Product Description

An absent minded street hood named rusty james tries to be like his legendary older brother and ruins his life in the process. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/01/2006 Starring: Nicolas Cage Michael Higgins Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6266 in DVD
• Brand: Universal
• Released on: 2005-09-13
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 94 minutes

Amazon.com essential video
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. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Never will there be a movie like this
I give this movie A++. The black and white effects are really cool. All effects were done by hand, no generic computer special effects. Most importantly, the writing and story was excellent with poetic tones. I feel in love with this movie and it will always be one of my favorites.

blows against the empire
When you consider the strait-jacket that confines most movie making, the rigid set of conventions that defines movies across all their genres, it's delightful to look at a film that shrugs all that off and tries to see what else can be done. The cast is perfect-every actor has the feeling of edginess and nihilistic despair that the screenplay calls for. The cinematography is edgy and unsettling.
Perhaps the worst thing about Rumblefish is that there weren't more like him.

Lynn Hoffman, author of bang BANG

Cinematic Masterpiece
Technically brilliant. Cinematography is excellent. Metaphors abound. Behind the story of two brothers is the constant reminder of time; compressed, exaggerated, forever moving forward. There is no point in the analysis of story as you can read the Amazon review as well as the many other consumer reviews. I will only say this: Any true Cineaste must own a copy of Rumble Fish as it ranks as the top accomplishment for Coppola and Burum, both. Of note is my bias; Rumble Fish is my favorite film of all-time.