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Rumble Fish

Francis Ford Coppola

1983 • 1h 34m

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.

Rumble Fish

Original theatrical trailer

Cast

Matt Dillon

Matt DillonRusty James

Mickey Rourke

Mickey RourkeThe Motorcycle Boy

Diane Lane

Diane LanePatty

Dennis Hopper

Dennis HopperFather

Diana Scarwid

Diana ScarwidCassandra

Vincent Spano

Vincent SpanoSteve

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas CageSmokey

Chris Penn

Chris PennB.J. Jackson

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence FishburneMidget

William Smith

William SmithPatterson the Cop

Michael Higgins

Michael HigginsMr. Harrigan

Glenn Withrow

Glenn WithrowBiff Wilcox

Tom Waits

Herb RiceBlack Pool Player

Maybelle WallaceLate Pass Clerk

Crew

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford CoppolaDirector

Fred Roos

Fred RoosProducer

S.E. Hinton

S.E. HintonNovel

Stephen H. Burum

Stephen H. BurumDirector of Photography

Stewart Copeland

Stewart CopelandOriginal Music Composer

August Coppola

August CoppolaThanks

Dennis Gassner

Dennis GassnerGraphic Designer

Janet Hirshenson

Janet HirshensonAdditional Casting

Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe HookerStunt Coordinator

Sandy King

Sandy KingScript Supervisor

Randy Thom

Randy ThomSound Recordist

David Parker

David ParkerSound Mixer

David Valdes

David ValdesFirst Assistant Director

Mark Radcliffe

Mark RadcliffeSecond Assistant Director

Roman Coppola

Roman CoppolaAssociate Producer

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Rumble Fish (1983) — Backlot Notes