Francis Ford Coppola Reveals The Movie He Is Most Proud Of … The Answer May Surprise
deadline.comFrancis Ford Coppola has revealed the movie he is most proud of. The answer may surprise some. In a Q&A session on X (formerly Twitter) today, the legendary filmmaker was asked by one fan: “Out of all the films that you’ve made, which one would you say you are the most proud of having made, or which one do you feel best captures your ideas of film as an art form?” Few living filmmakers have a catalogue to rival Coppola: The Godfather films, Apocalypse Now and The Conversation, to name a few of his most acclaimed.
But those weren’t his choice today. The filmmaker was torn, but replied: “That’s like asking someone with 7 kids, who’s the best?
I love them all, but if scratched deeper I might say RUMBLEFISH”. Interesting choice for sure. 1983 drama Rumble Fish is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by S.E.
Hinton, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. The movie charts the relationship between a character called the Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke), a revered former gang leader wishing to live a more peaceful life, and his younger brother, Rusty James (Matt Dillon), a teenaged hoodlum who aspires to become as feared as his brother.
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