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Last week, I wrote about movies with all-star casts. Some movies have all-star casts — retrospectively. When they are made, the actors are not well known but soon afterward many or most of them become superstars. One classic example is a movie that is (incredibly) celebrating its 25th anniversary, “The Outsiders.”
One of three movies based on books by teen favorite author S. E. Hinton to be filmed in 1982-83, “The Outsiders” is the story of rival gangs the Greasers and the Socs (for “socials”). Director Francis Ford Coppola, who also cast a group of future superstars in “The Godfther,” put together an extraordinarily talented collection of young actors including Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Maccio, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estavez, and Diane Lane. Hinton herself appears briefly as a nurse and Coppola’s daughter Sofia, who would become famous behind the camera for “Lost in Translation,” appears as a child.
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posted September 10, 2008 at 10:04 am
This movie is very well known to my son’s generation (in their 20′s). It is an example of a producer and a director having a keen eye for talent, and then that talent being allowed and encouraged to develop. The book is as significant as the movie, too. It is well read in many schools and has become a literary rite of passage as is To Kill a Mockingbird and a few others. As rare as it is to get an ensemble of actors like this, I think it is even more rare for a book and the movie from it becoming as significant a classic. Of course a few have made the transition, but not many.
posted September 10, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I can’t believe the movie is that old. *Sigh*
posted September 11, 2008 at 4:12 am
This is my daughter’s VERY favorite movie.When we first bought it,she must have watched it 10-15 times in a row.She actually knows the DIALOG…word for word…(scarey,huh?)heheeheee…It really was a great movie and still is!
Stay Golden!!
posted September 26, 2008 at 10:48 am
i hate thiz book it has 2 much action
posted February 7, 2009 at 3:34 pm
damn!!
the guys that play Dally
and Soda pop are so HOT!!lol
good movie (:
-diana
posted March 9, 2009 at 6:32 pm
im 11 years old and i love this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11the r ALL HOT!! EXCEPT FOR STEVE
posted March 11, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Im am only 16 year old and i read this book when i was 14. since then i love this book and read like a million times and i enjoy reading it i still cry evertime and i love watchin the movie
posted March 11, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Thanks, Michelle! I am glad to hear it.
posted March 20, 2009 at 9:40 am
I LOVED THE BOOK AND i CAN’T WAIT TILL I SEE THE MOVIE!!!!!!
OH YEAH SODAPOP IS SO CUTE
posted March 31, 2009 at 9:37 pm
oh my god sodapop is hella hotttt why does this movie have to be so old. even dally is hott its so sad when he dies.
posted April 22, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Im only 12 and I read the book!I thought the movie was craptastic compared to the book but i was soooo sad when Johnny and Dally died! I was like “Nooooooo!!! Dally’s too hot to die!!” In the movie many,many,many parts were left out like with Johnny’s mom and Soda’s gf and it was more about Johnny then Pony,Dally and SodaPop. Did Soda even have a line?
posted April 22, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Thanks for a great comment, lovesponyboy!
posted April 29, 2009 at 7:59 pm
omg i am not even finish rading the book and i am in love with it already and i can’t wait to watch the movie i heard the guys are hotttttttttttttttt.
posted May 4, 2009 at 10:00 pm
waaaaaa! i wanna see the movie tha book was sooo friggn good !!!!! and im only 13! i wanna see it!
posted May 4, 2009 at 11:00 pm
You can get it on Netflix! If you see it, let me know what you think!
posted June 1, 2009 at 8:24 pm
soda is damn sexy.
^^nuff said.
posted December 10, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Oh my god Johnny… God bless your baby face baby boy.
I will so do it with u~
posted April 17, 2010 at 6:52 pm
omg i just finished reading the book i cried like 2 times through out the book i cried when johnny died and when ponyboy was reading the letter left in the book gone with the wind writtin from johnny it was terrible i was soooooo sad. i deffinetly cant wait to see the movie but i bet the book is still better though. wow that book is soo good its like one of my favorites i almost couldnt stop reading it.
posted April 17, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Thanks, Myranda! I’m so glad you love the book. You can see the author playing a nurse in the movie. I hope you read her other books as well.
posted May 15, 2010 at 2:37 am
I finally finished reading the book, now the movie is amazing! Ponyboy is a true hunk!..
posted November 3, 2010 at 7:49 pm
the book and movie was soo good now i have to write a speech on judging people cause of the socs
posted December 20, 2010 at 7:04 pm
omg i think all of them are so cute but johnny was going to b built better but its ok but on the movie it showed 2 much of dally personalls. but i really like the movie and the book and i cried when i was reading the book and watching the movie!!!!!!!!!!!! i love the outsiders
posted December 24, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I watched the book and movie! It was really good (: Ponyboy and sodapop are HUNKSS!
posted December 25, 2010 at 12:34 am
Thanks, Samantha!