The Outsiders
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.
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Genre:Crime / Drama
- Runtime:121 minutes
Cast
C. Thomas Howell: Ponyboy Curtis
Matt Dillon : Dallas Winston
Ralph Macchio : Johnny Cade
Patrick Swayze : Darrel Curtis
Rob Lowe : Sodapop Curtis
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The story describes a gang conflict in Tulsa, Oklahoma, between the Socials, or “Socs” (pronounced “soashes”), rich bullies from Tulsa’s affluent Southside neighborhood (today’s Midtown), and the Greasers, boys from poor families who live on the north side of the railroad tracks. References to movies playing in cinemas within the story suggest that the year is 1965.
These are the members of the gangs, starting with the Greasers: Ponyboy Curtis (Howell) is a sensitive, poetically inclined 14-year-old who lives with his older brother Sodapop (Lowe), a high-school dropout, and their oldest brother Darrel (Swayze). Darrel’s relationship with Soda and Ponyboy has been strained since their parents died and he took over responsibility for the household. Johnny Cade (Macchio) is a 16-year-old whose parents neglect him and frequently argue with each other. Dallas Winston (Dillon) is an older, hotheaded troublemaker. Keith “Two-Bit” Matthews (Estevez) is a funloving wisecracker, and Steve Randle (Cruise) is also in the gang. The Socials include Bob Sheldon (Garrett) and Randy Adderson (Dalton), whose girlfriends are Sherri “Cherry” Valance (Lane) and Marcia (Meyrink).
The story begins with three confrontations between Greasers and Socials. In the first incident, five Socials gang up on Ponyboy and cut his neck with a switchblade. Johnny was attacked similarly a month earlier. The second event occurs when Bob and Randy find Cherry and Marcia walking home from a movie with Johnny, Ponyboy, and Two-Bit. Cherry and Marcia diffuse this situation by going home with the Social boys. Finally, Ponyboy and Johnny start to run away after Darrel knocks Ponyboy down during an argument. As the two boys rest in a park, Bob, Randy, and two other Socials attack them, and Bob is stabbed and killed by Johnny while trying to drown Ponyboy. Read more
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