Directed by Francis Ford Coppola (1983)
by Evan Popplestone

Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s novel features Matt Dillon as Rusty James, a none-too-bright delinquent adolescent who idolises his absent ex-gang leader brother nicknamed The Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke). One day, while hanging around at his regular haunt Benny’s with his buddies Smokey (Nicolas Cage), B.J. Jackson (Chris Penn), and the bookish Steve (Vincent Spano), he learns that rival Biff Wilcox (Glenn Withrow) wants to fight him. Rusty James, looking for an opportunity to follow in Motorcycle Boy’s footsteps, is keen to rise to the challenge - but not before spending some time with his girlfriend Patty (Diane Lane).