Rumble Fish - Directed By Francis Ford Coppola - Limited Edition

Rumble Fish is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola . It is based on the 1975 novel Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton , who also co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. The film stars Matt Dillon , Mickey Rourke , Vincent Spano , Diane Lane , Diana Scarwid , Nicolas Cage , Laurence Fishburne , Chris Penn , and Dennis Hopper .

The film centers on the relationship between a character called the Motorcycle Boy (Rourke), a revered former gang leader wishing to live a more peaceful life, and his younger brother, Rusty James (Dillon), a teenaged hoodlum who aspires to become as feared as his brother.

His mother has left, his father drinks, school has no meaning for him and his relationships are shallow. He is drawn into one more gang fight and the events that follow begin to change his life