2 videodiscs (95 minutes) :sound, black and white ;4 3/4 inches
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983.
Special feature: New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Stephen H. Burum and approved by director Francis Ford Coppola; Audio commentary featuring Coppola; New interviews with Coppola, author and coscreenwriter S.E. Hinton, and associate producer Roman Coppola; New conversation between Burum and production Roman Coppola; New conversation between Burum and production designer Dean Tavoularis; Pieces from 2005 about the film's score and production; Interviews from 1983 with actors Matt Dillion, Diane Lane, and Vincent Spano and producer Doug Claybourne; French television interview from 1984 with actor Mickey Rourke; Locations: looking for Rusty James, a 2013 documentary by Alberto Fuguet about the impact of Rumble fish; New piece about the film's existentialist elements; "Don't box me in" music video; Deleted scenes; Trailer; Plus: An essay by critic Glenn Kenny.
Title from container.
Music, Stewart Copeland.
Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane.
The second of Francis Ford Coppola's films based on the popular juvenile novels of S.E. Hinton (the first being The Outsiders), Rumble Fish split critics into opposite camps: those who admired the film for its heavily stylized indulgence, and those who hated it for the very same reason. Whatever the response, it's clearly the work of a maverick director who isn't afraid to push the limits of his innovative talent. Filmed almost entirely in black and white with an occasional dash of color for symbolic effect, this tale of alienated youth centers on gang leader Rusty James (Matt Dillon) and his band of punk pals. Rusty's got a girlfriend (Diane Lane), an older brother named Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke), and a drunken father (Dennis Hopper) who've all given up trying to straighten him out. He's best at making trouble, and he pursues that skill with an enthusiastic flair that eventually catches up with him. But it's not the whacked-out story here that matters--it's the uninhibited verve of Coppola's visual approach, which includes everything from time-lapse clouds to the kind of smoky streets and alleyways that could only exist in the movies. The supporting cast includes a host of fresh faces who went on to thriving careers, including Nicolas Cage, Christopher Penn, Vincent Spano, Laurence Fishburne, and musician Tom Waits.
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
For private home use only.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
1.Brothers--Fiction.2.Gangs--Fiction.3.Male friendship--Fiction.Dynamic Details