RUMBLE FISH (1983)

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

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Cast

MATT DILLON MICKEY ROURKE TOM WAITS DIANE LANE DENNIS HOPPER VINCENT SPANO NICOLAS CAGE LARRY FISHBURNE S E HINTON S E HINTON STEWART COPELAND

Plot

A visually brilliant film about teenage gangs in America's urban wasteland. The leader of a small dying gang, Rusty James, lives in the shadow of the memory of his absent, older brother - The Motorcycle Boy. His mother has left, his father drinks, school has no meaning for him and his relationships are shallow. One of Coppola's two adaptations of S E Hinton novels, 'The Outsiders' being the other. A great performance from Dillon and an awesome soundtrack.