
Rusty James is the leader of a small, dying gang in an industrial town. He lives in the shadow of the memory of his absent, older brother -- The Motorcycle Boy. 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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Rusty James is the leader of a small, dying gang in an industrial town. He lives in the shadow of the memory of his absent, older brother -- The Motorcycle Boy. 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.
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| FanboyNation.comSean MulvihillThere's almost no peer in its era for the visual style of Rumble Fish and style employed remains one of the standouts in the consistently impressive filmography of Francis Ford Coppola. |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisRumble Fish is like a unisex Sweet 16 gift for children whose favorite hangouts are the pool hall, the Cinématheque Française, and the rings of Saturn. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI thought Rumble Fish was offbeat, daring, and utterly original. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganVisually stunning but dramatically inert coming-of-age tale |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinA number of the images in Rumble Fish are more memorable than the film is as a whole, sometimes for the wrong reasons. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThe stunning black-and-white cinematography in Francis Coppola's Rumble Fish functions rather like a cold compress, subduing a film that is otherwise all feverish extremes. |
| Film4Matt GlasbyAn iconic outsider of 1980s teen cinema, Rumble Fish remains an intriguing anomaly on Coppola's chequered CV. |
| DVD ClinicScott WeinbergAn offbeat experiment that, while certainly not a brilliant movie, flies far more than it fails. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickas intriguing and compelling as it is frustrating |
| ClarínPablo A. ScholzThe movie can be seen from several points of view. [Full review in Spanish] |