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Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down.

19837.01h 34m

Overview

Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Written by Francis Ford Coppola, S.E. Hinton
Produced by Fred Roos, Doug Claybourne
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Rusty James

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

The Motorcycle Boy

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Patty

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Father

Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

Cassandra

Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

Steve

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Smokey

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

B.J. Jackson

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Midget

William Smith

William Smith

Patterson the Cop

Themes & Keywords

street gangpool billiardsgangthugtulsa, oklahomabrother brother relationshipbased on young adult noveldreary

About Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish is a crime, drama, romance film released in 1983 exploring themes of street gang, pool billiards, gang, thug, tulsa, oklahoma, brother brother relationship. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it stars Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane. Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.

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