Rumble fish

Resource Information

The work Rumble fish represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Rumble fish

Statement of responsibility

Universal ; Zoetrope Studios ; Francis Ford Coppola presents ; produced by Fred Roos and Doug Claybourne ; screenplay by S.E. Hinton and Francis Coppola ; directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Contributor

• Hinton, S. E.
• Hinton, S. E
• Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
• Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010
• Dillon, Matt
• Lane, Diane
• Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-
• Malkin, Barry
• Penn, Christopher
• Copeland, Stewart
• Claybourne, Doug
• Roos, Fred
• Cage, Nicolas, 1965-
• Rourke, Mickey
• Scarwid, Diana, 1955-
• Burum, Stephen H., 1939-
• Zoetrope Studios
• Smith, William, 1933-2021
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Spano, Vincent, 1962-
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Waits, Tom, 1949-

Actor

• Scarwid, Diana, 1955-
• Lane, Diane
• Dillon, Matt
• Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
• Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010
• Rourke, Mickey
• Penn, Christopher
• Cage, Nicolas, 1965-
• Waits, Tom, 1949-
• Spano, Vincent, 1962-
• Smith, William, 1933-2021

Cinematographer

• Burum, Stephen H., 1939-

Composer

• Copeland, Stewart

Director

• Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-

Film editor

• Malkin, Barry

Producer

• Roos, Fred
• Claybourne, Doug

Screenwriter

• Hinton, S. E.

Subject

• Fiction films
• Gangs -- Drama
• Gangster -- Feature
• Gangster films
• Brothers -- Drama
• Families -- Drama
• Hinton, S. E. -- Film adaptations
• Juvenile delinquency films
• Juvenile delinquents -- United States -- Drama
• Social problems -- Drama
• Teenage boys -- Drama
• Teenagers -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Tulsa (Okla.) -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Youth and violence -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Gangster
• Gangster films
• Juvenile delinquency films

Language

• eng
• fre
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Rusty James is a troubled teen who lives in the shadow of his older brother, "the Motorcycle Boy." He wants to be smart, tough, and cool like his sibling. Trouble is, he seems to only have the tough part down. Rusty isn't a leader like his brother, he's only good at getting people into trouble and trying to kick and punch his way out of it. Everyone around him has given up on Rusty James, and he's going to destroy anybody around him, including himself. When his brother returns, Rusty has to come to grips with who they both really are

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; edited by Barry Malkin ; music composed and performed by Stewart Copeland ; production designer, Dean Tavoularis

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA Rating: Rated R; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A

Language note

In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in Spanish or French; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.R86 2005

PerformerNote

Matt Dillon (Rusty James), Mickey Rourke (The Motorcycle Boy), Vincent Spano (Steve), Diane Lane (Patty), Diana Scarwid (Cassandra), Dennis Hopper (Father), Nicolas Cage (Smokey), Christopher Penn (B.J. Jackson), Larry Fishburne (Midget), Tom Waits (Benny), William Smith (Patterson the cop)

Runtime

95

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action