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- THE OUTSIDERS, Francis Ford Coppola's inspired adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel, combines a talented ensemble cast with an engaging story. It's in some ways a scare film. Characters suffer for their bad behavior, and occasionally the treatment seems a bit heavy-handed. Coppola's direction is brilliant, as evidenced by his attention to detail.
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“The Outsiders” is based on a well known novel for teenagers by S. E. Hinton. It’s about class warfare between rich kids (the “soches”) and poor kids (the greasers). The greasers try to pick up a soche’s girlfriend at the drive-in, there’s a fight later that night, and a rich kid gets killed.
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- 15 Ponyboy's Introduction Scene
- 14 The Curtis Boys' Parents
- 13 Darry's Role Is Smaller
- 12 Greaser Side vs Soc Side
- 11 Sandy and Soda's Relationship
- 10 Darry Fighting For Custody
- 9 Ponyboy's School Project
- 8 The Courtroom Scene Finale
Ponyboy's First Scene Was Getting Jumped By Socs
Among the many differences in the adaptation and source material, the most glaring omission from the novel is Ponyboy's book introduction. The novel begins with Ponyboy getting jumped by the Socs alone until the Greasers show up to save him. However, in the movie, Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) is with Dally (Matt Dillon) and Johnny (Ralph Macchio) and doesn't really interact with the Socs at all. The introduction of Ponyboy in the book and in the movie are completely different, which seems like...
The Deceased Parents Were Mentioned A Lot More In The Novel
Throughout S. E. Hinton's book, Ponyboy heavily discusses his parents, who died in a car crashand left the three siblings to fend for themselves. Ponyboy constantly thinks and talks about them and tends to compare himself and his two brothers to their mother and father. The film doesn't really mention their parents and instead focuses on where the boys are now, without much mention of their past when their parents were alive. This may seem like a small detail and not needed as much of the mov...
The Movie Presents The Older Brother As More Distant
Darry (Patrick Swayze) is Ponyboy's eldest brother, who has acted as a surrogate father to him and Sodapop (Rob Lowe) after their parents died. Darry is a stern but constant presence in Ponyboy's life, and he talks about him and their rocky relationship frequently throughout the book. Unlike in the movie, the book lays out their difficult relationship and how Ponyboy truly thinks that Darry hates him. What truly makes this a notable changeis that it makes the reunion between Darry and his bro...
The Book Highlights The Class Difference Between The Rival Gangs
The main fighting and hatred between the Greasers and the Socs is just as strong in the movie as it is in the book, but the details about the locations of the groups are changed for the movie. The book describes the Greasers as controlling the poorer East side of town while the Socs control the wealthier West side. Meanwhile, the movie says the Greasers are on the North side of town and the Socs are on the South side of town. While it is another small difference betweenThe Outsidersbook and m...
Soda's Girlfriend Doesn't Appear In The Movie
One of the main recurring side plots in the novel is Sodapop's relationship with Sandy, who doesn't even appear in the movie. Sodapop was sure he and Sandy would get married, but whenSandy becomes pregnant, she's sent to live with her grandmother, and they never reunite. It's a catalyst for a lot of Sodapop's issues, including his frustration about being stuck between Darry and Ponyboy's constant fighting, as he no longer has a person outside the family to turn to when he needs to vent. It's...
The Movie Downplays The Threat Of The Brothers Being Broken Up
Despite their differences, The Outsiders book and movie are, at their core, about brotherly love. However, in the novel, a main concern of the eldest Curtis brother is being able to keep custody of his two younger brothers, and this plot line is hardly mentioned in the movie. There are a few scenes where Darry voices his concerns about being unable to provide for Soda and Pony, along with worries about Child Protective Services taking them away. However, the movie never fully shows this strug...
The Narrative Device Is Not Mentioned In The Movie
The book makes it clear that Ponyboy is writing his story for a school project, but the movie never specifies why Ponyboy is telling the audience his story. The book even emphasizes the fact thatPonyboy's a great writer and student, which includes a storyline dedicated to a teacher reaching out to Ponyboy to support him and make sure he's able to finish his assignment after the fire. The movie ignores all this, and it's one of the more contested changes. On one hand, the film format somewhat...
The Movie Chooses A Different Ending
The book ends in the courtroom, where Ponyboy takes the stand regarding Johnny killing Bob the Soc, and about his home life with Darry and Sodapop. The film mentions that, after the killing in self-defense and the fire, the only thing that the authorities really cared about was making sure that Ponyboy had a stable home life living with his brothers. However, it doesn't show any of the ending courtroom scenes where Ponyboy explains he's happiest with his brothers. This is decidedly one of the...
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Coppola's take on classic book has strong violence. Read Common Sense Media's The Outsiders review, age rating, and parents guide.
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- C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio
The Outsiders is a 1983 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film is an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton and was released on March 25, 1983, in the United States.
Jan 31, 2023 · The 1967 book is a foundational text in the young adult fiction canon, and the 1983 movie version (featuring Macchio as 16-year-old Johnny Cade) plays an outsized role in bringing tourists to...
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Nov 16, 2021 · The boys are back in town, thanks to a 4K restoration of Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 classic now streaming on HBO Max. We checked in with the director and his cast to see how it all went down. By.
Francis Coppola has made a well acted and crafted but highly conventional film out of S.E. Hinton’s popular youth novel, The Outsiders. Although set in the mid-1960s, pic feels very much like a 1950s drama about problem kids.
