brothers movie to me.
Raising Arizona is basically a live action Loony Tune. The extreme situations & characters, all the shooting & explosions yet no one is really hurt until the bad guy is destroyed, the chase scene & the humorous one liners in reaction to the absurdity. H.I. is Bugs Bunny, Lenny Smalls is the Tasmanian Devil, Ed is Granny & the baby is Tweety.
Arizona native here, I wish it was like this. I am here for this with these two and Pippen. Sunsets were accurate💥
Yeah because everyone seems very calm and down to earth, and has a dry humor.
And there's "Okay, then."
It was filmed in Phoenix.
The Coens were really intent on working with Holly Hunter after a scheduling conflict prevented her from being the lead in _Blood Simple_ . But she suggested her roommate Frances McDormand, so at least Joel got a wife out of the deal, as well as his frequent leading lady.
@@WUStLBear82 Even when not a lead, Frances popping up in Coen projects is always a treat. Her cameo in Hail Ceasar cracks me up 🤣🤣🤣
An absolute classic. If you give into the tone of it and realize it's basically a live-action cartoon, you can't help but laugh all the way through. I still quote it to this day. Excellent reaction!
Nathan Arizona Sr was played by Trey Wilson, who also played the manager of the Durham Bulls in Bull Durham, IMO the greatest baseball movie ever and an absolute must for the channel.
I really like that actor. Sadly, I think he passed away suddenly not long after this??
What would be the top baseball movies out there? The Natural? League Of Their Own? Field Of Dreams? Trouble With The Curve?
I wouldn't know, Australian here.
The exploding ink in the car is something you never forget.
Pipin must have drank some Canada Dry because he was Cat O’ Tonic
"OH OH OH! Well, OK THEN!" (That was Good!)
Okay then... Take your upvote and get the hell out. 🤨
That was amazing.
F#@k you. 🙂
Oh...This is by far my favorite of these guys movies. It's just non-stop goofiness and quotes. The greatest gif ever is Ed punching HI. Thank you internet for that.
My Favorite Coen Brother Movies
1. Raising Arizona
2. Oh Brother Where Art Thou
3. Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy is such weird fun!!
I love it.
I haven't watched Hudsucker in probably 2 decades. I might need to remedy that.
Hudsucker is criminally underrated. Worth watching just for the cinematography and set design.,,
Sam Raimi co-wrote The Hudsucker Proxy and worked as a second unit director on the film.
I keep recommending Hudsucker! Have gotten a bite yet. Fingers crossed. It’s a perfect Christmas time film.
I was born in ‘92, and I don’t know how many times I watched this movie growing up! We had it on VHS lol
I lived in Arizona when this movie came out, and we did have that exact couch
Crazy that Nick was only like 22 when this was filmed. Damn great work from such a young guy. The whole cast was phenomenal - I think one of Holly Hunter's best performances. Hitting the comedy and drama so well is no easy task. The breakup car ride scene on the way to the bank alone. Wow.
This was my intro to the Coen Brothers and it remains my favorite of theirs. The quiet surrealist note in there is just right up my alley.
"Give me that baby you warthog from hell!!!" One of the most badass lines ever.
I want to see y'all take a look at Blood Simple. The Coen Brothers went from that to Raising Arizona; it's a big one-eighty.
You're right, there's nothing wrong with improv when the outcome is gold. However, it eats up time like a thief, and if a person thinks they don't have to listen to the director it goes straight downhill...
Or if the director let's them babble for too long for the sake of making it funny through being awkward instead of actually funny("Ghostbusters:Answer the Call", etc;)
I never thought about it before, but I think Greg Garcia was inspired at least a little by this film when he came up with My Name is Earl...because the similarities of Earl and Hi are remarkable, both characters were bad petty criminals with good hearts...and the staches, I mean, come on. haha.
Hi's bed-head is the best in cinematic history.
I saw this back when it came out and is still one of my favorite movies. And when the situation warrants (and sometimes other times), I still say, "Turn to tha riiiight."
I grew up in Tempe and got to see them filming parts of the chase scene; the exterior Safeway was just down the street and the railroad track jump was in front of where my mom worked. I think I was thirteen? When it hit cable I watched it daily on that same ugly couch, as everyone's aunt or grandma who smoked too much had the entire set.
That having been said, I am an Arizona native and "Well okay then!" IS a part of my vocabulary as a result, life now imitating art.
And no, we don't sound a thing like that, Emily.
I'm in Mesa, what are the crossroads of that Safeway.
@@tacticaldesigns8794 IIRC, the rear exterior shots and a few of the interior were from the Safeway on Broadway & Rural. They had just emptied (or were about to empty?) the store for the roof replacement and remodel, so they had the lot for a few nights.
This film has been a staple of mine since it came out. I knew exactly what I was getting into when you two decided to do this film. I am absolutely living vicariously through Matthew since he knows exactly what’s coming. This film was made for this channel.
That song way out there is definitely an earworm.
I have yodeled more of my life because of it than anything else.
Coen Bros are such creative filmmakers...whether it's more comedic or more dramatic, they just seem to have so much skill at bringing stories about characters with...unique personalities, makes their films always entertaining.
I loved this video. I took a summer class in college called Films of the Coen brothers. It was awesome. I would defintely recommend "Miller's Crossing." I has a completely diferent feel from any of their other movies. Also, "The Hudsucker Proxy" is a ton of fun and, coincidentally does have Bruce Cambell.
This was one of my mom's and my fave movies for several months when it hit the cable channels. we both would laugh till our eyes watered.
One of my favorite movies of all time. Along with The Big Lebowski, probably tied for the movie I’ve seen the most times. And, like Lebowski, it’s always fun to watch this movie with somebody who has never seen it before.
I've been soooo waiting for this one. :)
Raising Arizona is a great 80s comedy. It has the right amount of quirky and odd. The little details that are in the background (like the sound fx, but also the side characters and even the props) give it more depth than the usual stories. For me it's an 8.5.
As a suggestion for another fun movie to watch: I suggest "Nothing to lose" with Martin Lawrence and Tim Robbins.
Somehow it gives me similar vibes to "Raising Arizona".
Keep up the fun and the great videos 🤗👍🏼
I was 16 when this movie came out. And, I live about a mile and a half from the convenience store that was robbed in this movie!
All of my friends and I used to stop there in the morning on the first day of school before we went dove hunting.
This is how I choose to remember Nick Cage.
This s*** is still so funny to this day.
You can see the Sam Raimi-esqe zooming handhelds given the Coen brothers past association with Sam in the first Evil Dead movie.
Thanks to Emily, Matthew and Pippin! 💎 I love this one so much. I saw it four times in the cinema, countless times sense. I always get emotional near the end (when the vision of teenaged 'Nathan Jr.' is lifted by his football teammates and he looks toward the future).
Fantastic movie + reaction! One of my all-time favorite comedies!
I saw this in theater as a teen, and it was funny in a way I didn't know existed :)
This is one of my favorite movies ever. The music track is called "Way out there" and is a remake of an old cowboy song from 1934. My favorite verson is the techno one thats playing in the grocery store 😊
I got a copy when I first saw this movie and have liked blue grass ever since.
Thank you for the tip. I didn't know that there was a techno version in the store. I have to watch those scenes again. haha
I love this movie. I've seen it many times. And I just noticed something for the first time. When the woman watching and commenting said she loved the music, especially the main tune, I realized that it sounds similar to a police siren.
I saw this when I was 13 in 87. I’ve been using so many quotes from this movie ever since.
“There’s what’s right and there’s what right…and never the twain shall meet.”
Every time someone says it’s a crazy world I involuntarily respond with, “someone oughta sell tickets…I’d buy one.”
“If a frog has wings it wouldn’t bump his ass a-hoppin’.”
When is use p.m. referring to the time…i always say “in the p.m.”
“…either way we’re set for life.”
The theme music includes a version of Beethoven’s 9th on the banjo. That represents this movie perfectly.
"I found myself driving past convenience stores not on the way home." and "I get the menstrual cramps real bad" always cracks me up. I love this movie. Well ok then 😊
This is one of my favorite 80s comedy movies! The biker dude used to scared me as a kid, This movie is super funny the part when the biker dude was struggles to remove the grenades then he got blown away it was hilarious. 😂😂
"Is this supposed to be in Arizona or Georgia?" I've wondered that myself ever since first seeing this movie many years ago.
Woohoo! Snuck another title in there :)
What can I say? I just love naming that man.
It's really difficult to explain what a revelation this film was at the time. The magic realism was, for some of us, something we'd never seen or really experienced before, at least in an American film. I'm tickled Emily enjoyed it too.
Has been an all-time favorite of mine since it came out. Full of so many quotable lines.
❤This one never gets old....like an early version of Oh Brother Where Art Thou. Another great quirky Nick Cage 80s film is Honeymoon In Vegas. Holly Hunter in Broadcast News 1987 is a fantastic movie and Holly won the Oscar👍👍👍👍👍
The Cinematographer/Director of Photography is Barry Sonnenfeld, who directed the two live action Addams Family movies and the first three Men in Black movies, amongst other films.
A 6?! What the hell? Where's my pitchfork?
Pitchfork? It’s ‘round the back. I think Glenn and Dot’s kids is playin’ with it.
Favorite Nic Cage movie, and top 5 favorite comedies of all time. My dad I quote this more than any other movie. "Gubment do take a bite, don't she?" Haha!
Yep, my grandma had that couch when I was growing up! As far as the accent, I don’t think it represents how people from Arizona speak. At least those people I know from there. And I’m from roughly nearby (Colorado). And I have also noticed movies and tv shows set in Colorado often also have characters speak with Southern accents (though maybe not as exaggerated as this movie). I figured it was one of those things where Hollywood seems to have this idea that everyone not from California or the Northeast speaks with Southern accents. Especially if they live in rural areas.
One of the most quotable movies ever.
I was born and raised in Washington, DC. In the 80s, when I was in high school, I worked for Circle Theaters, a local movie house chain, which was owned and run by Jim and Ted Pedas. They decided they wanted to go into the movie business and this was the first movie they produced. Their production company was called Circle Films.
I like to recommend 2 movies. One is Tom Cruise' classic Risky Business from 1983, the other is Dead Calm, a great thriller from '89 with young Nicole Kidman. 😊
For an even younger John Goodman, watch Revenge of the Nerds. There are a couple classic scenes that are extremely "Me, too" nowadays but it's still a must see!
@@CathleenMJennings80 "💩 we forgot to practice!"
@@LordVolkov i just love that movie. #LewisLaugh
I think the POE spray painted in the bathroom was a nod to Dr Strangelove
Recall code OPE has been issued...
This movie ruled my life as a child.
Lenard smalls is Randall Tex Cobb and he's been bit parts in a few things but he used to be a boxer and once fought Muhammad Ali
21:39. Randall Tex Cobb, rest his soul, was a boxer turned actor.
He ain't dead
@@chrischar9428 You're right, I owe you a Coke.
This is my favorite Coen Bros. film, so funny. Love the dialogue. I also recommend "The Hudsucker Proxy".
Randall Tex Cobb was a boxer before he was an actor. He once went 15 rounds in a championship match with Larry Holmes and 2 of the 3 judges scored Cobb losing all 15 of them without being knocked down. He later explained his strategy on The Tonight Show, the video is on You Tube, it's hilarious.
I just remembered him from "Uncommon Valor" in 83. That movie had some tough subject matter but was full of talent.
@@KuscosPoisonGreat movie. Now That movie is underrated
This is my second favorite Cohen Bros movie.
First place is "Miller's Crossing"
Hilarious movie. I don't think I've ever seen a reaction to it.
This, Airplane!, and National Lampoon's Vacation are my top 3 comedies of all time. No matter how many times I watch these, they're ALWAYS funny, everytime, all the time, just as much as the first time I saw them. That's a rare thing in comedies. Ya know, the more you see/hear a joke, the less funny it gets. But Raising Arizona and those others never get old, the comedy always hits the mark.
I love this movie so much! Holly Hunter and Nick Cage as well as the rest of the cast were so funny. I still say “turn to the right!” randomly sometimes. There are so many fun phrases and words to say from this film.
Em's southern drawl was perfect for this reaction vid!🤘🏾😆
I have a feeling the woodpecker tattoo shared by Hi and Leonard Smalls shows that they are actually brothers.
There are other ideas suggesting the tattoo is related to a prison gang, but I don't see why the Coen brothers would go down a dark path with this character.
Every time I watch this, I play the scene where the brothers are escaping from their tunnel in reverse so it looks like, especially with the screaming, that the ground is sucking them in. I don't know why, but it makes me giggle nonstop.
This was so much fun to watch here . I naturally enjoy Rasing Arizona anyways but the reactions and comments from you both added to the fun. I do Love this movie, Holly Hunter is precious just wanting to be a Momma.... she crushed that character. I usually am a fan of John Goodman's character's but this is one that scrapes my nerves but he was also funny . I have not ever been to Arizona but I would go someday. I use to be a live in nanny for four kids ages from 7 to 3 and having kids around is sometimes fun, messy, adorable , and loving especially if they are yours .
If you are taking care of a couples kids with no means of transportation and they are gone with the only vehicle it will get stressful and I do not recommend putting anyone in that situation. Since I was a live in nanny I kept that up for four months before I moved out. I was told if I ever wanted to move back in they would like that.... and I am sure they would have but I was not meant to be a single mom with four kids and no job . I really enjoy your channel so much and look forward to many more movie reactions here . Thank you
When I lived in Tucson I think I really only met one person who had a strong accent that sounded anything like the characters in this movie, and he was from Wilcox, which is a little town of about 3000 people in southern Arizona. The vast majority of people I met in Tucson came from California, the Midwest, or the East Coast, and if they didn't then their parents did. Either that or they had a Hispanic accent.
Back in the '90s Randall "Tex" Cobb (Leonard Smalls) and I used to shop at the same grocery store in Nashville.
The movie the Coen brothers made after this one was Miller's Crossing. Actually, they sort of made Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink at around the same time. I highly recommend both movies and hope that you get around to watching them soon.
I actually saw this when I was visiting Phoenix, AZ. Caught a double feature Memorial Day weekend of 1987 of this and Beverly Hills Cop 2, which were just released to theaters. My 14 year old self really loved the Cohen Brothers, and anything that felt like an independent film at the time. Good memories with this one:)
One fan theory I heard long ago was that Smalls was actually a version of Nathan Jr. grown up. Which explains the baby shoes and the same tattoo as HI had which we saw for the briefest of moments before he was blown up by the grenade. This is also supported by the beginning of the film he dreams of Smalls and at the end he dreams of Nathan Jr's future. Smalls was basically who he would have become if he remained with HI and Ed as his parents. Again, just a fan theory, but I rather like that.
Great reaction, as always!
Emilly is getting pretty sophisticated in her film appreciation; IMPRESSIVE!
Would suggest two films for future reactions:
-"A Boy and His Dog" (1975), starring a very young Don Johnson
-"Warm Bodies" (2013), starring a young Nicholas Hoult
Both of you would love these films.
I was hoping the part would show up where the cop asks for the babies description like what his pajamas had and the father goes “I don’t know they got yodas and shit.” 😂
...And the "Unpainted Huffheinz" line.
I like to think that is also exactly what was written in the case report. 😄
Back when this movie came out and I was in high school, I actually worked in the movie theater when this was showing. I remember this woman storming out of the theater in tears. She demanded to talk to the manager, and when she did, she wanted to know how she could be showing such a horribly violent movie in her cinema!
Woman: “I demand a refund!”
Manager: “Okay then.”
The thing I love about Coen Bros. movies is that everybody recognizes them but nobody can replicate them. Nobody can make a Coen Bros. movie but them.
The Huggies chase is quite possibly the greatest single comedic setpiece filmed since the days of Buster Keaton. Now since then, there may have been others, but between 1929 and 1987, no contest.
What I find funny is Leonard Smalls is the comedy equivalent to Anton Chigurh, both characters the Coens rendered in 2 completely different films and genres...yet Chigurh was not their creation. I wonder if they thought during NCFOM "Hey Joel...this is familiar don't you think?"
11:14 The bathroom door is tagged with "P.O.E." and "O.P.E.", two of the possible recall codes in Dr. Strangelove
@Just Sum as usual the banter between you both in wrapping up the film is always better then the reaction comments :) and that is a high bar. Here til you both quit :)
My favorite Coen Brothers movie is the criminally underrated "Miller's Crossing." It's actually my favorite movie of all time.
But I do love this movie, Hudsucker Proxy and The Big Lebowski.
One of my faves. Glad you enjoyed it.
One of the movies i grew up on.. love it! Nic cage a d holly hunter are just amazing!
"GODDAMMIT! YA NEVER LEAVE A MAN BE-HIIIIND!"
Grenades in both?
I was wondering something about the movie, and I believe I understand now. There was a small budget, and so it explains and if you notice at the end when hi talks about a couple and their children visiting an elderly couple. The elderly couple is hi and ed. But the parents of the kids visiting them are glen and dot.
Satan's motorcycler was played by Randall "Tex" Cobb who was in the movie Uncommon Valor (1983) with a big cast including Gene Hackman and Patrick Swayze.
Saw this sometime in 1990 or 1991, and the bounty hunter scared the ever living crap out of me. This is such a beautiful story
Emily
I was baffled as you were when HI & Ed plus talking like they were in the South (Alabama & Georgia). I am originally from Georgia living in Florida.
Nicolas Cage's wardrobe in this movie is incredible! My favorite character he's done!
I'm glad someone else brought up the fact these people have Southern accents and they're in Arizona. It should have been titled Raising Savannah.
as a kid i watched this movie occasionally. specifically for the Prison Break scene, the Huggies Theft scene and the Bounty Hunter scene. the Bounty Hunter was Randall "Tex" Cobb, he's been in a ton of movies.
Grew up in AZ. Can find more of a southwest drawl, less southern, but mostly not super accent heavy.
The big chase scene was filmed in my Dad's neighbourhood
There's a legend that Sam Raimi and the Coen Brothers were having a "Dolly-off" with this movie and Evil Dead 2. Evil Dead included such tricks as a camera chasing Bruce Campbell through a forest and through a tree prop that split in half to imitate the power of the Deadites. Therefore, Hi's dream, which included the camera "jumping" over a tricycle, up a ladder and into the woman's mouth can be considered the Coen's reply.
The biker is Tex Cobb, one of the toughest people ever to walk the planet.
For the record, as someone who (tragically) grew up there, that is NOT how most people talk in Tempe, Arizonia.
This and Hudsucker Proxy are my top Coen films. was a big fan as a kid and still enjoy it. that yodeling is burned into my brain. and i always loved the climax.
He was wearing jammies! They had Yodas on them!
Love this movie.