Rumble Fish (1983)

Rumble Fish (1983) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Posters
Scene Access
Special Edition

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Francis Ford Coppola

Written By:
S.E. Hinton

Actors:
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)
Will 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

Synopsis:

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.

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