The Outsiders
Alternative Titles:
I Ragazzi Della 56a Strada (Italy)
Directed By:
Francis Ford Coppola
Writing Credits:
S.E. Hinton (from her book) , Kathleen Rowell
Cast:
Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Leif Garrett, Darren Dalton
Year Of Release:
1983
Running Time:
91 min. or 121 min. (uncut version)
CT's Character:
Ponyboy Curtis
Plot Outline:
In 1960s Tulsa, the "right" and "wrong" sides of the tracks are represented by rival gangs, the upscale Socs and the underprivileged Greasers. Darrel Curtis is doing his best to raise his two younger brothers, Sodapop and Ponyboy. Sensitive Ponyboy is a budding writer in love with Cherry, the unobtainable beauty from the enemy gang. When Ponyboy's buddy, troubled Johnny Cade, kills one of the Socs in self-defense, their friend Dallas helps the two youths hide out in an abandoned country church. There they live as exiles from a society that doesn't want them. But not all is lost, when Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dallas save some children caught in a fire they become unlikely heroes.
Official Sites:
The Outsiders Movie And Book Site
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