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The Outsiders (1983)

PG 03/25/1983 (US) Crime, Drama 1h 31m

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

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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.

Francis Ford Coppola

Director
S.E. Hinton

Novel
Kathleen Rowell

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Top Billed 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
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A review by Wuchak

70%

Written by Wuchak on May 16, 2022

Artsy teen melodrama in mid-60’s Oklahoma from the perspective of a 16 year-old

In the Tulsa area in 1965 the rivalry between the Greasers (poor kids) and the Socs (rich kids) heats up after a gang member is killed. The Greasers supposedly responsible flee the area (C. Thomas Howell and Ralph Macchio), but ironically end up being viewed as heroes. Matt Dillon costars while the notable peripheral cast includes the likes of Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane and Leif Garrett.

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