Raising Arizona script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Hi is being booked in prison, establishing his desperate outlaw life.

What kind of name is Ed for a pretty thing like you?

Hi urges Ed to “have a little charity,” hinting at redemption as the theme.

Well now honey you gotta have a little charity.

We meet Hi, Ed, and see Hi’s failed kidnapping attempt, establishing stakes and character dynamics.

Hi succeeds in kidnapping one of the Arizona quints, triggering the plot’s central conflict.

Hi and Ed argue about harboring escaped convicts, questioning whether they’ve made a terrible mistake.

Hi and Ed celebrate Nathan Jr.’s arrival, committing to their new life with the baby.

I know you do, honey.

Dot and Glen’s visit provides a subplot about parenting ideals and social judgment.

Hi’s comedic robberies underscore the absurd lengths he’ll go to support the baby.

I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got.

Hi vows to get Nathan Jr. back, offering a false high as they prepare for the rescue mission.

I know you're worried honey but believe me, there ain't a thing to worry about. We're gonna get...

Gale and Evelle bungle the baby’s care and Leonard Smalls closes in, heightening the threat.

They realize Nathan Jr. was left on the car roof, a dark moment of failure.

Ed laments losing all hope, questioning whether their efforts were worth anything.

I don't care about myself anymore. I don't care about us anymore. I just want Nathan Junior back...

They intercept Gale and Evelle on the road, deciding to fight for the baby’s return.

Hi and Ed battle Leonard Smalls and the fugitives in a chaotic showdown.

They return Nathan Jr., completing their redemptive arc with a transformed outlook.

We don't want no reward. We didn't bring him back for money.