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Rumble Fish (1983)

R 10/09/1983 (US) Crime, Drama, and Romance 1h 34m

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

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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.

Francis Ford Coppola

Director, Screenplay
S.E. Hinton

Novel, Screenplay

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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
Laurence Fishburne

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A review by Wuchak

60%

Written by Wuchak on May 17, 2022

Artsy flick about lost souls wandering the city in the Midwest, trying to find answers

In the Tulsa area, a teen delinquent (Matt Dillon) idolizes his charismatic older brother (Mickey Rourke), who had left the area a couple months prior. When his sibling suddenly returns he’s no longer interested in gangs or rumbling. They wander the town with their pal (Vincent Spano) hanging out at various places trying to find meaning and purpose.

The peripheral cast includes Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper, Diana Scarwid, Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburne and William Smith with Sofia Coppola as the... read the rest.

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