THE OUTSIDERS: THE COMPLETE NOVEL
“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of the beloved S.E. Hinton novel, centered on a gang of troubled teens in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma, launched its young cast of relative unknowns to '80s stardom: Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane and Tom Cruise. The rough-edged Greasers are perpetually at odds with the wealthy Socs, a rival crew keen on keeping their underprivileged rivals in their place. When a brawl between a pair of Greasers and Socs ends in murder, all bets are off as the teens contend with the violence permeating their lives. This version of THE OUTSIDERS, released in 2005, hews closer to the novel thanks to 22 minutes of additional footage that includes a new beginning and ending, and intersperses Carmine Coppola’s romantic score with rousing rock ‘n’ roll songs. DIR Francis Ford Coppola; SCR Kathleen Rowell, from the novel by S.E. Hinton; PROD Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos. U.S., 1983/2005, color, 114 min. RATED PG-13
Run Time: 114 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025
Genre: Crime drama
