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Raising Arizona (1987)

Directed by Joel Coen · Cinematography by Barry Sonnenfeld

PG-1394 min62 frames

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Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead...

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What is Raising Arizona about?

When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.

Raising Arizona is a 1987 American crime comedy film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Nicolas Cage as H.I. "Hi" McDunnough, an ex-convict, and Holly Hunter as Edwina "Ed" McDunnough, a former police officer and his wife. Other members of the cast include Trey Wilson, William Forsythe, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Sam McMurray, and Randall "Tex" Cobb.

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What does the cinematography of Raising Arizona look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, Raising Arizona builds its coverage from medium shots (44% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld keeps 45% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 48% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk.

What is the color palette of Raising Arizona?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Raising Arizona (1987) are #322e2c, #504f4c, #0f0e0d, #87776a, #271814, #d2d0cd — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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