The Outsiders Movie
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They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.
S.E. Hinton's classic novel about youth.
Based on the S.E. Hinton novel of the same name. The tension between two groups: The Greasers and The Socials "Socs" puts Ponyboy Curtis (Howell) and his best friend Johnny Cade (Macchio) in a bad spot. One night at the movies, Ponyboy and Johnny fall in love with Sherri "Cherry" Valance (Lane) and Marcia (Meyrink) once they get Dally Winston (Dillon), the toughest and meanest of the Greasers to stop attempting to "score" Cherry and Marcia. What Johnny and Ponyboy don't know is that Cherry and Marcia are girls for the snobbish, popular, and rich group, the Socs. Once Johnny kills Bob Sheldon (Garrett), the toughest and meanest member of the Socs, this begins as the Socs demand a rumble against the Greasers.
| Matt Dillon | Dallas 'Dally' Winston |
| Ralph Macchio | Johnny Cade |
| C. Thomas Howell | Ponyboy Curtis |
| Patrick Swayze | Darrel 'Darry' Curtis |
| Rob Lowe | Sodapop Curtis |
| Emilio Estevez | Keith 'Two-Bit' Mathews |
| Tom Cruise | Steve Randle |
| Glenn Withrow | Tim Shepard |
| Diane Lane | Sherri 'Cherry' Valance |
| Leif Garrett | Bob Sheldon |
| Darren Dalton | Randy Anderson |
| Michelle Meyrink | Marcia |
| Gailard Sartain | Jerry Wood |
| Tom Waits | Buck Merrill |
| William Smith | Store Clerk |
| Francis Ford Coppola |
6.80 out of 10 (14198 votes)
Visitor Reviews
This original version was better than the new one.
posted on 31 Aug 2009I liked that they added previously deleted scenes to the new version to give us more of the story, but the soundtrack they added to the new "special edition" takes away from the original movie. If they had added those scenes without adding the overbearing soundtrack, the new version would be a masterpiece. This original version is a better movie.
The Outsiders
posted on 31 Aug 2009At the urging of my 16 year old neighbor girl, I read the book before I watched the movie with her. The movie followed the story in the book very well. It was very well filmed and cast. We are from a rural, quiet area and it gave us both insight into the city life for young people. I couldn't put the book down and we both were ingrossed with the movie.
Buy THE OUTSIDERS: THE COMPLETE NOVEL DVD
posted on 31 Aug 2009While this is the movie that was first released at 91 minutes, I recommend that fans purchase instead THE OUTSIDERS: THE COMPLETE NOVEL which runs for 119 minutes. Hinton herself has expressed a preference for THE COMPLETE NOVEL DVD's opening, which provides a more gradual introduction to each of the boys in the gang. It's truer to the book and gives viewers a better sense of the Greasers' personalities.
In addition to the opening, THE COMPLETE NOVEL DVD adds in other previously-unseen scenes and provides a new soundtrack, including Stevie Wonder's "Stay Gold" during the opening credits.
Don't get me wrong -- this is a good film and worth buying. I'm only saying that there is another version that is even better. It does the book more justice and gives you more footage for your buck.
Outsiders
posted on 31 Aug 2009Thank you for having this movie. We have wanted it for a very long time.