| The Outsiders | |
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| Directed by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Screenplay by | Kathleen Rowell |
| Based on | The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Stephen H. Burum |
| Edited by | Anne Goursaud |
| Music by | Carmine Coppola |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 91 minutes (Theatrical version) 114 minutes (The Complete Novel) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $33.7 million |
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. Jo Ellen Misakian, a librarian at Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno, California, and her students were responsible for inspiring Coppola to make the film.[1]
The film is notable for its then up-and-coming cast member, including C. Thomas Howell (who garnered a Young Artist Award), Rob Lowe in his feature film debut, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, and Diane Lane. It would also spark the Brat Pack genre of the 1980s, while Dillon himself starred in two more films based on Hinton novels: Tex (1982), with Estevez, and Coppola's Rumble Fish (1983), with Lane. Estevez wrote and starred in the Hinton adaptation That Was Then... This Is Now (1985).[2]
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, most notably for its performances, and performed well at the box office, grossing $33.7 million on a $10 million budget. Over the years, the film has earned a cult following and has spawned a 1990 sequel television series and a successful 2023 stage musical.[3]
- ^ "American Zoetrope: Films". Zoetrope.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Movies - S.E. Hinton". Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ Phillips, Patrick (August 25, 2021). "Is The Outsiders Based On A True Story?". Looper.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.