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

1987

1h 34m

7.1(2204 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.

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58 members

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Nicolas Cage

H.I.

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Holly Hunter

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Trey Wilson

Nathan Arizona, Sr.

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John Goodman

Gale

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William Forsythe

Evelle

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Sam McMurray

Glen

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Frances McDormand

Dot

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Randall "Tex" Cobb

Leonard Smalls

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T.J. Kuhn

Nathan Junior

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Lynne Kitei

Florence Arizona

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Peter Benedek

Prison Counselor

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Charles 'Lew' Smith

Nice Old Grocery Man

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Warren Keith

Younger FBI Agent

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Henry Kendrick

Older FBI Agent

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Sidney Dawson

Ear-Bending Cellmate

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Richard Blake

Parole Board Chairman

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Troy Nabors

Parole Board Member

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Mary Seibel

Parole Board Member

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John O'Donnal

Hayseed in the Pickup

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Keith Jandacek

Whitey

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Warren Forsythe

Minister

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Ruben Young

'Trapped' Convict

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Dennis Sullivan

Policeman in Arizona House

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Richard Alexander

Policeman in Arizona House

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Rusty Lee

Feisty Hayseed

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James Yeater

Fingerprint Technician

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Bill Andres

Reporter

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Carver Barns

Reporter

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Margaret H. McCormack

Unpainted Secretary

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Bill Rocz

Newscaster

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Mary F. Glenn

Payroll Cashier

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Jeremy Babendure

Scamp with Squirt Gun

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Bill Dobbins

Adoption Agent

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Ralph Norton

Gynecologist

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Henry Tank

Mopping Convict

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Frank Outlaw

Supermarket Manager

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Todd Michael Bodgers

Varsity Nathan, Jr.

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M. Emmet Walsh

Machine Shop Ear-Bender

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Robert Gray

Glen and Dot's Kid

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Katie Thrasher

Glen and Dot's Kid

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Derek Russell

Glen and Dot's Kid

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Nicole Russell

Glen and Dot's Kid

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Zachary Sanders

Glen and Dot's Kid

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Noell Sanders

Glen and Dot's Kid

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Cody Ranger

Arizona Quint

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Jeremy Arendt

Arizona Quint

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Ashley Hammon

Arizona Quint

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Crystal Hiller

Arizona Quint

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Olivia Hughes

Arizona Quint

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Emily Malin

Arizona Quint

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Melanie Malin

Arizona Quint

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Craig McLaughlin

Arizona Quint

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Adam Savageau

Arizona Quint

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Benjamin Savageau

Arizona Quint

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David Schneider

Arizona Quint

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Michael Stewart

Arizona Quint

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William Preston Robertson

Amazing Voice (voice)

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Ron Cobert

Reporter #1 (uncredited)

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