"The Outsiders" (1990) TV series

Directors:

Gwen Arner
Robert Becker

Writers:

Bruce Kirschbaum (writer)
Frederick Rappaport (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

25 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Francis Ford Coppola and S.E. Hinton's 14-episode follow-up to the 1983 movie, which builds on each character from the film immensely...

Plot Keywords:

High School

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 8 of 14)

Jay R. Ferguson	...	Ponyboy Curtis (13 episodes, 1990)
Rodney Harvey	...	Sodapop Curtis (13 episodes, 1990)
Boyd Kestner	...	Darrel 'Darry' Curtis (13 episodes, 1990)
Harold Pruett	...	Steve Randle (13 episodes, 1990)
David Arquette	...	Keith 'Two-Bit' Mathews (13 episodes, 1990)
Robert Rusler	...	Tim Shepard (13 episodes, 1990)
Kim Walker	...	Sherri 'Cherry' Valance (13 episodes, 1990)
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Buck Merrill (13 episodes, 1990)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:90 min (pilot)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Zoetrope Studios

Trivia:

This was David Arquette's first acting role.

Quotes:

Ponyboy: This is my brother Soda and my other brother Darry. We take turns cooking.
Sodapop: No we don't. Pony starts dinner, wanders off, and it burns to a crisp. We take turns doing the dishes.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Outsiders (1983)

mere TV-series like that !

I was twice lucky to watch this TV-series. First of all because it was shown just once in France and on a cable channel. Then it's such a good programed ! Actors/actresses are brilliant, and 15 years later you can spot the names of David Arquette, Heather McComb, Michael Madsen or Billy Bob Thornton in the cast ! It could easily be the cast of a feature film. And of course you have Coppola. It's also full of poetry, nostalgia and every situation is shown in a humanistic way. It's warm, intelligent. Dialogues and characters are good. Too bad for me I can't find the right words in English to describe all the feelings I had when I watched it. Anyway this series is like a family album you open on a cold night. You watch pictures and you remember the events linked with them. They can be sad or happy moments but what is sure is they were relevant for you and they shaped what you've become.