Russ Tamblyn
Actor Russ Tamblyn played the character of Riff in the 1961 film.
A rumble, which is pretty much a fight :)
riff from the jets and bernado from the sharks were fighting since maria sent tony to stop the fist fight but when tony came he turned it into a rumble with weapons. Bernado accidently stabbed riff when he ran up to him because his knife was out. As a result tony stabbed Bernado (i cried because bernado was cute) .
Tony, The thing is Riff the leader of the Jets said in 'The Jets Song' is that 'when your a jet your a jet all they way meaning you may leave the gang but your still a Jet anyway.
There are several people who die in West Side Story, these include Riff (the head of the Jets), Bernardo (the head of the Sharks) and Tony (Maris's lover and old member of Jet gang) It was originally set that Maria would also die just as Juliet did in "Romeo and Juliet", but the writers thought this would be too much death and left the ending open for the audience to decide what happens to Maria and the affect that these tragedies have had on their society.
The Mercutio of West Side Story is Riff.
Riff
Actor Russ Tamblyn played the character of Riff in the 1961 film.
Riff
Riff
A rumble, which is pretty much a fight :)
Riff leads the Jets, Bernardo leads the Sharks.
A rumble, which is pretty much a fight :)
In West Side Story?It begins with a tri-tone leap.
Bernardo, Maria's brother, who is later killed by Tony.
Chino shoots Tony as retribution for killing Bernardo, who in turn killed Riff.
Riff Lorton is a key character in "West Side Story," a musical inspired by Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." He is the leader of the Jets, a white teenage gang in New York City, and serves as a close friend to Tony, one of the story's protagonists. Riff is characterized by his loyalty and determination to assert his gang's dominance over rival groups, particularly the Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang. His actions and decisions drive much of the conflict in the story.