EPISODE · Jul 5, 2022 · 1H 55M
Raising Arizona with Amy Heidt
from Mama Needs a Movie · host Mama Needs a Movie
Writer and performer Amy Heidt joins to discuss the Coen Brothers' RAISING ARIZONA starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. The 1987 kidnapping caper is considered the Coens' most kinetic comedy, boasting speedy 94 minute runtime and more quotable lines than you can count, (and we make sure to quote most of them). Don't miss this wide-ranging conversation that touches on TikTok, Spielberg's E.T., the South's representation in movies, baby names, the real-life town that inspired Mayberry, Moonstruck, Alex Garland's Men, Spielberg's War of the Worlds, Top Gun: Maverick, The Adventures of Milo and Otis, and of course two of MNAM's favorite recurring topics: First Reformed and Woody Allen.
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Writer and performer Amy Heidt joins to discuss the Coen Brothers' RAISING ARIZONA starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. The 1987 kidnapping caper is considered the Coens' most kinetic comedy, boasting speedy 94 minute runtime and more quotable lines than you can count, (and we make sure to quote most of them). Don't miss this wide-ranging conversation that touches on TikTok, Spielberg's E.T., the South's representation in movies, baby names, the real-life town that inspired Mayberry, Moonstruck, Alex Garland's Men, Spielberg's War of the Worlds, Top Gun: Maverick, The Adventures of Milo and Otis, and of course two of MNAM's favorite recurring topics: First Reformed and Woody Allen.
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