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1983 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola

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Rumble Fish is a 1983 American teen drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who also wrote the screenplay with S. E. Hinton, adapting her work. The film features Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, and Dennis Hopper in the cast. It was produced by Fred Roos through American Zoetrope and Hotweather Films, with Stewart Copeland composing the score. The narrative is set in Oklahoma and presented in black-and-white.

The movie has a runtime of 94 minutes and was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. It received an IMDb rating of 7.1 from 39,119 votes and a Metascore of 63. The film holds a 77% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was rated R. It grossed 2,494,480 against a budget of 10,000,000. The production won three awards and received four nominations.

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Film · TMDB

7.0

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.

Released: 1983-10-0994 minDir: Francis Ford CoppolaCrime, Drama, RomanceBudget: $10.0MBox office: $2.5M

Cast

  • Matt Dillon as Rusty James
  • Mickey Rourke as The Motorcycle Boy
  • Diane Lane as Patty
  • Dennis Hopper as Father
  • Diana Scarwid as Cassandra
  • Vincent Spano as Steve

Themes

  • street gang
  • pool billiards
  • gang
  • thug
  • tulsa, oklahoma
  • brother brother relationship
  • based on young adult novel
  • dreary

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

39,119 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

77%

Metacritic

63/100

Year
1983
Runtime
94 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Rated
R
Awards
3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
S. E. Hinton
Producer
Fred Roos
Production company
American Zoetrope
Cinematographer
Stephen H. Burum
Narrative location
Oklahoma
Duration
94
FilmAffinity ID
224690
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.rumblefishdvd.com
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publication date
1983-10-21
executive producer
Francis Ford Coppola
film editor
Barry Malkin
title
Rumble Fish
distributed by
Netflix
production designer
Dean Tavoularis
after a work by
S. E. Hinton
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
63/100
capital cost
10000000
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