The Outsiders

Also known as Outsiders

1983 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola

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In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.

Released: 1983-03-2591 minDir: Francis Ford CoppolaCrime, DramaBudget: $10.0MBox office: $33.7M

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Cast

C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy Curtis
Matt Dillon as Dallas Winston
Ralph Macchio as Johnny Cade
Patrick Swayze as Darrel Curtis
Rob Lowe as Sodapop Curtis
Emilio Estevez as Two-Bit Matthews

Themes

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Article

The Outsiders is a 1983 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola (billed as Francis Coppola), based on the 1967 novel by S. E. Hinton. Jo Ellen Misakian, a librarian at Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno, California, and her students were responsible for inspiring Coppola to make the film.

The film is notable for its ensemble cast including C. Thomas Howell (who garnered a Young Artist Award), Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe (in his feature film debut), Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, and Leif Garrett. In addition, Dillon starred in two more films based on Hinton novels: Tex (1982), with Estevez; and Coppola's Rumble Fish (1983), with Lane. Estevez also wrote and starred in the Hinton adaptation That Was Then... This Is Now (1985).