RUMBLE FISH SPECIAL EDITION (DVD) (DOL DIG 5.1/ENG/SPAN/FRENCH) DVD

Rumble Fish
One of two S.E. Hinton novels Francis Ford Coppola directed in 1983, Rumble Fish is a stylized black-and-white film about the death of gang culture in a rough-and-tumble town full of stunted youths. The central character is the strutting Rusty James (Matt Dillon), a foul-mouthed lunkhead clad in sweaty tank tops, who passes his time at the billiards hall waiting for "something" to happen in his life. That something might be the return of his brother, known only as the Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke), from exile in California. Charismatic and intelligent, the Motorcycle Boy once led numerous wide-eyed followers into battle, into the "rumbles" once commonplace in town. Rusty James wants to take over that role, but lacks the smarts necessary for leadership, nearly getting himself killed in an opening fight. The Motorcycle Boy stops the fight with equal parts efficiency and cool, and Rusty James seems delighted by his brother's return. But it quickly becomes clear that a local cop (William Smith) is still gunning for the Motorcycle Boy, waiting for him to slip up, even though the mysterious youth has developed a weary philosophy of life and a skeptical view of his former power. As the Motorcycle Boy seems more and more distant, lost in deaf and color-blind fugues, Rusty James gets into greater trouble, running afoul of his girlfriend (Diane Lane) and friends (Nicolas Cage, Christopher Penn, Vincent Spano), and seeming on the path to destruction. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

Cast Matt Dillon as Rusty James Mickey Rourke as Motorcycle Boy Diane Lane as Patty Dennis Hopper as Father Diana Scarwid as Cassandra Vincent Spano as Steve William Smith as Patterson

Crew Michael Smuin - Choreography Marjorie Bowers - Costume Designer David Valdes - First Assistant Director Francis Ford Coppola - Director Barry Malkin - Editor Francis Ford Coppola - Executive Producer Stewart Copeland - Composer (Music Score) Dean Tavoularis - Production Designer Stephen H. Burum - Cinematographer Doug Claybourne - Producer Francis Ford Coppola - Producer Fred Roos - Producer S.E. Hinton - Screen Story S.E. Hinton - Screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola - Screenwriter S.E. Hinton - Book Author

Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish is one of a number of projects Francis Ford Coppola has agreed to direct during his long career either to help finance a future project or cover for the excesses of a past one. But that doesn't mean it was just tossed off; in fact, Coppola comes across as downright ambitious, shooting in black-and-white with all manner of camera angles, close-ups, and extreme depths of field. The result is a stylized fairy tale about wasted youth, rebelliousness, and the desire to exude cool, which received critical attention for its original production design. Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke are excellent choices to portray the central hothead delinquent and the detached brother he idolizes, both archetypes in a nowhere town that recalls the small Texas hamlet of Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show. Coppola was of course able to command a first-rate supporting cast that included some of his past collaborators (including Laurence Fishburne, then known as "Larry," and Dennis Hopper from Apocalypse Now) as well as early appearances from several future Hollywood mainstays (Nicolas Cage and Chris Penn). But the acting is hardly the focus in this film, as Coppola is far more interested in creating a fantasy world involving shadow play, time-lapse photography, and thematic bursts of color breaking up the chiaroscuro design. While occasionally pretentious, Rumble Fish is a visually interesting slice of dead-end America life, featuring a cast that will forever register it as a curiosity worth seeking out. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

Stewart Copeland: Golden Globe, Best Original Score (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: Spanish, French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDM2.0: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Recorded in mono, but split to give the illusion of a stereo mix on home theater systems). Additional Features: Deleted scenes Feature commetary with director Francis Ford Coppola "On location in Tulsa": The making of Rumble Fish "Rumble Fish: The percussion-Based Score" Don't Box me In music video Theatrical trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 95 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Rumble Fish 1. The Motorcycle Boy Reigns (Main Title) [3:44] 2. Rumble Talk [8:38] 3. A Rumble at 10:00 pm [4:16] 4. Big Brother Is Watching [4:11] 5. What's Wrong With Him? [7:58] 6. Dad [6:59] 7. After School [2:26] 8. A Neighborhood Novelty [15:54] 9. Transcendence in the Allaey [4:27] 10. A Cop and Rumble Fish [11:09] 11. A Family and a Bar [5:17] 12. Going for a Ride [3:47] 13. The Pet Store After Hours [1:47] 14. The Fish and the River [2:00] 15. Heading to the Ocean [6:00] 16. End Titles [:38] 17. Chapter 17 [4:53] 18. Chapter 18 [:00]