“Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down.”
Rumble Fish
7.0
767 votes·1983
·1h 34m
·MovieCrimeDramaRomance
Overview
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.2x
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Significant financial loss
Keywords
street gangpool billiardsgangthugtulsa, oklahomabrother brother relationshipbased on young adult noveldreary
Cast
Matt Dillon
Rusty James
Mickey Rourke
The Motorcycle Boy
Diane Lane
Patty
Dennis Hopper
Father
Diana Scarwid
Cassandra
Vincent Spano
Steve
Nicolas Cage
Smokey
Chris Penn
B.J. Jackson
Laurence Fishburne
Midget
William Smith
Patterson the Cop
Michael Higgins
Mr. Harrigan
Glenn Withrow
Biff Wilcox
Tom Waits
Benny
Herb Rice
Black Pool Player
Maybelle Wallace
Late Pass Clerk
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