An “art film for teenagers” is how Francis Ford Coppola described his second S.E. Hinton adaptation, after THE OUTSIDERS. Teenage hoodlum Rusty James (Matt Dillon), leader of a motley crew of troubled youths (Laurence Fishburn, Nicolas Cage and Chris Penn), idolizes his older brother, a former gang leader known as the Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke), who yearns for a peaceful life. Rusty watches his wayward father (Dennis Hopper) idly waste away, unable to shake the bottle, and wrestles with his feelings for his girlfriend (Diane Lane). Daringly shot in black and white, with splashes of color, and featuring a memorable score by The Police’s Stewart Copeland, RUMBLE FISH is, in the words of Roger Ebert, “offbeat, daring, and utterly original. Who but Coppola could make this film? And, of course, who but Coppola would want to?” DIR/SCR Francis Ford Coppola; SCR S.E. Hinton, from her novel; PROD Doug Claybourne, Fred Roos. U.S., 1983, b&w/color, 94 min. RATED R
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