Some of the Coens' earlier work - The Hudsucker Proxy is another example - is marred by some over-the-top semi-mythical figure - here a sort of vengeful people-finding biker / one man militia (strangely enough this figure predates Ghost Rider, which Nic Cage starred in - perhaps it is a reference to the Marvel character). But overall this is a delightful comedy, a mini marriage study, if you will. Recidivist hold-up man Cage marries former prison guard Holly Hunter; unable to conceive children they steal one of a furniture dealer's quints. As you do.
John Goodman (Roseanne went on until 1997) and William Forsythe are escaped convicts, Trey Wilson is the baby's father, Sam McMurray and Frances McDormand relatives, Randall 'Tex' Cobb the biker, and M Emmet Walsh.
Shot by Barry Sonnenfeld, directing a very agile Steadicam team, edited by Michael Miller (also Miller's Crossing), music by Carter Burwell, production design Jane Musky.
"Shall I get Dwayne?"
"Hell, no - why wake the security guard."
Very clever pre-CGI stuff with babies - filming must have taken forever. This was their second film, following Blood Simple. And it's most enjoyable.
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| Did they shoot this in reverse, I wonder? |
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