Rumble Fish (Special Edition) |  | Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper, Diana Scarwid
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD26752D
ISBN: 1417034831
UPC: 025192675225
EAN: 9781417034833
ASIN: B0009R1TI6
Theatrical Release Date: October 21, 1983
Release Date: September 13, 2005
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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 13-SEP-2005
Media Type: DVD
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The second of Francis Ford Coppola's films based on the popular juvenile novels of S.E. Hinton (the first being The Outsiders), Rumble Fish split critics into opposite camps: those who admired the film for its heavily stylized indulgence, and those who hated it for the very same reason. Whatever the response, it's clearly the work of a maverick director who isn't afraid to push the limits of his innovative talent. Filmed almost entirely in black and white with an occasional dash of color for symbolic effect, this tale of alienated youth centers on gang leader Rusty James (Matt Dillon) and his band of punk pals. Rusty's got a girlfriend (Diane Lane), an older brother named Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke), and a drunken father (Dennis Hopper) who've all given up trying to straighten him out. He's best at making trouble, and he pursues that skill with an enthusiastic flair that eventually catches up with him. But it's not the whacked-out story here that matters--it's the uninhibited verve of Coppola's visual approach, which includes everything from time-lapse clouds to the kind of smoky streets and alleyways that could only exist in the movies. The supporting cast includes a host of fresh faces who went on to thriving careers, including Nicolas Cage, Christopher Penn, Vincent Spano, Laurence Fishburne, and musician Tom Waits. --Jeff Shannon
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The second of Francis Ford Coppola's films based on the popular juvenile novels of S.E. Hinton (the first being The Outsiders), Rumble Fish split critics into opposite camps: those who admired the film for its heavily stylized indulgence, and those who hated it for the very same reason. Whatever the response, it's clearly the work of a maverick director who isn't afraid to push the limits of his innovative talent. Filmed almost entirely in black and white with an occasional dash of color for symbolic effect, this tale of alienated youth centers on gang leader Rusty James (Matt Dillon) and his band of punk pals. Rusty's got a girlfriend (Diane Lane), an older brother named Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke), and a drunken father (Dennis Hopper) who've all given up trying to straighten him out. He's best at making trouble, and he pursues that skill with an enthusiastic flair that eventually catches up with him. But it's not the whacked-out story here that matters--it's the uninhibited verve of Coppola's visual approach, which includes everything from time-lapse clouds to the kind of smoky streets and alleyways that could only exist in the movies. The supporting cast includes a host of fresh faces who went on to thriving careers, including Nicolas Cage, Christopher Penn, Vincent Spano, Laurence Fishburne, and musician Tom Waits. --Jeff Shannon
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 Personal favorite,great 80's flick stands test of time. June 3, 2010
Elijah C. Skuggs (California)
R.I.P Dennis.
Francis did a great job visually capturing Hinton's novel.
Copeland,Ridgeway unforgettable Box me in.
Mickey and Matt nailed their roles.
Mickey's like the 80's James Dean or young Brando.
Dennis' best work since Francis' Apocalypse Now.
Not a big role but defintely memorable.
Maybe Rumble Fish will make it to blu-ray.I wont be surprised if it doesn't.
It sure would beat half the crap they are porting to Blu-ray.
Good story. December 31, 2009
Jolie Graf (Kansas)
I loved all of the books by S.E. Hinton, and the movies have great 80's movie stars.
In The Time Of Motorcycle Boy December 24, 2009
Alfred Johnson (boston, ma)
"The Wild Ones", "Easy Rider" those are movies that come readily to mind when one thinks about the freedom of the road- riding high on a motorcycle, and raising hell with the 'squares' come what may. Those were films of desperate alienation and the search for meaning in an earlier, seemingly, simpler America. The truth of that last comment will not hold up under closer examination but at least in the realm of motorcycle movies that appears to be true, as least as compared with the angst of the film version of S.E. Hinton's classic tale of teenage alienation, "Rumblefish".
Here Rusty James (Matt Dillon) is trouble personified, he just rolls into it like magic as he tries to make his way in a world that he did not create and that he barely tolerates. Needless to say this "up yours" attitude doesn't stop as the story unfolds even when big brother, Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke) comes back to town. From beginning to end Rusty is adrift and it is not at all clear whether he will "learn his lessons" about life, limits and staying the hell out of trouble. It is Hinton's super-realism that drives the plot but it is director Coppola whose tight shots (using virtually all black and white, a nice touch), and seemingly surreal footage makes this thing visually interesting as well.
In the interest of full disclosure when I was a kid, a somewhat troubled kid to boot, for a minute, I was very, very interested in being a bad motorcycle boy. However, as I have written elsewhere, it seemed to me to take too much effort to truly affect that stance. Reading books was easier for a runt like me. However, during that minute of interest I ran into more than one Rusty James and more than one who, one way or another did not make it. That point is driven home in this film.
Note: For those who are interested in seeing the early work of the likes of Nick Cage, Diane Lane, Vincent Spano and others this film is packed with budding stars. Oh, and for the old fogies, motorcycle movies actor personified- Dennis Hopper- is present and accounted for.
 Lovely art, so-so movie October 12, 2009
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
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The plot and the action take a backseat to things like set design, photography, choreography and the Stewart Copeland soundtrack in this FF Coppola 1983 film version of an SE Hinton novel. Only the rumble fish are in color. I dug seeing the young and unmolested Mickey Rourke, and even Tom Waits was still young and groovy here. Nicholas Cage made his film debut, as well. The story line is some nonsense about how a younger brother can't live up to his older brother's ways. Dennis Hopper plays the alcoholic dad. Filmed in Tulsa two weeks after "The Outsiders," the better film of the two, this one is a fine b&w art film, but less than scintillating as a movie.
 Rumble Fish with additional material September 2, 2009
Dr. Feelgood (USA)
Included in the two disc set is: interviews with Stewart Copeland (drummer for the police) about constructing the soundtrack. Also included is a documentary about the making of the film, as well as some deleted scenes. The film was quite different when it came out in 1983, shot primarily in B/W, with deep focus cinematography, in the style of Citizen Kane and lighting with long shadows and harsh lighting. Unusual for a Hollywood film about and for teenagers. Nonetheless, the film was somewhat successful and really holds up on DVD, where the image can be seen, the way it was intended to be.
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