Arizona Dream

– An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 22 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Arizona Dream (1993)

An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles

Arizona Dream (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Sep 1994

Language:

English, Spanish, Inuktitut

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Emir Kusturica

Writer:

David Atkins (story), Emir Kusturica (story), David Atkins (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor

Plot:

An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%