The Outsiders
C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio
When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbule...( read more
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DVD Released: November 30, 1999
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April 27, 2009Stevie Wonder's song Stay Gold, early performances by Lane, Dillon, Swayze, and Lowe, and Coppola's direction of the material all combine into a stellar whole. The relationships between the characters are more believable. I don't really get their names, but all the young actors... ...( read more )
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October 5, 2008One of the great film classics of the 1980's. One of the best novel to film adaptations ever. A masterpiece by Director, Frances Ford Coppola. A brilliant, stylish and exhilerating drama. A bold, beautiful, powerful and emotionally gripping powerhouse piece of work. It's performe... ...( read more )
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February 8, 2008THIS REVIEW REFERS TO THE "COMPLETE NOVEL" VERSION.
For the first time in the mass of reviews I've done since I started doing them, yes, I did in fact read the book. Unfortunately, I read the book about 10 years ago for class. It was voluntary (sort of, it was out of a list, and... ...( read more ) -
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July 2, 2009This is a classic! The film and the book are great. It showed you a group of guys that were family and they were willing to fight for each other. Wonderful!
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September 9, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post
September 9, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Francis Coppola's revision of his 1983 film of S.E. Hinton's best seller The Outsiders is funny, touching and revelatory. full review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There's not much life in this movie, or spontaneity. It's a stylistic exercise. full review
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April 19, 2009This is a very good movie!!!!!!!!!! At first I thought I wouldn't like it but I am very glad that I did watch this movie. It has alot of super great actors in it too.
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July 1, 2008i luvvv this movie
we read the book and watched the movie as a class in 7th grade
its the best
soda is soooooooo hott
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June 17, 2008i watchd this movie like 3 times and i love it and i read the book and i dont even like to read
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June 5, 2008omg i love this movie this is my fav movie i love the uncut one the cut one is ok but dont like thats why i like the uncut one and i think ponyboy is fuckin hot and sexy and so is sodapop well i love them and i love the book
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May 16, 2008OMG I TOTALLY LOVE THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE. Why did johnny and Dally have to die!! boo-hoo! Its a story i would definetly want to hear over and over again....:D
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April 23, 2008This Is such an awsome movie.....it will "STAY GOLD" forever!
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March 15, 2008
The movie is ah-mazing
the book is bettr
I think that Ponyboy is HAWT
CORRECTION he waz hawt
Same w/ Matt dillon
He was hawt wen he waz a teen
now he is basically ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww -
February 21, 2008haha wow.. man, i LOVE The Outsiders. We read the book at school and i watch the Movie online all the time. bestest thing that's ever happened to me! and about the complete novel version.. MUCH BETTER. me and my friends [who are obsessed with me] call the first version the Gay version and the complete novel the straight version. hha(:
and the music thing.. yeahh. the music is much better. i mean, why do they need to play Gloria three times?! i mean, it's an ahmazing song, but THREE different times?! hha I like the train song(:
wow.. i LOVE this movie. It's the only reason i'm living=]
DALLY IS HOTT<33
haa
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