In 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.
"They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong."
Top Billed Cast
C. Thomas Howell
Ponyboy Curtis
Matt Dillon
Dallas Winston
Ralph Macchio
Johnny Cade
Patrick Swayze
Darrel Curtis
Rob Lowe
Sodapop Curtis
Emilio Estevez
Two-Bit Matthews
Tom Cruise
Steve Randle
Glenn Withrow
Tim Shepard
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
W WuchakVerified TMDB Critic
2022-05-16
_**Artsy teen melodrama in mid-60’s Oklahoma from the perspective of a 16 year-old**_
In the Tulsa area in 1965 the rivalry between the Greasers (poor kids) and the Socs (rich kids) heats up after a gang member is killed. The Greasers supposedly responsible flee the area (C. Thomas Howell and Ralph Macchio), but ironically end up being viewed as heroes. Matt Dillon costars while the notable peripheral cast includes the likes of Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane and Leif Garrett.
“The Outsiders” (1983) was one of two films Francis Ford Coppola sho...
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2023-06-08
Hmmm. Francis Ford Coppola has creatively produced a piece of superbly photographed and frequently quite intimate observational cinema here this is far more remarkable for it's casting than for anything especially innovative about the story or the characterisations. Indeed had seven of this cast not gone on to great and good things - to varying degrees - then I'm afraid I can't think this film would rate much better than as an interesting, "West Side Story" style derivate with neither the style nor the personalities. It is essentially a gang enmity film - the "Greasers" consisting of those at ...
