Editing Francis Ford Coppola (section)

=== 1980–1989: Hard Times ===
[[File:Vlahos-Coppola.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Coppola (left) and [[Petro Vlahos]]]]''Apocalypse Now'' marked the end of the 'golden phase' of Coppola's career.<ref name="Francis Ford Coppola (Yahoo!)" /> His Las Vegas-set musical fantasy ''[[One from the Heart]]'' (1982), while pioneering in its use of video-editing techniques, ended with a disastrous box-office gross of US$636,796 against a $26-million budget,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onefromtheheart.htm |title=One from the Heart |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |access-date=October 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011075113/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onefromtheheart.htm |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> and he was forced to sell the 23-acre Zoetrope Studio in 1983.<ref name="Francis Ford Coppola Biography" /> He would spend the rest of the decade working to pay off his debts. Ebert wrote that the film was "a ballet of graceful and complex camera movements occupying magnificent sets, and somehow the characters get lost in the process ... The storyteller of ''The Godfather'' has become a technician here. There are chilling parallels between Coppola’s obsessive control of this film and the character of Harry Caul, the wiretapper in Coppola’s ''The Conversation'' (1974), who cared only about technical results and refused to let himself think about human consequences."<ref>{{cite news| last=Ebert| first=Roger| title=One From the Heart| date=1982| work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}</ref> Later critical evaluation has been more positive; Thomson calls the film "enchanting and touching".<ref name="Thomson"/> ''One from the Heart'' starred Forrest, [[Teri Garr]], [[Raúl Juliá]], [[Nastassja Kinski]] and was scored by [[Tom Waits]] with [[Crystal Gayle]] singing on many tracks with Waits. 

In 1983, he directed ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]'', an adaptation of the [[The Outsiders (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[S. E. Hinton]]. Coppola credited his inspiration for making the film to a suggestion from middle school students who had read the novel. ''The Outsiders'' is notable for being the breakout film for a number of young actors who would go on to become major stars, including [[Matt Dillon]], [[Ralph Macchio]] and [[C. Thomas Howell]]. Also in the cast were [[Patrick Swayze]], [[Emilio Estevez]], [[Diane Lane]], [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Rob Lowe]] (in his film debut). Carmine Coppola wrote and edited the score, including the title song "Stay Gold", which was based on [[Robert Frost]]'s [[Nothing Gold Can Stay (poem) |"Nothing Gold Can Stay"]] and performed by [[Stevie Wonder]]. He directed ''[[Rumble Fish]]'', filmed at the same time as ''The Outsiders'' on-location in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] and based on the [[Rumble Fish (novel)|novel of the same name]] by Hinton, who co-wrote the screenplay. Shot in black-and-white as an homage to [[German expressionist film | German expressionism]], ''Rumble Fish'' centers on the relationship between a revered former gang leader ([[Mickey Rourke]]) and his younger brother, Rusty James (Dillon). The film bombed at the box office, earning a meager $2.5&nbsp;million against a $10&nbsp;million budget.<ref name="BoxOffice">{{cite news |title=''Rumble Fish'' |work=Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rumblefish.htm |access-date=December 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625134342/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rumblefish.htm |archive-date=June 25, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> 

In 1984, Coppola directed the Robert Evans-produced [[The Cotton Club (film)|''The Cotton Club'']], based on the novel by [[James Haskins]] and centered on the eponymous [[Harlem]] [[jazz]] club. The film was nominated for several awards, including the Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Picture (Drama) and Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Art-Direction. However, the film failed at the box-office, earning only $25.9&nbsp;million of the $47.9&nbsp;million privately invested by brothers Fred and Ed Doumani.<ref name="Greatest Box-Office Bombs, Disasters and Flops of All-Time">[http://www.filmsite.org/greatestflops10.html Greatest Box-Office Bombs, Disasters and Flops of All-Time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122224834/http://www.filmsite.org/greatestflops10.html |date=November 22, 2010 }}. Retrieved October 18, 2010.</ref> The same year, he directed "Rip Van Winkle", an adaptation of [[Washington Irving]]'s [[Rip Van Winkle| short story]] starring [[Harry Dean Stanton]] for [[Shelley Duvall]]'s ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/faerie_tale_theatre_rip_van_winkle/ |title=Faerie Tale Theatre – Rip Van Winkle (1984) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=October 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204145606/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/faerie_tale_theatre_rip_van_winkle/ |archive-date=December 4, 2009}}</ref> 

In 1986, Coppola directed ''[[Captain EO]]'', a 17-minute space fantasy for [[Disney theme parks]] executive produced by George Lucas and starring [[Michael Jackson]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.papermag.com/hollyweird-captain-eo-2608363436.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 |title=Michael Jackson and the Making of Disney's 'Captain EO' |last=Taylor |first=Trey |date=September 27, 2018 |website=Paper |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113195058/https://www.papermag.com/hollyweird-captain-eo-2608363436.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2019 }}</ref> Coppola, formerly a member of [[Writers Guild of America West]], left and maintained [[financial core]] status in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wga.org/members/membership-information/wgaw-financial-core-list|title=WGAW Financial Core List|website=www.wga.org|accessdate=August 17, 2023|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813205209/https://www.wga.org/members/membership-information/wgaw-financial-core-list|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1986, Coppola released the comedy ''[[Peggy Sue Got Married]]'' starring [[Kathleen Turner]], [[Jim Carrey]] and Coppola's nephew [[Nicolas Cage]]. The film earned Coppola positive reviews and Turner her first and only Oscar nomination. It was Coppola's first box-office success since ''The Outsiders''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=peggysuegotmarried.htm |title=Peggy Sue Got Married |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912040318/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=peggysuegotmarried.htm |archive-date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ranked number 17 on ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s list of "50 Best High School Movies".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1532588_1_0_,00.html |title=Entertainment Weekly's 50 Best High School Movies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905083021/http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0%2C6115%2C1532588_1_0_%2C00.html |archive-date=September 5, 2008}}</ref>

The following year, Coppola re-teamed with James Caan for ''[[Gardens of Stone]]'', but the film was overshadowed by the death of Coppola's eldest son [[Gian-Carlo Coppola|Gian-Carlo]] during the film's production. The movie was not a critical success and underperformed commercially, earning only $5.6&nbsp;million against a $13&nbsp;million budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gardensofstone.htm |title=Gardens of Stone |access-date=October 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323064410/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gardensofstone.htm |archive-date=March 23, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Coppola directed ''[[Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'' the year after that. The film is a biopic based on the life of [[Preston Tucker]] and his attempt to produce and market the [[Tucker automobile| Tucker '48]]; Coppola had originally conceived the project as a musical with Brando leading. Ultimately, it was [[Jeff Bridges]] who played the role of Tucker. Budgeted at $24&nbsp;million, the film received positive reviews and earned three nominations at the [[62nd Academy Awards]], but grossed a disappointing $19.65&nbsp;million at the box office. It garnered two awards: [[Martin Landau]] won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture| Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor]] and [[Dean Tavoularis]] took [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design| BAFTA's honors for Best Production Design]].

In 1989, Coppola teamed up with fellow Oscar-winners [[Martin Scorsese]] and [[Woody Allen]] for the [[anthology film]] ''[[New York Stories]]''. Coppola directed the "[[Life Without Zoe|Life Without Zoë]]" segment, starring Shire and co-written with his daughter [[Sofia Coppola| Sofia]]. "Life Without Zoë" was mostly panned by critics and was generally considered to be the segment that brought the film's overall quality down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.currentfilm.com/dvdreviews4/newyorkstoriesdvd.html |title=New York Stories: DVD Information |access-date=October 18, 2010|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123144435/http://currentfilm.com/dvdreviews4/newyorkstoriesdvd.html |archive-date=November 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19890303/REVIEWS/903030306/1023 |title=New York Stories by Roger Ebert |access-date=October 18, 2010 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107225055/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19890303%2FREVIEWS%2F903030306%2F1023 |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hal Hinson]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote a particularly scathing review, stating: "It's impossible to know what Francis Coppola's ''Life Without Zoë'' is. Co-written with his daughter Sofia, the film is a mystifying embarrassment; it's by far the director's worst work yet."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/newyorkstoriespghinson_a0a8de.htm |title=New York Stories (PG) |date=March 3, 1989 |access-date=October 18, 2010 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121124824/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/newyorkstoriespghinson_a0a8de.htm |archive-date=January 21, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Zoetrope Studios finally filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in 1990, after which its name was changed to American Zoetrope.<ref name="Francis Ford Coppola (Yahoo!)" />