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7.2In 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.
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
- street gang
- based on novel or book
- children's home
- coming of age
- gang
- juvenile delinquent
- tulsa, oklahoma
- based on young adult novel
- teenager
- psychological drama
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
107,862 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
45/100
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Francis Coppola
- Screenplay by
- Kathleen Knutsen Rowell
- Based on
- The Outsiders , by S. E. Hinton
- Produced by
- Fred Roos Gray Frederickson
- Starring
- C. Thomas Howell Matt Dillon Ralph Macchio Patrick Swayze Rob Lowe Diane Lane Emilio Estevez Tom Cruise Leif Garrett
- Cinematography
- Stephen H. Burum
- Edited by
- Anne Goursaud
- Music by
- Carmine Coppola
- Production company
- Zoetrope Studios
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- March 25, 1983 ( 1983-03-25 )
- Running time
- 91 minutes (theatrical version), 114 minutes (The Complete Novel)
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $25.8 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
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