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The Outsiders
by sml (movies profile)
Apr 20, 2008
9
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10 people found this review helpful
Based on the S.E. Hinton novel of the same name. The tension between two groups: The Greasers and The Socials "Socs" puts Ponyboy Curtis (Howell) and his best friend Johnny Cade (Macchio) in a bad spot. One night at the movies, Ponyboy and Johnny fall in love with Sherri "Cherry" Valance (Lane) and Marcia (Meyrink) once they get Dally Winston (Dillon), the toughest and meanest of the Greasers to stop attempting to "score" Cherry and Marcia. What Johnny and Ponyboy don't know is that Cherry and Marcia are girls for the snobbish, popular, and rich group, the Socs. Once Johnny kills Bob Sheldon (Garrett), the toughest and meanest member of the Socs, this begins as the Socs demand a rumble against the Greasers. This is one of Francis Ford Coppola's best work. Outstanding performace by C. Thomas Howell, who played Tyler in E.T., and Ponyboy Curtis. After this film he did some dumb stupid films, like Soul Man, and all that jazz. This is one of the must see films, and had a great cast with C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillion, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swazey, Emilo Estavez, and more. Out of 5, it's a 5. |
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