Arizona Dream

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Arizona Dream

R,

1994,

1h 59m,

Comedy/

Drama

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87%

15 Reviews

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86%

25,000+ Ratings

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87%

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86%

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Axel (Johnny Depp) gets caught up into the family car business when his cousin, Paul (Vincent Gallo), coaxes him to come to Arizona to attend the wedding of their Uncle Leo (Jerry Lewis). As Axel makes the decision to try selling Cadillacs with his family, he meets an eccentric woman named Elaine (Faye Dunaway) and her equally quirky stepdaughter, Grace (Lili Taylor). Their lives become inextricably intertwined through romance, dreams -- and death.

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Critics Consensus

Inscrutably strange, yet undeniably compelling, Arizona Dream is anchored by magnetic performances from Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Dec 1, 2008

Kusturica grafts his sometimes unwieldy Europe-inflected concerns onto brash American landscapes with mixed results. Much is made of dreams that, either spoken of at length or illustrated, are offered in lieu of character development.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

The first 'American' film by the director of Time of the Gypsies is every bit as bizarre and imaginative as his earlier work, although it's also maddeningly indulgent and erratic.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Aug 30, 2004

Even at its full length, showing off a more seductive rhythm and the buoyant humanism that is this director's calling card, it remains as ripe a subject for therapy as for criticism.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jun 27, 2015

B-

Though entertaining at times, it's not everyone's dream pic.

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TV Guide

Jun 19, 2009

3.5/4

Lewis is only slightly awful, and he and Depp have a nice rapport; Dunaway gives a particularly juicy performance; and Taylor is simply amazing, seemingly able to transform herself physically for every role she plays.

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Film4 Staff

Film4

Jun 19, 2009

A peculiar and entrancing gem.

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Draco S

Feb 17, 2019

First watched this in my late teens and didnï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)t get into it. Now in my mid forties and with a lot more life experiences Iï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)ve come to really appreciate it. This film is quirky craftsmanship that really highlights lifeï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s absurdities. The older you get the more resigned to lifeï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s dreamlike non sensical events. The confluence of experience and imagery trying to make sense of a complex world. In the end you just shrug your shoulders and go with it, much like Iï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)d suggest with watching this film. Love every aspect of it, the actors, the acting, the non plot, the characters, the absurdities, the human emotions, the imagery and of course the music. I loved watching Lili Taylor again and remembered when she was in a lot of movies back in the 80s and 90s. And Johnny Depp in his best looking years before his current day man child weirdness and slurred speech hobonism. Great acting from Vincent, Faye and Jerry- who would have thought such a combination would work? Love this more now then I ever did in the 90s.

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Albus S

Apr 27, 2018

Vincent Gallo steals the show. Great movie.

Han L

Nov 8, 2017

Arizona Dream's overwhelming artsyness and unique style stands real close to being obnoxious...but my goodness, it's just so darn charming. I can confidently say I've never seen a movie quite like this. Gallo's weirdly hilarious obsession with North by Northwest, the meta-commentary on Depp himself, the questions about where the film's reality actually exists. It's surreal, crazy, and bursting with Lychian-lite life, whose oddities work so well by erring on the side of hilarity instead of pretension.

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Emir Kusturica

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Synopsis

Axel (Johnny Depp) gets caught up into the family car business when his cousin, Paul (Vincent Gallo), coaxes him to come to Arizona to attend the wedding of their Uncle Leo (Jerry Lewis). As Axel makes the decision to try selling Cadillacs with his family, he meets an eccentric woman named Elaine (Faye Dunaway) and her equally quirky stepdaughter, Grace (Lili Taylor). Their lives become inextricably intertwined through romance, dreams -- and death.

Director: Emir Kusturica
Producer: Yves Marmion, Claudie Ossard
Screenwriter: David Atkins, Emir Kusturica, David Atkins
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Constellation
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: LC-Concept Digital Sound, Dolby, Stereo

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