In this deeply personal tale of estrangement and reconciliation between two rebellious brothers, set in a dreamlike and timeless Tulsa, Francis Ford Coppola gives mythic dimensions to intimate, painful emotions. The director’s “art film for teenagers” was his second adaptation of young-adult novelist S. E. Hinton’s work in a single year, after the more classically styled The Outsiders. Graced with a remarkable cast headed by Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, and Diane Lane; haunting black-and-white visuals that hark back to German expressionism and forward to Coppola’s own Tetro; and a powerful percussive score by Stewart Copeland that underlines the movie’s romantic fatalism, Rumble Fish pulsates throughout with genuine love and dread. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Stephen H. Burum and approved by director Francis Ford Coppola, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray Alternate remastered 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio Audio commentary featuring Coppola New interviews with Coppola, author and coscreenwriter S. E. Hinton, associate producer Roman Coppola, and actors Matt Dillon and Diane Lane New conversation between Burum and production designer Dean Tavoularis Pieces from 2005 about the film’s score and production Interviews from 1983 with Dillon, Lane, actor Vincent Spano, and producer Doug Claybourne French television interview from 1984 with actor Mickey Rourke Locations: Looking for Rusty James, a 2013 documentary by Alberto Fuguet about the impact of Rumble Fish New piece about the film’s existentialist elements “Don’t Box Me In” music video Deleted scenes, with a new introduction by Coppola Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Glenn Kenny New cover by Michael Boland
