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Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

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Rumble Fish

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

1983

1h 34m

7.0(786 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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American Zoetrope

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Rusty James

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

The Motorcycle Boy

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Patty

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Father

Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

Cassandra

Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

Steve

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Smokey

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

B.J. Jackson

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Midget

William Smith

William Smith

Patterson the Cop

Creative team

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Written by: S.E. Hinton
Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by: Doug Claybourne
Fred Roos

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