Rumble Fish

1983
R
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

39K

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Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, and Mickey Rourke in Rumble Fish (1983)

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Coming-of-Age Crime Drama Romance

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.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.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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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

39K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

Videos3

Rumble Fish: Take A Swing!

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Storyline

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Trivia
Mickey Rourke remembers that he approached his character as "an actor who no longer finds his work interesting."

Goofs
When Rusty James and his friends have the house party, before they break into the house Rusty James says 'Smokey man, you sure come up with some good ideas bro'. But his lips do not move.

Quotes
Father: No, your mother... is not crazy. And neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother crazy. He's merely miscast in a play. He was born in the wrong era, on the wrong side of the river... With the ability to be able to do anything that he wants to do and... findin' nothin' that he wants to do. I mean nothing.

Alternate versions
There is rumored to be an eight-hour bootleg cut of the film.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Never Cry Wolf/Rumble Fish/Heat and Dust/Educating Rita (1983)

Soundtracks
Don't Box Me In
Written by Stewart Copeland and Stan Ridgway
Performed by Stewart Copeland and Stan Ridgway

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Featured review

4/10

used to be cool

I saw this when it came out in the 80's. I was about 12. Just about the age when I thought Matt Dillion and Mickey Rourke where as cool as can be. Their tough-guy characters in this movie was awesome to 12 year old me. Didn't really care about the story, just the cool factor.

Saw it again this year since it was Amazon Prime. I was excited to experience these characters again. And the black-and-white photography made it badass.

Well, it did NOT stand the test of time. Now an adult, these guys seem silly. The fights are ridiculous and the dialogue is weak. I still don't really get the story, nor why this was even made.

I'm glad I saw it "back in the day" when I enjoyed it. I can understand how others enjoy and the look and feel of this movie. It just doesn't do it for me as an adult.