Johnny Depp,
Jerry Lewis,
Faye Dunaway,
Lili Taylor,
Vincent Gallo
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Director Emir Kusturica and screenwriter David Atkins crafted this absurdist comedy in which Johnny Depp plays Axel Blackmer, who lives in New York State and is obsessed with fish. He tags fish and mo... read more
Directed by: Emir Kusturica
Release Date: January 6, 1993
Keywords:
emir kusturica,
faye dunaway,
johnny depp,
jerry lewis,
vincent gallo,
Emir Kusturica ,
Johnny Depp ,
Faye Dunaway ,
Arizona Dream ,
Jerry Lewis
DVD Release Date: March 21, 1995
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July 27, 2011A young New Yorker is kidnapped by his brother to attend his uncle's wedding, only to fall for an eccentric older woman obsessed with the idea of flight. Arizona Dream is perfectly titled; this film is exactly as much fun as somebody describing one of their dreams to you. For two... read more
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June 25, 2011Axel: But what's the point of breathing if somebody already tells you the difference between an apple and a bicycle? If I bite a bicycle and ride an apple, then I'll know the difference.
Arizona Dream is much like a dream as it jumps from scene to scene and we don't know what h... read more -
September 12, 2010Johnny Depp plays a fish-tagger who reluctantly moves to Arizona to help uncle Jerry Lewis run his car dealership and becomes romantically entangled with emotionally unstable older fox Faye Dunaway and suicidal stepdaughter Lilli Taylor. A meandering, whimsically surreal comedy ... read more
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August 20, 2007"I'm not going to die. I'm going to live forever until one day I wake up, and i'm a turtle." =)
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June 3, 2008Screw you, all you naysayers who didn't want to watch this with me! It was good. It slowly slipped from reality into insanity, but who cares? Craziness is cool in my books. Johnny Depp (who was way better looking in these early days than he is now - why do people think he's still... read more
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June 4, 2011Arizona Dreams follows a young man named Axel (Johnny Depp) as he tries to figure out what he wants in life. Emir Kusturica's direction in the film is very good. The scene where Johnny Depp, starts to work as a salesman. You can sense how uncomfortable he is just by the way Em... read more
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October 18, 2009This movie written and directed by Emir Kusterica(twice, Cannes Palm d'Or winner), is both entertaining, and thought provoking! The acting by a well-seasoned and tight-knit cast is notable throughout. Even Jerry Lewis, as the uncle, is pitch perfect. This is one you will remem... read more
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August 23, 2009I have absolutely no clue as to what everyone sees in this film. It is dumb and ridiculous, totally stupid. It has three of my least favorite actors in it, the total ass Jerry Lewis, bitchy Faye Dunaway and the ever boring Lili Taylor. However, Johnny Depp is a definite favorite ... read more
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March 17, 2009definitely a different kinda flick.
maybe if I wasnt distracted with 10 other things, I would have been able to get into a lil bit more and enjoy it. -
August 4, 2008This was a very confusing movie. I didn't understand a lot of things in this movie. I still liked it though. There were times in this movie where I was like awww, because of the romance. I was also like WWWHHYYYY?!?! because of the drama and tragedies. I was also like Hahahaha, t... read more
Critic Reviews
December 1, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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. Full Review
February 13, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Depp yet again reveals his unique ability to be the seductive yet compassionate idealist, discovering strength in tenderness. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
You can't stop watching because nobody in the audience, and possibly nobody on the screen, has any idea what's going to happen next. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Imagination is a gift. It bestows power, insight and the ability to dream. It takes courage to dream on a big scale, which is what Emir Kusturica does in Arizona Dream, a wonderfully absurdist comedy... Full Review
June 19, 2009
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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 ever... Full Review
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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. Full Review
August 8, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A trule bizarre, surreal fable, flaunting yet another eccentric performance from the very young and handsome Johnny Depp; Faye Dunaway, as his love interest, and Lili Tomlin are also good. Full Review
February 10, 2005
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
David Lynch, you've got a target on your back. Compelling and strange, worth seeking out if you can find it (which ain't easy). Full Review
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