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    Name: Fritzlyne Dessalines Paulche Prof: Dr. Sutter: The Outsiders Is A 1983 American

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    The document provides a summary of the 1983 film The Outsiders, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the novel by S.E. Hinton. It follows two rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs, in 1960s Tulsa. When Greaser Johnny kills a Soc named Bob after Bob attacks Johnny and Ponyboy, Johnny and Ponyboy go into hiding. They rescue children from a fire and are hailed as heroes, but Johnny dies from his injuries. Dallas robs a store and is shot by police. The film helped launch the careers of stars like C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, and Matt Dillon.

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    The document provides a summary of the 1983 film The Outsiders, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the novel by S.E. Hinton. It follows two rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs, in 1960s Tulsa. When Greaser Johnny kills a Soc named Bob after Bob attacks Johnny and Ponyboy, Johnny and Ponyboy go into hiding. They rescue children from a fire and are hailed as heroes, but Johnny dies from his injuries. Dallas robs a store and is shot by police. The film helped launch the careers of stars like C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, and Matt Dillon.

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    The document provides a summary of the 1983 film The Outsiders, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the novel by S.E. Hinton. It follows two rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs, in 1960s Tulsa. When Greaser Johnny kills a Soc named Bob after Bob attacks Johnny and Ponyboy, Johnny and Ponyboy go into hiding. They rescue children from a fire and are hailed as heroes, but Johnny dies from his injuries. Dallas robs a store and is shot by police. The film helped launch the careers of stars like C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, and Matt Dillon.

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    Name: Fritzlyne Dessalines Paulche

    Prof: Dr. Sutter

    Date: 03-03-11 The Curtis brothers and their friends run with a pack of wrong-side-of-the tracks greasers
    who smoke endless packs of cigarettes and spend most of their time looking for trouble. When Ponyboy Curtis
    (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny Cade (Ralph Macchio) have a run-in with a pack of socs after a drive-in movie,
    Johnny stabs one of the socs. At the advice of their friend Dallas (Matt Dillon) they hide out in an abandoned
    church, but a tragic chain of events has already begun to unfold.

    THE OUTSIDERS, Francis Ford Coppola's inspired adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel, combines a talented
    ensemble cast with an engaging story. It is in some ways a scare film. Characters suffer for their bad behavior,
    and occasionally the treatment seems a bit heavy-handed. Coppola's direction is brilliant, as evidenced by his
    attention to detail. In particular, the soundtrack manages to contribute to the drama without feeling
    manipulative.

    The collaborative work of the young cast also serves as a testament to the director's skill. Coppola even
    wrenches a convincing performance out of Patrick Swayze as the oldest Curtis brother. As the pretty, popular
    cheerleader Cherry, Diane Lane manages to avoid coming across as condescending. The real stars of the
    show, however, are Howell as the sensitive Ponyboy and Dillon as the time bomb Dallas. The special edition
    DVD entitled, The Outsiders - The Complete Novel features several extras, including over 22 minutes of
    original cut footage, a new soundtrack featuring songs by Elvis Presley, and a news segment piece on the
    student petition that started it all.

    The Outsiders is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, an adaptation
    of the 1967 novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton. The film was released in March 1983. Jo
    Ellen Misakian, a librarian at Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno, California, and her
    students[1] were responsible for inspiring Coppola to make the film.

    The Outsiders is noted for its cast of up-and-coming stars, including C. Thomas Howell, who
    garnered a Young Artist Award, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick
    Swayze, Ralph Macchio, and Diane Lane. The film helped spark the Brat Pack genre of the
    1980s. Both Lane and Dillon went on to appear in Coppola's related film Rumble Fish.
    Set during the 1960s, the story concerns the Greasers, a teenage street gang in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
    whose members include Darrell (Swayze) and his two younger brothers, Sodapop (Lowe) and
    Ponyboy (Howell), as well as Johnny (Macchio), Dallas (Dillon), Two-Bit (Estevez) and Steve
    (Cruise), and their fateful rivalry with the Socials, or Socs, a gang of preppier, wealthier kids.
    The plot develops through a series of confrontations. Five Socs jump Ponyboy and cut his neck
    with a switchblade; Johnny had been attacked similarly a month earlier. Later Bob (Leif Garrett)
    and Randy (Darren Dalton), two members of the Socs, confront Johnny, Ponyboy, and Two-Bit,
    who have befriended two Soc girls, Cherry (Lane) and Marcia (Michelle Meyrink), at a drive-in
    movie. The girls defuse the situation by going home with the Soc boys. However, later, Ponyboy
    and Johnny are attacked in a park by Bob, Randy, and two other Socs; Bob is stabbed and killed
    by Johnny while trying to drown Ponyboy.

    Ponyboy and Johnny, with advice and supplies from Dally, hide out in an abandoned church in a
    nearby town. At the church, Ponyboy reads Gone with the Wind and quotes the Robert Frost
    poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay". After Dallas arrives with news that Cherry has offered to
    support the boys in court, the church accidentally catches fire with some children trapped inside,
    and Johnny is hospitalized with severe burns and a broken back after he, Ponyboy, and Dallas
    rescue the children. The boys are praised for their heroism, but Johnny is charged with
    manslaughter for killing Bob, while Ponyboy and his brother Soda are threatened with reform
    school.

    Meanwhile, Bob's death has sparked calls from the Socials for a "rumble". The Greasers win, and
    Dallas drives Ponyboy to the hospital, where the boys visit Johnny. Having lost interest in
    fighting, Johnny is unimpressed by the victory. He dies after telling Ponyboy to "stay gold",
    referring to the Frost poem. Unable to bear Johnny's death, Dallas robs a magazine store at
    gunpoint and is shot by police. After Dallas gets shot, Ponyboy faints because of a minor
    concussion, exhaustion and shock.

    Sometime later, Ponyboy is cleared of wrongdoing in Bob's death and allowed to stay with his
    brothers. Turning the pages of Johnny's copy of Gone with the Wind, Ponyboy finds a letter from
    Johnny saying that saving the children was worth sacrificing his own life. As the film ends,
    Ponyboy is writing a school report about his recent experiences.

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