Raising Cain1992
Raising Cain (1992)
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Critic Consensus: Raising Cain doesn't rank with Brian De Palma's best work, but John Lithgow's spellbinding split-personality performance makes this thriller hard to dismiss.
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Cast
as Carter/Cain/Dr. Nix/Josh/Margo
as Dr. Jenny Nix
as Jack Dante
as Dr. Waldheim
as Lt. Terri
as Sgt. Cally
as Sarah
as Karen
as Nan
as Mack
as Amy
as Emma
as Coroner
as Night Clerk
as Saleslady
as Gardener
as Gardener
as Newscaster
as Peters
as Little Boy Josh
as Receptionist
as Weatherman
as Young Detective
Critic Reviews for Raising Cain
All Critics (35) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (15) | DVD (2)
"Raising Cain" is one for the books-a thrilling, funny, exciting and creepy exercise in suspense and humor from a master filmmaker firing on all cylinders.
That's the stuff of scary melodrama, especially with children in jeopardy. Unfortunately, DePalma fails to deliver real fright or titillation to his target audience, instead opting for satire.
Lithgow is consistently brilliant, while Davidovich makes a good fist as his wife. A really exciting 90 minutes worth, so long as you don't take it too seriously.
A delirious thriller starring John Lithgow as a man with at least three more personalities than he really needs, finds Mr. De Palma creating spellbinding, beautifully executed images that often make practically no sense.
Still, the failure to go beyond implication blunts the movie's power and leaves De Palma stranded. As a result, the film becomes merely a scary prank. It's as if he forgot why he was making the movie in the first place.
De Palma always winds up letting his worst instincts get the better of him.
Audience Reviews for Raising Cain
While not quite as crazy it's main character(s), Raising Cain has some pretty nuts twists and turns. Not DePalma's best, but far from his worst too.
Super Reviewer
A misunderstood movie that is almost as bizarre and comical in nature as Body Double. Brian De Palma’s style really shines here, due to the fact that he plays perfectly with insanity. His shots make sense more than they do in some of his other work. To make this what it is though, it wouldn’t be complete without someone like John Lithgow. He gives such a scarily funny performance(s) as a man gone crazy in four different ways. The plot is very much a homage to Psycho, but even more on the edge of insanity. Whether it’s kidnapping babies or dressing like Margot, Carter is quite the multiple personalities victim. I would only suggest watching it if you get Brian De Palma’s style, otherwise you will be completely lost and write it off as silly.
Super Reviewer
Very good, once I could figure out what was going on!
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Raising Cain Quotes
| Josh: | Hickory, Dickory, Dock, Cain has picked his lock, He's done a bad deed, Now Josh comes to bleed, Hickory, Dickory, Dock |