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1983 • 1h 34min • R • Crime, Drama, Romance

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

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.

IMDb 7.1

RT 75%

MC 63

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers

S.E. Hinton

Francis Ford Coppola

Composer

Stewart Copeland

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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

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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

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