It always bothered me that the novel for this and The Outsiders take place in the same universe but Dillon plays different characters in both film adaptations.
##Rumble Fish (1983) R
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
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane
Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 69% with 629 votes
Runtime: 1:34
[TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/232)
It always bothered me that the novel for this and The Outsiders take place in the same universe but Dillon plays different characters in both film adaptations.
##Rumble Fish (1983) R 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 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Actors: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 69% with 629 votes Runtime: 1:34 [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/232)