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Rumble Fish. Rumble Fish is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the 1975 novel Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. The film stars Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Vincent Spano, Diane Lane, Diana Scarwid, Nicolas Cage, Chris Penn, and Dennis Hopper .
- $10 million
- Stewart Copeland
- October 21, 1983
- Francis Ford Coppola, Doug Claybourne, Fred Roos
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1983 film adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel Rumble Fish, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. See the full cast and crew list, including Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Nicolas Cage, and more.
Rumble Fish is a 1983 drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by S.E. Hinton. It follows Rusty James, a rebellious teenager who seeks guidance from his brother, the Motorcycle Boy, a former rumble leader.
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A review of the 1983 film "Rumble Fish" by Francis Ford Coppola, a black-and-white drama about hoods and street gangs in an unnamed American city. The reviewer praises the film's style, emotion and impact, but criticizes its story and characters.
Before disappearing two months earlier, Motorcycle Boy outlawed gang wars, or "rumbles," by a treaty. When Rusty James breaks the treaty in a fight with Biff Wilcox, and gets seriously hurt, his brother suddenly appears. Distracted, delusional and enigmatic, his brother seems haunted and disinterested in his past as a "neighborhood novelty."
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Rumble Fish is a black-and-white film about two rebellious brothers, Rusty-James and The Motorcycle Boy, who face a tragic choice in a Tulsa of the past. The film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the novel by S.E. Hinton, features a star-studded cast, haunting visuals, and a powerful score by Stewart Copeland.
A largely misunderstood, and therefore underrated, film by master director Francis Ford Coppola, Rumble Fish is an experimental film that acts in some ways as a companion piece to The Outsiders, but is actually the better film of the two. Visuals and music are used superbly to illustrate multiple themes, which makes the film the perfect example ...
