Rusty James is the leader of a small, dying gang in an industrial town. He 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. He is drawn into one more gang fight and the events that follow begin to change his life.

Rumble Fish (1983)
  • Rating: (14,683 votes)
  • Taglines:The Motorcycle Boy's Never Coming Back » Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down. »
  • Runtime:94 minutes
  • Director: Francis Ford Coppola
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Rusty James
    Matt Dillon
    The Motorcycle Boy
    Mickey Rourke
    Patty
    Diane Lane
    Father
    Dennis Hopper
    Cassandra
    Diana Scarwid
    Steve
    Vincent Spano
    Smokey
    Nicolas Cage
    B.J. Jackson (as Christopher Penn)
    Chris Penn
    Midget (as Larry Fishburne)
    Laurence Fishburne
    Patterson the Cop
    William Smith
  • Genre:Drama
  • Producers:
    Doug Claybourne
    producer  
    Francis Ford Coppola
    executive producer  
    Gian-Carlo Coppola
    associate producer  
    Roman Coppola
    associate producer  
    Fred Roos
    producer  
  • Plots: Rusty James is the leader of a small, dying gang in an industrial town. He 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. He is drawn into one more gang fight and the events that follow begin to change his life. Written by Bruce Janson <bruce@cs.su.oz.au>
Rumble Fish
  • User's comment:Coppola's Minor Masterpiece by movie_man2006

    Instead of writing a really long review, I could say only one thing: Rumble Fish is excellent. But, I kind of like speaking of the virtues of such a wonderful movie. Rumble Fish is one of the best movie Francis Ford Coppola ever made. There is so much going for it in this brilliantly made picture. Matt Dillon is in his best role ever, the actors are all great, but Mickey Rourke definitely commands the show. He is in his best performance ever (losing only for his role in Sin City) as the Motorcycle Boy, a gang commander that returns to his hometown next to his brother and dad. The movie has a good story, and the movie is so well done. The poetic ending is one of the most remarkable endings I have ever seen. The movie unrolls in extreme perfection, providing a great experience. Rumble Fish is one of Coppola's best movies and definitely his one minor masterpiece.


  • Quotes: Steve: I don't know why someone hasn't taken a rifle and blown your head off. The Motorcycle Boy: Even the most primitive of societies have an innate respect for the insane. The Motorcycle Boy: If you're going to lead people, you have to have somewhere to go.
  • Also known as: La ley de la calle (Argentina - imdb display title), La ley de la calle (Peru - imdb display title), La ley de la calle (Spain), Rumble Fish (Austria), Rumble Fish (West Germany), Rusty James (Canada - French title), Rusty James (France), Juventude Inquieta (Portugal), Kampfisken (Finland - Swedish title), Motorcykeldrengen (Denmark - imdb display title), O Selvagem da Motocicleta (Brazil), O atairiastos (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Rablóhal (Hungary), Rusty il selvaggio (Italy), Siyam baligi (Turkey - Turkish title), Stemer (Croatia), Taistelukala (Finland),

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