Long before the Dude abided or Anton Chigurh perfected his whole I’m-flipping-the-coin-Friendo shtick, Joel and Ethan Coen gave the world this gloriously goofy 1987 comedy about an ex-con (Nicolas Cage, pre–action hero) who kidnaps a baby for his bio-clocks-a-tickin’ wife (Holly Hunter). Not just any infant, mind you, but one of the quintuplets born to a wealthy furniture magnate. If you’re like us, you can probably quote this neoclassic by heart (”We released ourselves on our recognizance…we felt the institution no longer had anything to offer us”) and know every Tex Avery–esque gag by heart. But the chance to see this with a crowd, under the stars and on a lovely summer evening as part of the Movies with a View series, should not be passed up. Turn to the right!








