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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 21, 1983
Box Office
$2.5M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
0.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 9, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Writers
S.E. Hinton, Francis Ford Coppola
Producers
Doug Claybourne, Fred Roos, Francis Ford Coppola
Music
Stewart Copeland
Studio
American Zoetrope, Hotweather Films
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Quotes
See all →The Burden of Legendary Leadership
Taglines
No leader can survive becoming a legend.
The Motorcycle Boy's Absence Endures
Taglines
The Motorcycle Boy's Never Coming Back
Living in a Brother's Shadow
Taglines
Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down.
Perceptions of Sanity and Madness
Rusty
How can you tell if someone is crazy?
Benny
Can't always... Depends on how many think he's crazy.
Cast
Full credits →M
Matt Dillon
Rusty James
M
Mickey Rourke
The Motorcycle Boy
D
Diane Lane
Patty
D
Dennis Hopper
Father
D
Diana Scarwid
Cassandra
V
Vincent Spano
Steve
Nicolas Cage
Smokey
C
Chris Penn
B.J. Jackson
L
Laurence Fishburne
Midget
W
William Smith
Patterson the Cop
M
Michael Higgins
Mr. Harrigan
G
Glenn Withrow
Biff Wilcox
T
Tom Waits
Benny
H
Herb Rice
Black Pool Player
S
Sofia Coppola
Donna
G
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Cousin James
S
S.E. Hinton
Hooker on Strip
E
Emmett Brown
Mr. Dobson
T
Tracey Walter
Alley Mugger
L
Lance Guecia
Alley Mugger
