{"id":39058,"date":"2017-08-14T11:53:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T18:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39058"},"modified":"2023-02-02T23:22:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T06:22:13","slug":"rumble-fish-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39058","title":{"rendered":"Rumble Fish (1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;He looks really old &#8212; like, 25 or something.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Poster-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Poster-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Poster-768x1095.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Poster-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Poster.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA teenage punk (Matt Dillon) living with his alcoholic father (Dennis Hopper) and hanging out with his childhood friend (Vincent Spano) romances his Catholic-school girlfriend (Diane Lane) while preparing to engage in a &#8220;rumble&#8221; with a rival from another gang (Glenn Withrow) &#8212; but when his idolized older brother (Mickey Rourke) suddenly appears back in town, Dillon is forced to confront the truth of his veneration for the mysterious &#8220;Motorcycle Boy&#8221; (Rourke).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dennis Hopper Films<\/li>\n<li>Diane Lane Films<\/li>\n<li>Francis Ford Coppola Films<\/li>\n<li>Juvenile Delinquents<\/li>\n<li>Mickey Rourke Films<\/li>\n<li>Nicolas Cage Films<\/li>\n<li>Siblings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFrances Ford Coppola&#8217;s adaptation of S.E. Hinton&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rumble_Fish_(novel)\">novel<\/a> is a visually poetic, directorially innovative look at a teenage hoodlum navigating life on the streets while dealing with dysfunctional family dynamics and romantic entanglements. Unfortunately, while we get a strong sense of the milieu Rusty James (Dillon) lives in, he isn&#8217;t a particularly appealing or charismatic protagonist; he may be quick on the rumble but isn&#8217;t smart enough to (for instance) foresee a rivalrous take-down by his gang-mate (Nicolas Cage), and it&#8217;s hard to feel much pity in general for him. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Dillon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Dillon-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Dillon-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Dillon-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Dillon-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Dillon-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Dillon-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Dillon.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hopper is well-cast (if type-cast) as Dillon&#8217;s dad:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Hopper.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Hopper-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Hopper-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Hopper-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Hopper-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Hopper-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Hopper-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Hopper.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Lane is appropriately sexy as Dillon&#8217;s love-interest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Lane.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Lane-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Lane-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Lane-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Lane-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Lane-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Lane-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Lane.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Rourke projects a convincing aura of paranoid world-weariness. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Rourke3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Rourke3-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Rourke3-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Rourke3-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Rourke3-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Rourke3-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Rourke3-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rumble-Fish-Rourke3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, however, the visuals nearly overtake the storyline in <em>Rumble Fish<\/em>, and are the primary reason for viewing it at least once; see additional stills below for a sense of what&#8217;s in store. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Innovative direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction4-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction4-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction4-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction4-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction4-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction4.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction2-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction2-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Direction.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Pool-Balls.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Pool-Balls-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Pool-Balls-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Pool-Balls-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Pool-Balls-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Pool-Balls-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Pool-Balls.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of local (Tulsa, Oklahoma &#8212; though left unnamed) sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa2-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa2-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Tulsa.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stephen H. Burum&#8217;s cinematography (be sure to watch the Blu-Ray DVD)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography1-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography1-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography1-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography1-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography6-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography6-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography6-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography6-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography6-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography6.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography4-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography4-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography4-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography4-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography4-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography4.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography7-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography7-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography7-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography7-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography7-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Rumble-Fish-Cinematography7.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a visually stunning cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086216\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/10\/07\/movies\/matt-dillon-in-coppola-s-rumble-fish.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theasc.com\/magazine\/jan06\/dvd\/page1.html\">The American Cinematographer Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/rumble_fish.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1950&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;He looks really old &#8212; like, 25 or something.&#8221; Synopsis: A teenage punk (Matt Dillon) living with his alcoholic father (Dennis 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