Movie · 1983
Rumble Fish
“Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down.”
Released 9 October 1983 94 min Crime / Drama / Romance More from 1983 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
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How old were they?
Michael Higgins
as Mr. Harrigan
William Smith
as Patterson the Cop
Dennis Hopper
as Father
Tom Waits
as Benny
Herb Rice
as Black Pool Player
Mickey Rourke
as The Motorcycle Boy
Glenn Withrow
as Biff Wilcox
Diana Scarwid
as Cassandra
Laurence Fishburne
as Midget
Vincent Spano
as Steve
Matt Dillon
as Rusty James
Nicolas Cage
as Smokey
Diane Lane
as Patty
Chris Penn
as B.J. Jackson
Maybelle Wallace
as Late Pass Clerk
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The numbers
46years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Michael Higgins — oldest on the call sheet
17Chris Penn — youngest billed
31average age of the credited cast