The Outsiders (1983)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

Kathleen Rowell (screenplay)
S.E. Hinton (novel)

Release Date:

25 March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.

Plot:

When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.

Plot Keywords:

Greaser | Gang | Church | Drive In | Hospital

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

C. Thomas Howell	...	Ponyboy Curtis
Matt Dillon	...	Dallas Winston
Ralph Macchio	...	Johnny Cade
Patrick Swayze	...	Darrel Curtis
Rob Lowe	...	Sodapop Curtis
Emilio Estevez	...	Two-Bit Matthews
Tom Cruise	...	Steve Randle
Glenn Withrow	...	Tim Shepard
Diane Lane	...	Cherry Valance
Leif Garrett	...	Bob Sheldon
Darren Dalton	...	Randy Anderson
Michelle Meyrink	...	Marcia
Tom Waits	...	Buck Merrill
Gailard Sartain	...	Jerry
William Smith	...	Store Clerk

Also Known As:

The Outsiders - The Complete Novel (USA) (director's cut)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, teen drinking and smoking, and some sexual reference. (edited version)

Runtime:

91 min | 114 min (2005 edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | USA:PG (theatrical rating) | USA:PG (#26736) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (edited version) | West Germany:12 | Norway:16

Filming Locations:

Owasso, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Zoetrope Studios

Trivia:

In the scene where the young girl at the Dairy Queen asks Dallas for 15 cents, the young girl is played by Sofia Coppola, daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola. She is credited in the film under the stage name "Domino".

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Ponyboy, Johnny and Dally are walking to the movies, when you see them walking in front of the store, the boom mic (and its operator) are reflected on the windows.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ponyboy: [voicecover] When I stepped out into the bright sunlight, from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman, and a ride home.

Movie Connections:

References Of Mice and Men (1939)

Soundtrack:

Gloria

I admire both the book and movie

I think that both the movie and the book were outstanding. The book sent off an amazing image in my mind in-order for me to picture the "happenings" included through the lives of these young kids. In the movie, I thought it sent off a different type of perspective, and yet it was very well done because of the fact that it was changed a bit, though, it was basically a better image of the story where you can see through your eyes, so that you were able to picture and make out with what you originally were thinking. Very well done! The actors were placed in very well positions, and each actor really fit each character the story The Outsiders. =)