Rumble Fish

Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down.

Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug, struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.

Crime Drama

Matt Dillon

(Rusty James)

Mickey Rourke

(The Motorcycle Boy)

Diane Lane

(Patty)

Dennis Hopper

(Father)

Diana Scarwid

(Cassandra)

Vincent Spano

(Steve)

Nicolas Cage

(Smokey)

Chris Penn

(B.J. Jackson)

Laurence Fishburne

(Midget)

William Smith

(Patterson the Cop)

Michael Higgins

(Mr. Harrigan)

Glenn Withrow

(Biff Wilcox)

Tom Waits

(Benny)

Herb Rice

(Black Pool Player)

Maybelle Wallace

(Late Pass Clerk)

Nona Manning

(Patty's Mom)

Sofia Coppola

(Donna)

Gian-Carlo Coppola

(Cousin James)

S.E. Hinton

(Hooker on Strip)

Emmett Brown

(Mr. Dobson)

Tracey Walter

(Alley Mugger)

Lance Guecia

(Alley Mugger)

Bob Maras

(Policeman)

J.T. Turner

(Math Teacher)

Keeva Clayton

(Lake Girl)

Kirsten Hayden

(Lake Girl)

Karen Parker

(Lake Girl)

Sussannah Darcy

(Lake Girl)

Kristi Somers

(Lake Girl)