The Outsiders (1983)

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

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

Release Date:

25 March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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 | Church | Hospital | Drive In

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)
James P. Rice	...	Drive-in Patron (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)
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)
• Pony Boy

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1987) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Herald Film Company (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Kinosto (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
• CNR Video (1985) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Nordic Video (1984) (Finland) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (TV)

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®)
• 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)
Los marginados (Argentina) (Chile) (Colombia) (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Die Outsider (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
A kívülállók (Hungary) [hu]
I ragazzi della 56a strada (Italy) [it]
Os Marginais (Portugal) [pt]
Outsiders (France) [fr]
Outsiders (Sweden) [sv]
Outsiders - kolmen jengi (Finland) [fi]
Outsiders, epanastates horis avrio (Greece) [el]
Outsiderzy (Poland) [pl]
Rebeldes (Spain) [es]
Rebels (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Schooiers (Netherlands) [nl]
Sokaktakiler (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
The Outsiders (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]
Vidas Sem Rumo (Brazil) [pt]

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:

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) | 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

Filming Locations:

Owasso, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Zoetrope Studios

Trivia:

Ponyboy has a scab on his neck, that is visible in quite a few scenes, that was the result of being cut by a Soc in the original opening where Ponyboy is jumped by Socs after leaving a movie theater.

Goofs:

Continuity: Johnny's newspaper photo has him with short hair, but he didn't have his hair cut until just before the fire- from which he got severe burns. In his photo he is fresh faced.

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:

Referenced in A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Loveless Motel

Don't worry about the critics, it's a classic now!!!

This lovely film was universally trashed and smashed by all the critics. FF Coppola directed it, but they still smashed it. I don't get that.

The then unknown cast was: Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, Diane Lane, and Leif Garrett. All these actors went on to fame, but the whole movie, the performances, the writing, were trashed.

I thought the cinematography was exceptionally lovely. The "Nothing Gold Can Stay" sunrise scene was gorgeous. The camera angles during the hair cutting scenes were creative and intimate. The music was "epic" sounding, yeah, but this film had a huge tie in with Gone With The Wind, remember. I thought the soft lighting and the creamy edging made the film look very much like IT was filmed in 1939!!!

I don't know. I thought the chracters were very engaging and the performances excellent. Lots of people loved this film, regular people like myself, that is.