Rumble Fish (1983)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

S.E. Hinton (novel)
S.E. Hinton (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 October 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The Motorcycle Boy's Never Coming Back

Plot:

Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Fight | Thug | Gang Warfare | Bare Breasts

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Matt Dillon	...	Rusty James
Mickey Rourke	...	The Motorcycle Boy
Diane Lane	...	Patty
Dennis Hopper	...	Father
Diana Scarwid	...	Cassandra
Vincent Spano	...	Steve
Nicolas Cage	...	Smokey
Chris Penn	...	B.J. Jackson (as Christopher Penn)
Laurence Fishburne	...	Midget (as Larry Fishburne)
William Smith	...	Patterson the Cop
Michael Higgins	...	Mr. Harrigan
Glenn Withrow	...	Biff Wilcox
Tom Waits	...	Benny
Herb Rice	...	Black Pool Player
Maybelle Wallace	...	Late Pass Clerk

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:16 (1984) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Hotweather Films

Trivia:

Cameo: [S.E. Hinton]a prostitute.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Camera shadow visible on Rusty-James' torso after The Motorcycle Boy has shown him the photograph of himself in the magazine.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Midget: Biff Wilcox is looking for you, Rusty James. He's gonna kill you, Rusty James.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 'Rumble Fish': The Percussion-Based Score (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Don't Box Me In

I thought I was the only one who loved this movie

I was surprised about how many people wrote good reviews about this movie.I thought I was the only only one who appreciated the artistic value of Rumble Fish.It's my favorite movie and it finally got the special edition DVD it deserves.Most people don't get the deeper meaning of the film because nowadays people don't wanna think too hard watching a movie.It's a piece of art just as much as it is entertainment.You can get lost in the film for the visual and musical boundaries it pushes.I've watched it a thousand times and I never lost my appreciation for it's beauty.It's groundbreaking and a masterpiece in film making.