The Outsiders (1983)

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

Kathleen Rowell (screenplay)
S.E. Hinton (novel)

Release Date:

25 March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.

Plot:

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 turbulent chain of events.

Plot Keywords:

Greaser | Gang | Night | Fight | Church

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

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
Diane Lane	...	Cherry Valance
Leif Garrett	...	Bob Sheldon
Darren Dalton	...	Randy Anderson
Michelle Meyrink	...	Marcia
Tom Waits	...	Buck Merrill
Gailard Sartain	...	Jerry
William Smith	...	Store Clerk
Tom Hillmann	...	Greaser in Concession Stand (as Tom Hillman)
Hugh Walkinshaw	...	Soc in Concession Stand
Sofia Coppola	...	Little Girl (as Domino)
Teresa Wilkerson Hunt	...	Woman at Fire
Linda Nystedt	...	Nurse
S.E. Hinton	...	Nurse
Brent Beesley	...	Suburb Guy
John Meier	...	Paul (as John C. Meier)
Ed Jackson	...	Motorcycle Cop
Daniel R. Suhart	...	Orderly (as Dan Suhart)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heather Langenkamp	...	(scenes deleted)
Ronald Colby	...	College Professor (uncredited)
Emeline Denito	...	Mrs. Cade (uncredited)
James P. Rice	...	Drive-in Patron (uncredited)
Tony Teebo	...	Production Aide (uncredited)

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola		(as Francis Coppola)

Writing credits
Kathleen Rowell		(screenplay) (as Kathleen Knutsen Rowell)
S.E. Hinton		(novel)

Produced by
Kim Aubry	....	producer: The Outsiders - The Complete Novel (2005 version)
Gian-Carlo Coppola	....	associate producer
Gray Frederickson	....	producer
Fred Roos	....	producer

Original Music by
Carmine Coppola

Cinematography by
Stephen H. Burum		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Rob Bonz		(2005 edition)
Anne Goursaud
Melissa Kent		(2005 version)
Roy Waldspurger		(2005 version)

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson

Production Design by
Dean Tavoularis

Set Decoration by
Gary Fettis

Makeup Department
Dee-Dee Petty	....	hair stylist (as Dee Dee Petty)
Jack Petty	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ronald Colby	....	unit production manager
Michelle Manning	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James M. Freitag	....	second assistant director (as Jamie Freitag)
David Valdes	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Roger Dietz	....	set artist
Donald Elmblad	....	assistant: Mr. Fettis (as Don Elmblad)
Douglas E. Madison	....	property master (as Doug Madison)
John J. Rutchland Jr.	....	construction coordinator (as John Rutchland)

Sound Department
James Austin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Beggs	....	sound designer
Richard Beggs	....	sound re-recording mixer
Karen Brocco	....	mix coordinator
Gordon Ecker	....	supervising sound editor (as Gordon Ecker Jr.)
Pete Horner	....	sound re-recording mixer (2005 version)
Pete Horner	....	sound supervisor (2005 version)
Richard Hymns	....	sound editor
Chris McLaughlin	....	boom man
Vince Melandri	....	adr editor
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Norman B. Schwartz	....	adr editor (as Norman Schwartz)
Jim Stuebe	....	boom man (as Jim Steube)
Wayne Wagner	....	sound re-recording chief engineer
James E. Webb	....	production sound mixer (as Jim Webb)
John A. Amicarella	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Randal A. Goya	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Bob Newlan	....	foley supervisor (uncredited)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dennis Dion	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Millie Z. Alexich	....	project manager: visual effects unit
Don Baker	....	camera operator: visual effects unit
Martin Bresin	....	pyrotechnic effects: visual effects unit
Robert Spurlock	....	mechanical effects: visual effects unit
David K. Stewart	....	director of photography: visual effects unit (as Dave Stewart)
Robert Swarthe	....	special visual effects

Stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunt coordinator
Reid Rondell	....	stunts
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Meier	....	stunts (uncredited)
Reid Rondell	....	stunt double: Tom Cruise (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dustin Blauvelt	....	first assistant camera
Emmett Brown	....	key grip
Elliot Davis	....	camera operator (as Elliott Davis)
Ralph Gerling	....	camera operator: second unit
Steven Hiller	....	second assistant camera (as Steve Hiller)
Ed Nielsen	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Edward Nielsen)
Louis Tobin	....	gaffer (as Lou Tobin)
James Zenk	....	still photographer (as Jim Zenk)
David A. Smith	....	video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nancy Foy	....	casting assistant
Teresa Wilkerson Hunt	....	extras casting (as Teresa Hunt)
Jane Iredale	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marjorie Bowers	....	costumes (as Marge Bowers)
Kathleen Gore-Misko	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Kathleen Gore)
Ernest Misko	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Ernie Misko)

Editorial Department
Cathy Carr	....	negative cutter
Craig Conwell	....	apprentice editor
Carrie Ellison	....	assistant editor
Chris Lebenzon	....	first assistant editor (as Christopher Lebenzon)
Richard Ritchie	....	color timer (as Dick Ritchie)

Music Department
Bob Badami	....	music editor (as Robert Badami)
Michael Z. Gordon	....	music producer (2005 version)
The Marketts	....	musician (2005 version)
Robert Randles	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ernie Foster	....	transportation
Bill Hunt	....	transportation (as J. William Hunt)

Other crew
Mitchell Amundsen	....	electronic cinema (as C. Mitchell Amundsen)
Jean A. Autrey	....	location auditor (as Jean Autrey)
Jeff Block	....	production aide (as Jeffrey Block)
Jim Clark	....	location manager
Francis Ford Coppola	....	presenter
Roman Coppola	....	production aide
Loolee DeLeon	....	executive secretary
Tony Dingman	....	location coordinator
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio	....	production coordinator (as Teri Fettis)
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
S.E. Hinton	....	special consultant: Francis Coppola
Murdo Laird	....	chief systems engineer: electronic cinema
Brian Lee	....	electronic cinema
Michael Lehmann	....	electronic cinema
Barbara Lucey	....	payroll auditor
Bonnie Macker	....	executive secretary
David Marconi	....	production aide
Connie McCord	....	production aide
Anahid Nazarian	....	script supervisor: electronic cinema
Lloyd Nelson	....	script supervisor
Bonna Newman	....	production aide
David Oliver	....	title designer
David A. Smith	....	electronic cinema (as David Smith)
Daniel R. Suhart	....	dialogue coach (as Dan Suhart)
Jane Vickerilla	....	production aide (as Jane Vickerella)
Beverly Walker	....	public relations
Laurel Walter	....	production aide
Kurt Woolner	....	completion bond representative
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic (uncredited)
Scott Clark	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sandy King	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Sue Bea Montgomery	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Mary Nell Clark	....	special thanks: Oklahoma Film Commission
Jo Ellen Misakian	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Zoetrope Studios (producer)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1983) (USA) (VHS)
• Kinosto (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Nordic Video (1984) (Finland) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
• CNR Video (1985) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1987) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Herald Film Company (Japan) (theatrical)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
• Producers Sales Organization (PSO) (1983) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Coppola Music Co.  copyright owner: original music
• Filmways Pictures  courtesy of (film clips from "Beach Blanket Bingo")
• Holt, Rinehart and Winston  used by permission of ("Nothing Gold Can Stay" from The Poetry of Robert Frost, edited by Edward Connery Lathem. Copyright 1923, © 1969 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Copyright 1951 by Robert Frost.)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Modern Film Effects  opticals
• Moviola  Zoetrope film/video transition by (as Moviola®)
• Oklahoma Film Commission  special thanks to
• Optical House, The  opticals
• Pacific Title  opticals
• People of the State of Oklahoma, The  special thanks to
• Sony Corporation of America  in cooperation with (as The Sony Corporation)
• Technicolor  prints by (as Technicolor®)
• The David Forbes Company  marketing and distribution services
• Wallaworks  sound editorial (as Walla Works, Inc.)
• Walt Disney Productions  copyright owner (footage from "Mickey's Trailer" © 1938)
• ZAP Zoetrope Aubry Productions  post-production facilities (2005 edition)

Also Known As:

"The Outsiders: The Complete Novel" - USA (director's cut)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, teen drinking and smoking, and some sexual reference (edited version)

Runtime:

91 min | 114 min (2005 edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG (#26736) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (edited version) | West Germany:12 | Norway:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | USA:PG (theatrical rating)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company:

Zoetrope Studios

Trivia:

Anthony Michael Hall read for the part of Ponyboy Curtis.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Dally uses phone (at 01:24:07 in 91 m.), a tilted In-and-Out burger cup is visible. There were fewer than 20 open at the time, and only in Southern California.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ponyboy:[voicecover] When I stepped out into the bright sunlight, from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman, and a ride home.

Movie Connections:

References Of Mice and Men (1939)

Soundtrack:

Loveless Motel

I loved the Book and Movie

When I first read the book, I thought it was excellent. Then after reading the book, I decided to watch the movie. The first time I watched it I thought it was horrible, but then I watched it a second time and started realizing what the director was trying to point out. I thought that Coppola left out ALOT of VERY important details, like the first chapter, which wasn't really important but more then some scenes he put in. I also think he could have picked the actors better, not by how they acted (they acted great, but by how they looked, in the book it said Dally was towheaded (blonde) and he had dark brown hair in the movie, and it also said he was ugly and frightening, but I found him pretty good looking, BUT it was played by Matt Dillon.

Now I have the movie and have watched it a hundred times, and liking it more every time I see it. I have also read the book over and over, and find it better then the movie. If you are to watch the movie, read the book first because then the film will be easier to understand. I would recommend, both the movie and book to young adults. It was done wonderfully and the actors were great, especially Matt Dillon and Rob Lowe, even though he only had a few lines.