The Outsiders

Director: Francis Ford Coppola, Stephen H. Burum

Overview

Based on the S.E. Hinton novel, Francis Ford Coppola's evocative drama chronicles the lives of a group of troubled, poverty-level teenagers--called "greasers"--and their conflicts with the society at large, especially the affluent teens called "Socs."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2014
UPC:	0883929272495
Original Release:	0000
Source:	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	2,726

Special Features

Watch The Outsiders with director Francis Ford Coppola; Watch The Outsiders with the greasers and a soc; Vintage featurettes; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

C. Thomas Howell	Ponyboy Curtis
Matt Dillon	Dallas Winston
Ralph Macchio	Johnny Cade
Patrick Swayze	Darrel Curtis
Tom Cruise	Steve Randle
Emilio Estevez	Two-Bit Matthews
Rob Lowe	Sodapop Curtis
Glenn Withrow	Tim Shephard
Diane Lane	Cherry Valance
Leif Garrett	Bob Sheldon
Darren Dalton	Randy Anderson
Michelle Meyrink	Marcia
Gailard Sartain	Jerry
Tom Waits	Buck Merrill
William Smith	Store Clerk
Tom Hillmann	Greaser in Concession Stand
Hugh Walkinshaw	Soc in Concession Stand
Teresa Wilkerson Hunt	Woman at Fire
Linda Nystedt	Nurse
S.E. Hinton	Nurse
Brent Beesley	Suburb Guy
John C. Meier	Paul
Ed Jackson	Motorcycle Cop
Dan Suhart	Orderly
Sofia Coppola	Actor,Composer
Janet Hirshenson	Actor

Technical Credits

Kathleen Knutsen Rowell

Francis Coppola

Gray Frederickson	Producer
Fred Roos	Producer
Kathleen Knutsen Rowell	Screenwriter
Buddy Hooker	Stunts
Francis Coppola	Producer,Screenwriter
Jim Webb	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

For this deluxe two-disc DVD edition, director Francis Ford Coppola has added 22 minutes of deleted footage and an entire new soundtrack to his 1983 adaptation of S. E. Hinton’s novel about troubled teenagers growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the early '60s. It’s a memorable movie, not so much for Coppola’s stylized treatment of the story as for the cast, which includes so many soon-to-be movie stars, among them Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, and, seen here as a toothy young lad, Tom Cruise. Although the movie is very much an ensemble piece, top billing and narrative viewpoint go to C. Thomas Howell, playing one of three orphaned brothers from the wrong side of tracks. He and buddy Ralph Macchio (pre-Karate Kid) belong to the Greasers, a gang of tough, poor kids headed by Dillon. Their enemies are the Socs, arrogant boys from the wealthier part of town. Ambushed by the Socs one night, Howell and Macchio fight back, and the latter ends up killing one of the attackers; to escape the law they take refuge in an abandoned rural church, where they ponder the tough decisions that lie ahead. Coppola’s restoration of scenes cut prior to the film’s theatrical release helps flesh out some of the characters and interrelationships and strengthens the movie overall. The period rock 'n' roll soundtrack replaces Carmine Coppola’s overwrought musical score -- another welcome change. Very much in the mold of the “troubled teens” movies of the ‘50s and early ‘60s, The Outsiders may never achieve the “classic” status of the novel, but this DVD release finally gives Coppola the opportunity to present his original vision of the film, one that does the book justice.