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    Raising Cain is a 1992 American psychological horror thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich and Steven Bauer. Plot [ edit ] Respected child psychologist Dr. Carter Nix's wife, Jenny, becomes concerned that he is obsessively studying their daughter Amy; he regards her like a ...

  2. Raising Cain means to behave in an angry way and cause a big disturbance. It comes from the Bible story of Cain killing his brother Abel. Learn more about this expression and see how to use it in sentences.

  3. Aug 7, 1992 · With John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen. The oncologist wife of a prominent child psychologist suspects her husband has an unhealthy scientific obsession with their child, unaware of what - or who - is really going on inside his head.

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    • Crime, Drama, Horror
    • Brian De Palma
    • 1992-08-07
  4. Learn the biblical origin and the American usage of the phrase 'Raise Cain', which means to cause trouble or create an uproar. Find out how it relates to the first murderer Cain and other expressions like 'raise the Devil'.

  5. Behave in a rowdy or disruptive way, as in He said he'd raise Cain if they wouldn't give him a refund, or The gang was out to raise hell that night, or The wind raised the devil with our picnic. The first term alludes to the son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother, Abel.

  6. a. to create a boisterous disturbance. b. to react or protest heatedly. See full dictionary entry for raise. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. raise Cain in American English. US, Slang. 1. to create a great commotion. 2. to cause much trouble. See full dictionary entry for Cain.

  7. Raising Cain | Rotten Tomatoes. R 1992 1h 35m Mystery & Thriller Horror. List. A highly regarded child psychologist, Dr. Carter Nix (John Lithgow) has shown signs of being unstable, but...

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