Romantic action farce from director Joel Coen, who made Blood Simple and Miller's Crossing, also about criminal activities.

The criminal of 'Raising Arizona' however - a role in which Nicolas Cage is perfectly cast - is strictly second-rate.

A habitual cornerstore hold-up man, he falls in love with lady cop (Holly Hunter), who takes his picture each time he goes to jail.

When she finds she can't have children, the solution seems easy: steal one of the quins recently born nearby.

Now is that a dumb idea or what? It's a fiercely flaky film with charmless characters but lots of inspiration: the notion of a bounty hunter (called in by the distraught father of the kidnapped child) called the Lone Biker of the Apocalypse is very funny, and an extended chase scene involving a rapid tracking camera and pack of dogs is also worth a smile or two.