Rumble Fish
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, Laurence Fishburne, Chris Penn, and Dennis Hopper.
Plot
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rusty James is the younger brother of "The Motorcycle Boy", a legendary figure amongst the gangs in the area who brokered peace between them. The Motorcycle Boy has been missing for two months, leaving the gangs to start to dissolve as heroin takes over the streets, while Rusty James tries to live up to his reputation.
More details
| author | Francis Ford Coppola S. E. Hinton |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Oklahoma |
| director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| editor | Barry Malkin |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | alcoholic father california colorblind date drink fight gang leader heroin impoverish nurse out-of-body experience pacific ocean pet store police officer river rumble fish set up siamese fighting fish take advantage television producer tulsa oklahoma wound |
| musicBy | Stewart Copeland |
| producer | Doug Claybourne Fred Roos |
| productionCompany | American Zoetrope |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | gang gothic teen drama |