• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Brat Pack

News and information on the actors from the 80's!

St Elmo's Fire
  • Home
  • Movies
  • Origin
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

The Outsiders

March 27, 2011 By Jamie Leave a Comment

The OutsidersThe Outsiders movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is an adaption of the novel written by S.E. Hinton. Released in 1983, the film launched the careers of some of the biggest actors of the 1980s.

The story is based around a street gang called the Greasers. The Greasers are made up of Darrel, Sodapop, Ponyboy, Johnny, Dallas, Two-Bit and Steve. Darrel and his men have a rival gang known as the Social or Socs. The Socs are a lot wealthier then the Greasers and the plot develops as the confrontations between the two gangs grow more and more fierce.

Throughout the film you get to see a different side to these young men and exactly how heroic as well as vulnerable they can be.

Mickey Rourke, Nicholas Cage and Val Kilmer are all said to have been considered for role in The Outsiders but didn’t quite get past the audition process for one reason or another. Rourke would later appear in Rumble Fish, another S.E. Hinton novel directed by Coppola. Matt Dillon and Diane Lane who were in The Outsiders would also star in Rumble Fish.

While a little dark and depressing in parts, The Outsiders is a realistic portrayal of teenage gangs from that era and deservedly received four Young Artist Awards nominations.

The Outsiders Rating

An instant classic, Francis Ford Coppola’s telling of this story is dramatic with a number of convincing performances from a very young cast. A rock solid Brat Pack rating of 8 out of 10.

The Outsiders Characters

Ponyboy Curtis – Played by C. Thomas Howell
Johnny Cade – Played by Ralph Macchio
Sodapop Curtis – Played by Rob Lowe
Two-Bit Matthews – Played by Emilio Estevez

The Outsiders Trivia

Dallas falling out of his car at the drive-in was not a planned stunt. If you look closely, you can see Ponyboy looking at the camera and laughing.

Anthony Michael Hall auditioned unsuccessfully for the part of Ponyboy Curtis.

Rob Lowe did not get to see his cut scenes until “The Outsiders – The Complete Novel” was released 23 years after filming them.

The Outsiders Links

The Outsiders Official Website

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: ponyboy, sodapop, the outsiders, the outsiders movie

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Pretty In Pink’ Stars Reunion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9cRf3UGopc

Categories

  • Brat Pack
  • Featured
  • Maybe Movies
  • Movies
  • News
  • Possibly Pack
  • Videos

Brat Pack Links

  • Andrew McCarthy
  • Fast Rewind
  • Judd Website
  • Molly Ringwald

Tags

80s clothing 80s fashion 1980s about last night ally sheedy andrew mccarthy anthony michael hall back to the future betsys wedding blue city brat pack brat pack interview brat pack movies charlie sheen class cobra kai demi moore emilio estevez ferris bueller's day off fresh horses james spader jaws john cusack john hughes judd nelson molly ringwald oxford blues possibly pack pretty in pink pretty in pink trailer radio city ecuador radio city interview robert downey jr rob lowe rob lowe movies sixteen candles st elmo's fire st elmos fire video the breakfast club the breakfast club trailer the karate kid the outsiders two and a half men weird science wisdom

Buy Brat Pack

Categories

  • Brat Pack
  • Featured
  • Maybe Movies
  • Movies
  • News
  • Possibly Pack
  • Videos

Brat Pack Links

  • Andrew McCarthy
  • Fast Rewind
  • Judd Website
  • Molly Ringwald

Footer

The Pack

Molly Ringwald
Emilio Estevez
Judd Nelson
Andrew McCarthy
Anthony Michael Hall
Demi Moore
Rob Lowe
Ally Sheedy

The Movies

St Elmo’s Fire
The Breakfast Club
Pretty In Pink
Sixteen Candles
Class
About Last Night
Oxford Blues
Betsy’s Wedding
Blue City
Fresh Horses
The Outsiders
Wisdom

Search

Copyright © 2004 – 2021 | The Brat Pack Site