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Tom Waits · 1983

Tom Waits

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 8, 1983Film⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Francis Ford Coppola's film Rumble Fish was released in theaters. Tom Waits appeared in the film as the owner of Benny's Billiards, and his character was given an extended poetic monologue about life, time, and aging.

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