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Rusty James (Matt Dillon) has hopes of being a big fish in a small pond. He’s the typical tough-guy in a small, industrial town. Guys want to be him (or they want to fight him), and chicks want to be with him.
Rusty’s brother, known only as The Motorcycle Boy (played by Mickey Rourke), is a town legend. He was once the gang leader –- the toughest of the tough-guys –- but then he just disappeared, leaving Rusty to try to live up to his reputation. Rusty wants to be just like his brother, but things aren’t going as planned. His girlfriend is tired of his lying and cheating, and his friends aren’t really all that excited about getting into rumbles. And he’s left alone in a run-down old dump with his alcoholic father (Dennis Hopper).
When The Motorcycle Boy returns to town –- no longer the great leader he once was -– Rusty still refuses to believe that the glory days of the gangs are over.
Rumble Fish is an intriguing movie. Director Francis Ford Coppola created a strong, dramatic, intensely-artistic film that screams a plain-and-simple message –- one that his rare use of color in this black and white film only strengthens.
For some reason, I kept waiting for the characters to burst into song -– scenes in the movie often reminded me of West Side Story (but without all the dancing). But overall, the film was incredibly well-done. It’s one of those movies that leaves you in awe. And the cast alone makes this one worth seeing. Not only will you find great performances by Matt, Mickey, and Dennis, but you’ll also find Laurence (“Larry”) Fishburne, musician Tom Waits, and a young –- and excessively-coiffed –- Nicolas Cage.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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