REELS

Title: The Outsiders

Actors: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise

Studio: Warner Bros.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Rating: PG

Runtime: 91 Minutes

Year: 1983

Description: Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather films) directs an all-star cast in the big-screen adaptation S.E. Hinton's classic coming-of-age novel The Outsiders. Early 1960s. Tulsa, Oklahoma. The city is divided between teenagers who have grown up with wealth and privilege and the rough-edged "greasers" from the wrong side of the tracks. The greasers yearn for the life they see on the other side of town, but the rich kids want to keep them in their places. Then, one greaser dares cross the line to talk, and to dream of more, with a girl from across the tracks . . . an action that can only lead to conflict on a hot, steamy night. Featuring Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds, Collateral), Rob Lowe ("The West Wing"), Diane Lane (Unfaithful) and Patrick Swayze (Ghost), among others.