FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! Raising Arizona (1987) FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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Literally a Looney Toons film hahaha, what a good time!
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Love this film! This was my introduction to the Coen bros. Great acting from every one in the cast and just surreal. Love it.
Yes kind o. They alluded to it with Woody woodpecker tattoo. But I love editing in this movie (Edgar Wright is a fan) and the camera zooms (I think. They did it a lot in Evil Dead. Whatever that is) Also has one of my fav begginings in film
try Kingpin...a modern comedy classic
RDCWorld content? Goated
It's supposed to be Looney tunes. That's why he's got a roadrunner tattoo on his arm he's supposed to be Wiley Coyote.
Fun fact: The Coen brothers used to live in an apartment with Sam and Ted Rami the creators of Evil Dead. Holly Hunter, Francis McDormand (who are both in this film), and Kathy Bates also roomed in the apartment occasionally. This was during the 80s and they collaborated multiple times on each other's films. Joel helped edit the original Evil Dead which is how he met Sam. After the Coen's first movie, they wrote the script for the film Crimewave which Rami directed and Bruce Cambell had a role in, the Coens also helped Rami on the production of the film Darkman. Rami had a cameo in the Coens film Millers Crossing and went on to help them write The Hundsuckers Proxy, which Ted and Bruce both have roles in. Finally, when the Coens struck big with Fargo, Sam directed a Minnesota-based thriller called A Simple Plan which the Coen's advised him on. Rami and the Coen's filmmaking history are very linked.
what RR said
I recommend reading "If Chins Could Kill" by Bruce Campbell where he goes into gory and hilarious detail about the making of the first "Evil dead".
The Huggies chase scene is one of the greatest in movie history!
Flat out one of the greatest comedies of all time. This movie came out when me and my buds were in high school and we watched it a million times together, we still quote the movie endlessly today, 33 years later.
John Goodman in Coen Bros. movies is almost always my favorite part, he gives so much life to the characters he does for them.
The cliche of "career defining performance" describes his part in Barton Fink. Brilliant film.
Man, Nic Cage is such a national treasure (hehe) he makes any film entertaining his freak outs are always perfection I love that man
Right!?
I fell into the black hole of Nicolas Cage movies in middle school... 10 years later and I’m still on the Nic Cage hype wave
I a fan of his. But he picks some real stinkers.
I've never been a Cage fan, but this is probably my favorite of his.
For another Coen brothers, how about "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
He sure is a national treasure.. he’s real wild at heart.
We were DYING in the theater back in the day watching this.
Burn after reading is great especially since you like brad Pitt also by coen brothers
Haha I love that movie. Brad Pitt is fucking legendary in that.
Must watch!!!!
This. And O Brother Where Art Thou
Burn After Reading is my personal favorite Coen Bros. movie. Everyone is so darn funny in it.
The Russians?
I love how in this, like Fargo, the environment of the film shapes and reflects the characters. There’s always a bit of beauty in the most barren places
Exactly, that’s a Coen Brothers trademark!
As someone from AZ in the early 1980s, there is a lot that they got right about AZ back then
This movie was a favorite of my dad and I, when I was a kid in the late 80’s. It was decades later I realized it was a Coen Bros product. Its so enjoyable to watch stories that aren’t funny at all, often really dark, but yet their films are chock full of humor.
I mean, the premise here.....a thief marries a cop, and they steal a baby because she can’t have kids....normally a tragic true crime drama.....but here hilarity ensues.
You cut out my favorite line. "Son, you got a panty on your head".
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and A Serious Man, two Coen bros movies that are definitely a must-see
The Huggies/Police chase scene is my top favorite movie foot chase of all time, with Point Break (1991) being a close runner-up.
Nicolas Cage was great but Holly Hunter was INCREDIBLE in this film. Such a perfect comedic timing, Hol(l)y hell!
She also brought a lot of gravity and heart to the story as well. At the end for example, how she delivers the explanation of "we can't have one of our own"...the anguish of every infertile woman who wants a kid is baked into that. It hits hard.
john goodman emerging from the earth is one of the funniest things i've ever seen.
"What's he need, his dip-tet?" "I don't know, they were jammies! They had Yoda's n' shit on 'em!" What a wonderful and wild movie!
The latter is my favorite line from the movie.😄
Passed Yoda jammies in Walmart last night. I pointed and said "Yoda's and shit". My husband just shook his head. It's the movie that keeps on giving.
Cage literally based his character on Wiley Coyote. Just a thought, Barton Fink reaction?
I was here just to write the same thing. For a filmmaker Barton Fink may be a good Cohen's movie to react to.
Naw, man. It was Woody Woodpecker, to go along with the tattoo. :)
I WILL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND!
Hell yeah, Barton Fink is one of the best Coen bros. movies for me right up there with Fargo, No Country for Old Men and The Big Lebowski.
Also, if you like more roaring John Goodman.
I was thirteen when this was filmed in my hometown of Tempe, AZ (most of it, anyway. The exterior trailer scenes were out in Apache Junction.) I got to watch them film about half of the police chase scenes, because they were either filming in my neighborhood or by where my parents worked. Two years later I recreated the railroad track jump scene when I got my driver's permit.
This film will always hold a special place in my heart, because it showed me how hard films are to make and to appreciate the artistry and perseverance of film makers.
That whole Huggies scene is one of the best scenes in cinema lol
Pure facts.
Best chase scene ever.
This is definitely one of my favorites! Gets better every time I see it. You need to watch this at least 3 times to fully appreciate it. Might be my favorite Nick Cage role, too.
You should definitely check out "Miller's Crossing" (1990), it may not be as popular as some others from their filmography but in my opinion it's one of the best films by the Coen bros.
I second that. Also Sam Raimi has a cameo in Miller's Crossing. I'm so happy he was able to see the connection to Evil Dead in Raising Arizona since Sam Raimi and the Coens are friends.
I love Miller's Crossing. Plot is a little hard to follow on first viewing just because it moves fast and quick dialogue.
Definitely Miller’s Crossing and Blood Simple.
You're giving me the high hat!
A movie that revolves around ethics
This is one of the best, funniest movies. It doesn't get enough attention. Thanks for reacting to it.
When the crook is grabbing balloons...
"Hey do these blow up into funny shapes and all?"
"Well, no... unless round is funny." underrated.
Best line : "I'm getting major Evil Dead vibes" (They wrote and - unofficially - co-directed Evil Dead).
A Coen Brothers film that is often overlooked is True Grit (2010), a great western with an even better cast, one to check out James
I love everything about that film, one of my all time favourite Coen films of all time,
Meh, I'll take the original.
Coen Brothers True Grit is an awesome film. A must see as far as a REAL female empowerment film!
@@maceomaceo11 We watched the 2010 version again just the other day and this is my take after seeing both versions several times. The remake really didn't need to be made and added nothing to the story. But it's fine.
I’ve been meaning to watch that one for a really long time I always forget that it’s coen brothers. The commercials when it came out made it seem like it was marketed towards kids so I didn’t think it would be good as an angsty teenager
"Major Evil Dead vibes." Funny you should say that. Joel Coen helped to edit _The Evil Dead._
"I love him so much!!!"
"Don't you cuss around him."
I love love this movie. I saw it when i was a kid when it first came out (parents were film buffs) and it was a huge influence on me going to film school. It was so insanely original with comedy and balanced with a huge amount heart and greater meaning. Combined with beautiful camera work, music, and acting I’m so glad it’s now considered a classic.
Have you seen O Brother, Where Art Thou? One of my favorites
I love Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou?, and No Country For Old Men. But THIS is my favorite Coen Bro. Film. The best kind of quirk, incredible framing and shots, ultra original characters, premise, and script, hilarious weirdness, terrific characters and outstanding performances. I adore it. Always have, since I first saw it in 1990 at 13. It’s a masterpiece in storytelling.
If we are sticking to the Coens.
Miller's Crossing is also a classic.
But I will metion it in the patreon.
Also they have an overlooked film on Netflix called "the ballad of Buster Scruggs". An anthology which is pleasantly awesome. Not sure why that one is not talked about more
"Always put one in the brain."
Oh my god, please. Miller's Crossing has always been one of my favorites. So excellent.
This is not a movie this is an EXPERIENCE! Time to witness your joy!
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. Legendary film, and probably my favourite.
Absolutely
Isn't the camera work just off the charts in this film? It's an accomplishment in itself. And this is my favourite Nicolas Cage roll.
James.
The shot that reminded you of Evil Dead was actually an homage to that movie. Joel Coen was an assistant editor on that movie, and that was his little "nod" to it.
"Who blows up a bunny with a grenade?" - You found out several months later in "Holy Grail"
I'm a big Coen Brothers fan and I love the majority of their films, but Raising Arizona was my first introduction to the Coen Brothers and still remains my favorite film of theirs.
As a 15 year old kid walking into a movie theatre not knowing what to expect....I've always loved this movie since then
Yeah!!! Another Coen Brothers film. Hope you do Millers Crossing, The Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou, No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Inside Lleweyn Davis, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs...
Also, Barton Fink, please!
My favourite Coen movie will always be O Brother Where Art Thou. Many people won't agree but it's my opinion ;)
That is a very fine movie.
Where Brother Where Art Thou is great too!
John Goodman yelling is just something else haha. And you are correct, this is a live action cartoon!
Hahahaha!
Nic Cage and John Goodman in a film together. Was gonna be a classic no matter what. I might argue that this is the best Coen brothers film.
Favorite line in the moive:
Reporter: "Do you think your son was abducted by Aliens?!"
Arizona: "Don't print that son. If the misses sees that, she'll lose all hope."
LOL
Blood Simple is the best “raw” Coen brothers filmmaking IMO.
Honestly a top 3 Coens contender for me. Recently rewatched Miller's Crossing and that's super underrated too.
It was their first after all. Almost as raw as you can get. 😊
what does raw mean?
Not in your edit, but one of my favorite lines is, "Take that diaper off your head and put it back on your sister!". I laughed so hard the first time I saw this movie! James, you have to react to "Blood Simple"; it is a brilliant Coen brothers' film.
Man, the Coen brothers are great aren't they. This one is probably in my top 5/10 favorites of all time. Not sure why, just love the energy and filmmaking. I love to quote it with my dad and it puts a big smile on my face. I'm glad you liked it.
For other Coens movies I would suggest Inside Llewyn Davis, The Ballade of Buster Scruggs, and Blood Simple if you haven't seen them. Always enjoy your reactions, look forward to them
I remember seeing this movie on VHS just after it came out. I remember it was excellent.
This is my favorite Coen brothers movie, my favorite Nic Cage performance and IMHO, the funniest comedy of the 1980s. I normally HATE comedies with this much yelling. Here, it just works. YAWHHHHHHLLHH!!!!
And a huge shout out to Holly Hunter as the, um, moral compass of the movie...?
You know watching this I'm realizing how lucky I am to have the parents I do. They allowed us to watch pretty much anything throughout the eighties and nineties. Obviously I didn't appreciate the subtleties of this film, when I was 7 yrs old, but I'm glad I was able to watch it when I did. These brilliants films are so important to my own love of storytelling. As Carl Jung suggests; stories, and myth making, are foundational to the human experience. In the absence of religion, and the community that engenders, I have these films that allow for a communal experience. Watching along with you, I'm overcome by nostalgia and I'm back in our old condo (that no longer exists), experiencing this again. Time can take everything from us, but it also gives us the memories to keep us going. Thanks for this one James.
1 Burn After Reading
2 No Country for Old Men (of course)
oh, and Blood Simple - their first movie
the yelling in the john goodman scene, you even said it, being birth'd from the ground. and then the second is born breach (upside down). He's yelling and screaming like a newborn.
The Lone Biker of the Apocalypse was also the "Sounds Broken" guy from the beginning of Ace Ventura
Dude ... "One False Move." Modern crime noir film that will keep you on the edge of your seat and a class in film making. No joke. GREAT crime movie.
the way the cop car charges him with the agent already out of the window and shooting, and then brakes so hard said agent flies out of it always makes me crack xD
I love this movie because it was the first film I saw by the Cohen brothers and started my love for film, especially how they are able to make dialogue it's own character in a way if that makes sense? It's the same with O Brother Where Art Thou, they do dialogue in such a unique way.
If you like this and the Coen brothers you will love O’ brother where art thou. One of my favorite movies.
Still have this on VHS even though I never watch tapes anymore lol one of my all time favorite movies
MF DOOM was incredible. Rest in peace. That quote is from the Bible, of course. Good ol' Jesus said that first before Nic Cage and DOOM. :P Some things from Wikipedia: "Actor Simon Pegg described the film as "a living, breathing Looney Tunes cartoon". Pegg's friend and frequent collaborator Edgar Wright has stated that Raising Arizona is his favorite film of all time. Likewise, Spike Lee put Raising Arizona on his "Essential Films" list."
The Coen brothers are actually good friends with Sam Raimi, and the first role either one of them had on a feature film was Joel as assistant editor of The Evil Dead. Raimi then came up with the idea for them to film one scene of their first movie, Blood Simple, with Bruce Campbell, and use it as a trailer to take door-to-door and raise money, and that's exactly what they did. So yeah, he was a huge influence, and there are Evil Dead-esque shots in at least their first 3 movies from what I remember (Raimi even cameos in Miller's Crossing).
If you're wondering why some shots have a Evil Dead vibe... Raimi and The Cohens are friends.. they're from Michigan.. Raimi showed Sonnenfeld (Cohens DP) how to do the Ram-O-Cam technique (mounting a camera in the middle of a 2X4) for POV shots.. and Raimi helped the Cohens film a special fake trailer to sell / make "Blood Simple", their first film. Also.. the very idea that Looney Tunes needs to be explained to them is genuinely sad and depressing.
Just realized that the regular feature "Mama's Family" on Carol Burnett in the 70's had an enormous impact on actor's interpretations of regional accents and cultures... Holly Hunter is a dead ringer for Vikki Lawrence (from the show)...
I know they're not the same but, in my mind, Raising Arizona and True Romance always felt like they're from the same universe; there's a core theme of innocent, true love surrounded be chaos or surviving chaos.
You call this a very joyful watch, and that is exactly what this video was. I knew you were going to like the almost-dazzling cinematography, and I'm happy you laughed as much I did the first time I saw it. When this came out, I could not figure out how the hell they did some of those camera shots, those "Evil Dead" camera shots. I'm not sure which came first, or if they had affiliated people, but that was the first I had ever seen those kinds of "beyond-Steadicam" shots. Always great watching your vids, James!
Next watch O Brother, Where Art Thou? if you haven't seen it yet!!! That's a Coen Brothers film and I think you'll enjoy it.
This is a great movie. Content warning, it does contain extended KKK scenes, just FYI.
@@bloomwiththestars Very true.
James: As for John Goodman, please check out 10 Cloverfield Lane. I don't remember if you've seen that one either, but it's one of his best performances imo and also a good story. I think you would also enjoy the way it's filmed and told.
This was one of my brothers favorite movies, and he was my movie yoda❤️ so nice to see someone enjoy the movie as much as he and I did
One of my all time favorites. I was 18 when this came out and hanging out with a lot of actors and all the women I knew did impressions of Holly Hunter in this movie.
His earliest work is listed as Nicholas or Nicky Coppola. Valley girl is a classic for his "first" starring role.
Yessss my brother and I loved this growing up.
Definitely sounds like it was a lot of people’s childhood memory
I saw this a a kid and the thing that stuck with me was the Huggies. WHY??!?!? Brilliant writing man... PURE SHEEN-IUS
GREAT MOVIE!! 🤣😂🤣😂 When Cage goes to hit John Goodman, WWF double axe handle style, and scrapes his knuckles on the ceiling, I grew up with a ceiling like that and did that MANY times ... I feel his pain! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣😂🤣
Great reaction as always! :)
"O'Brother Where Art Thou?" is the Cohen's BEST movie :) George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Nelson, John Goodman ... FANTASTIC!! :D
I laugh hard every time I watch this. One of my fav comedies of all time. So many good comedic lines. And yes, the cartoonish quality of the movie fits. Many have commented on this.
Looking sharp sir! This is one of my favorite movies. (This and the hudsucker proxy are can’t miss) glad to see a new video. Thanks James.
You know, for kids!
Cool thrift store find! I've picked up a lot of interesting shirts from thrift stores and have being the recipient of many compliments.
My favorite movie of all time. Probably watched it 30 times and I still laugh all the way through.
"I get major Evil Dead vibes with that camera..." Yes, the Cohen Brothers worked with Sam Raimi on Evil Dead.
The biker is Randall “Tex” Cobb. The was a heavyweight boxer who fought Larry Holmes and Leon Spinks. He had a legendary chin.
John Goodman said in a interview that the hairstyle in this movie was the worst hairstyle he has ever had to deal with! It’s actually cooking grease in his hair :)
Honestly it was pretty bad 😭😭
This was my FIRST Cohen Bros movie. I was FIVE...and it's still my favorite. 😆
Nic Cage in this role is abso-frikkin-lutely phenomenal and such good casting. Holly Hunter is also amazing, as is the rest of the cast. :)
An all around brilliant and hilarious movie, I love it.
I recommended this to a couple at work, both in their 20s. They didn't like it at all, saying they preferred more 'sophisticated' humour. I found that really sad. If you can't appreciate craziness, you miss out on so much of life. For another crazy recommendation, I'd suggest "Take the Money and Run" - a film made in semi-documentary style, about an incompetant criminal. A truly great film, but it stars Woody Allen, and people kind of pretend his films don't exist any more.
Inside Llewyn Davis is definitely my favorite Coen Brothers film, as much as I love the comedic aspect of some of their films, that one has a real soul to it
Yesss! Love this film so much. The crazy chase scene never gets old. 😂
This one has been an old favorite of my family's growing up! It's been great to recognize the amazing artistry in it as I've grown up & occasionally rewatched. My intro to Coen Bros.
The opening sequence of Raising Arizona may be my first 10 minutes of any film
Love this movie! Great example of the Coen's early comedies.
One of my favorite comedies of all time. This, and This is Spinal Tap which is epically funny.
One of my all time Fav movies. the chase scene after the condemn store Robert with the casual "oh turn here" intermixed with the conversation just to go back for the Huggies is an amazing scene
"Why everyone have a gun? It is America and Arizona." Yeah it be like that, born and still livin in Arizona lol
Once upon a time someone asked me for a movie recommendation, and I gave them two, Raising Arizona and Crazy People, and she was telling everyone to watch those two movies, and always asked me what movies to see, and when someone wanted a movie recommendation, she would tell them to ask me, and we were fast friends, still are friends, and that twenty years ago.
The bathroom door that the bounty hunter smashes down with his motorbike, has graffiti scrawled on it, saying O.P.E./P.O.E. A reference to Stanley Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove'.
"Who blows up a bunny with a grenade?"
King Arthur and the knights of the round table.
Run away!
That is a great shirt! I love Raising Arizona! It's my second favorite Coen's brothers movie, right behind The Big Lebowski.
I was saying the same thing about the gun, but you can see it in Nathan Sr's right hand in the shot before he leaves the room, although you don't see it in the next shot when he turns off the light with the same hand.
I have Zero knowledge of filmmaking, I saw this a a small child, and it's still one of my favorites
I just said yes so many times when I clicked on this.
Was literally just thinking about this movie lol keep up the good work!
I love this film, along with all the Coen brothers work.
the reason why this might remind you of Evil Dead is because Joel Coen worked in the editing room for Evil Dead. Also, this movie was shot by Barry Sonnenfeld.
If you like young Nick cage there’s a certain... ahem... David Lynch movie called Wild At Heart starring him
@@nullunit yeah lol I think James would dig it
Wild at Heart is a must. Both Nic Cage and Willem Dafoe rock their roles in that.
@@corundummohs9719 damn willem DaFoe is superb in that (I mean he’s great in everything even in that shitty death note movie he was fine). It’s not my fav David Lynch movie, but definitely a great one
That is Randall "Tex" Cobb. Former boxer and an actor in a lot of movies. Philly's own. R.I.P.