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1983

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Starring	Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper, Diane Lane
Director	Francis Ford Coppola
Genres	Drama

Rumble Fish

One of two S.E. Hinton novels Francis Ford Coppola directed in 1983, Rumble Fish is a stylized black-and-white film about the death of gang culture in a rough-and-tumble town full of stunted youths. The central character is the strutting Rusty James (Matt Dillon), a foul-mouthed lunkhead clad in sweaty tank tops, who passes his time at the billiards hall waiting for something to happen in his life. That something might be the return of his brother, known only as the Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke), from exile in California. Charismatic and intelligent, the Motorcycle Boy once led numerous wide-eyed followers into battle, into the rumbles once commonplace in town. Rusty James wants to take over that role, but lacks the smarts necessary for leadership, nearly getting himself killed in an opening fight. The Motorcycle Boy stops the fight with equal parts efficiency and cool, and Rusty James seems delighted by his brother's return. But it quickly becomes clear that a local cop (William Smith) is still gunning for the Motorcycle Boy, waiting for him to slip up, even though the mysterious youth has developed a weary philosophy of life and a skeptical view of his former power. As the Motorcycle Boy seems more and more distant, lost in deaf and color-blind fugues, Rusty James gets into greater trouble, running afoul of his girlfriend (Diane Lane) and friends (Nicolas Cage, Christopher Penn, Vincent Spano), and seeming on the path to destruction.~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

Starring	Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper, Diane Lane, Vincent Spano, Diana Scarwid, Nicolas Cage
Director	Francis Ford Coppola
Studio	UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Eighties Greats
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 07 Jul 2003

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- Shot back-to-back with The Outsiders, similarly based on a novel by SE Hinton, and signalled by Coppola as 'Camus for... read more on Time Out
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  Breathtakingly iconic
  
  This is a full on masterpiece, made back-to-back with Coppola's adaptation of 'The Outsiders' also based on an SE Hinton teen novel with many of the... read more »
  
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  Not quite interesting gang film
  
  Mickie Rourke is gorgeous, and enigmatic, but there is not enough here to make his character meaningful. Unless I missed the point.
  
  Lots of pain, and... read more »
  
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  An excellent film, with the richness of story and character to overcome the relative production problems. The issues are discussed much more succinctly than ... read more »
  
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  very arty, nicely shot but quite dated now!
  
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  One of two S.E. Hinton novels Francis Ford Coppola directed in 1983, Rumble Fish is a stylized black-and-white film about the death of gang culture in a rough-and-tumble town full of stunted youths. The central character is the strutting Rusty James (Matt Dillon), a foul-mouthed lunkhead clad in ...