Time is virtually a secondary character, as we come to see the characters are in so many ways running out of it.

It was said he lost his edge, but watching Rumble Fish (1983) and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) makes it evident his edge was intact.Įdgy, raw, surrealistic, he shot the film in black and white in the rough, even seedier areas of Oklahoma, giving us no clear idea as to the time frame. It is no secret Coppola has not made a film to compete with anything he did in the seventies. Through the years it quietly became a cult classic, and post- Apocalypse Now (1979) is considered one of Coppola’s finest films. Perhaps because The Outsiders (1983) was crucified by critics despite making good money, audiences were wary of another Coppola teen film, though in hindsight, I suspect they regret that now. A smaller, more intimate story than The Outsiders (1983) Coppola shot the film immediately after The Outsiders (1983) in the same locales of Oklahoma, the film was released to little fanfare, though sharp-eyed critics admired the film. On the heels of The Outsiders (1983) a bloated, overwrought film based on SE Hinton’s beloved, classic novel about teen angst and warring gangs, came Rumble Fish (1983). Smarting from the critical bashing he took on One from the Heart (1982), Francis Ford Coppola took the advice of a teenaged fan and read The Outsiders, then immediately bought the rights to it for a film. Rumble Fish (1983) Criterion Special Edition Blu Ray (****)

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