Hinton (also the author of "The Outiders" upon which that film was based) and follows the story of a kid named Rusty James (Matt Dillon). The film is adapted from the book by S.E. Rumble Fish takes its name from the exotic "Siamese fighting fish" that virtually every pre-teen boy becomes obsessed with because the idea of an assassin fish is just too cool to overlook. Its type of film is rarely made, but worth making nonetheless. The entire movie is shot in black and white (the only use of color is to highlight the bright fish of the title) and it doesn't follow a traditional narrative structure. So what happened? Like Coppola's One From the Heart, was it frowned upon for no good reason, or were people just not interested? I think that there are a number of reasons it was inaccessible to audiences, especially the teen audience at which it was aimed, but if you're willing to give it a shot then there is quite an interesting film to be found here. In fact, it left no impression at all as Universal pulled it from theaters after only two weeks of release.
Unfortunately, as with many of the projects Coppola undertook beginning in the 1980's, Rumble Fish failed to leave a positive impression on audiences. It is, as he says, very much an art film albeit, one for teenagers. Where the later was bright, idealistic, and clear-cut, the former was dark and foggy. Coppola says that he made Rumble Fish as an antidote to The Outsiders.
And he did so with a ferocity that they're still talking about. He is one of the first filmmakers who pushed back. One of the reasons that I admire Francis Coppola so much as an artist is that the guy isn't scared to follow his heart. It's when a forgotten film like Rumble Fish is brought back (with some great extras) that I forget all about double-dips and lackluster featurettes and remember why DVD is so damn amazing: it has the power to deliver and revitalize movies that people didn't see, movies that people forgot. Rumble Fish was shot immediately after The Outsiders and utilizes much of the same cast and crew.
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