Rumble Fish

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7.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola

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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

Written by

S.E. Hinton
(novel Rumble Fish)

Francis Ford Coppola
(screenplay)

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A good movie

9 years, 8 months ago at Oct 9 7:31

johanlefourbe

1 vote

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I have it on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. First of all, Francis Ford Coppola completely ruled the 70's. Indeed, he had made 4 movies, 'Apocalypse Now', 'The Godfather: Part II', 'The Conversation', 'The Godfather, they were all critically acclaimed and at least 3 of them are arguably some of the finest movies ever ma... read more

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12 years, 1 month ago at Apr 25 2:08

bettyblue

1 vote

Although it's a beautiful film to watch, it didn't pull me in emotionally. Gorgeous cinematography and worth watching (repeatedly) for that alone

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Description: 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. 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. Taken in part from synopsis by Derek Armstrong Read more at [Link removed - login to see] ... (more)

Release date: 21 October 1983
UPC: 025192038921

Tags: Drama (11), 1980s (6), 1983 (5), Friendship (4), Violence (4), Teen (4), Gang (3), Based On Novel (3), Crime (2), Usa (2), Francis Ford Coppola (2), Youth (2), Based On Book (2), Based On A Novel (2), S.E. Hinton (2), Drugs (1), Fish (1), Philosophy (1), Black And White (1), Romance (1)

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" 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, and Dennis Hopper. The film centers on the relationship between a character called The Motorcycle Boy, a revered former gang leader wishing to live a more peaceful life, and his younger brother, Rusty James, a teen"

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" "California's like a beautiful, wild... beautiful, wild girl on heroin... who's high as a kite, thinkin' she's on top of the world, not knowing she's dying even if you show her the marks." Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Written by Francis Ford Coppola and S.E. Hinton Music by Stewart Copeland Cinematography by Stephen H. Burum Editing by Barry Malkin"

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