Rumble Fish by S E Hinton

Rumble Fish is a 1983 film directed, produced and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the novel Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film centers on the relationship between the Motorcycle Boy, a revered former gang leader, and his younger brother, Rusty James, who can't live up to his brother's great reputation, nor can his brother live it down. Coppola wrote the screenplay for the film with Hinton on his days off from shooting The Outsiders.