40K views · 593 reactions | On this day 42 years ago, Rumble Fish (1983), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, was released in the U.S. "’Rumble fish’ (1983) was an opportunity to make something a little wilder, a little more experimental that just didn’t tell the same old methods over and over again. I wanted to make a kind of anarchistic film about youth." Francis Ford Coppola | History of Cinema | Facebook

21K views · 1K reactions | Rumble Fish (1983) The film is notable for its avant-garde style with a film noir feel, shot on stark high-contrast black-and-white film, using the spherical cinematographic process with allusions to French New Wave cinema and German Expressionism. | Back to 80s | Facebook

"Rumble Fish" was released 40 years ago on October 21, 1983. It's an adaptation of the novel of the same name by S.E. Hinton, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The movie stars Matt Dillon as Rusty James, an aimless teenage boy always living in the shadow of his elder brother, The Motorcycle Boy (played by Mickey Rourke), a legendary gang leader whose reputation still influences their Oklahoma town. Shot primarily in black and white and featuring a dreamlike atmosphere, "Rumble Fish" stands out d