Francis Ford Coppola shot this in black-and-white just to flex on everyone.
An informative archival behind-the-scenes featurette of "Rumble Fish", featuring raw footage from the pre-production process. Also included are short comments by Francis Ford Coppola, various members of his team, and some of the principal actors.
Cinematography
Stephen H. Burum explaining his shadow-obsessed B&W choices.
Direction
Coppola's chaotic creative process on full display.
Production
Tulsa transformed into expressionist fever dream.
Stephen H. Burum
Self (archive footage)
Nicolas Cage
Self (archive footage)
Francis Ford Coppola
Self (archive footage)
Matt Dillon
Self (archive footage)
Laurence Fishburne
Self (archive footage)
S.E. Hinton
Self (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper
Self (archive footage)
Diane Lane
Self (archive footage)
Chris Penn
Self (archive footage)
Mickey Rourke
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Coppola actually paid for this documentary crew out of his own pocket when the studio refused, because of course he did.
This 12-minute featurette has become a secret handshake among cinematography nerds who worship at the altar of Stephen H. Burum.
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