Life is messy, bruising, but also full of intoxicating adventures. While this is happening, ponyboy goes home were he tells everyone about johnny and dallas. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before the. The outsiders is a 1983 american drama film directed by francis ford coppola, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by s. A retelling of the classic outsiders book we all know and love.
He is energetic, disinterested in school, and movie star handsome. Jo ellen misakian, a librarian at lone star elementary school in fresno, california, and her students were responsible for inspiring coppola to. He is followed and jumped by a group of socs, the rich gang from the other side of town. The outsiders 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hinton as a fictional novel and was released as a movie in 1983, the movie was produced by gray frederickson and fred roos. Paul newman and a ride home is the way ponyboy begins his makeup assignment to avoid failing his english class. Ponyboy michael curtis is the narrator and protagonist of the 1967 novel the outsiders, and its 1983 film adaptation. In the outsiders, what movie did ponyboy see that starred.
Directed by francis ford coppola, the outsiders tells the story of the ongoing conflict. Jan 30, 2020 when i stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, i had only two things on my mind. The outsiders soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Ponyboy reads a letter from johnny in the wake of the violence surrounding him, urging him that there is still a lot of good in the world, and that ponyboy needs to keep encouraging people to look at the sunset, and stay gold. In the novel the outsiders, how does ponyboy see himself. The socs, short for socials, gang up on ponyboy and threaten to slit. Jun 18, 2016 when ponyboy arrives home late darry has a breakdown when sodapop tries to defend ponyboy which drives darry into a rage. At the beginning of the film, he added scenes where ponyboy gets stalked and jumped, the gang talks about going to the movies, sodapop and ponyboy talking. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before the outsiders story takes place. When i stepped out, into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, i had only two things on my mind.
Ponyboy curtis identifies with paul newman, a movie star with. It was 37 years ago, in march 1983, that the outsiders opened in movie theaters nationwide, taking tulsa author s. See more ideas about the outsiders, outsiders movie, the outsiders. The outsiders movie and movie differences 959 words bartleby. Soon darry starts scolding ponyboy for walking home from the movies by himself, and ponyboy explains to the reader that me and darry just didnt dig each other. Ponyboy had just told her about johnny being attacked by a mustang full of socs and being brutally beaten, to the point that he always carries a switchblade with him. As he is bouncing and messing with a ball, he recites parts of the movie that hes just seen when a group of guys pull up in a red corvair. The film is noted for its cast of upandcoming stars. Ponyboy realizes he is capable of empathy for socs.
He was cocky, smart, and sodas best buddy since grade school. Teen rivalry in a small southern town sets the stage for this. What happens to ponyboy on his way home from the movies in. Ponyboy sees cherrys face, and she is about to cry, which makes him feel ashamed. The only reason bob doesnt start a fight with ponyboy and the others after the drivein movie is that the girls are there. Ponyboy curtis, a teenaged member of a loose gang of greasers, is leaving a movie theater when he is jumped by socs, the greasers rival gang. Though only fourteen years old, he understands the way his social group functions and the role each group member plays. He lives with his oldest brother, darry, who is 20 years old and has legal custody of him and his other brother, sodapop, who is 16. Ponyboy curtis, the youngest member of the greasers, narrates the novel. He claims that hes playing army and needs to report to base. He decides to recount the events that led to the final rumble and johnnys death.
Ponyboy curtis, a pup that has yet to present his class, lives with his two older alpha brothers and must keep his nose clean to continue living with them or the state will place soda and pony into a puppy home. In the outsiders, hes required to do little more than standard rebel. Later, ponyboy and sodapop talk to each other in their bedroom. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is an outsider. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Cherry has asked ponyboy to put himself in her shoes and think about whether he would help her the way she helped him, attempting to bridge the social gap between them. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Ponyboy describes his idolization of sodapop from the very beginning, and says his brother gets drunk on just plain living, a quality he deeply admires. Apr 26, 2015 ponyboy describes steve randle, twobit mathews, dallas winston, and johnny cade to the reader. Sep 18, 2017 the outsiders movie edited part 10 duration. The outsiders 1983 fullhd movies, the outsiders 1983 fullhd movies, the outsiders 1983 fullhd movies. Tshirts, stickers, wall art, home decor, and more featuring designs by independent artists. The outsiders directed by francis ford coppola is a very well done adaptation of s. You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. Dallas loses it, leaves the hospital and robs a store where the cashier shoots him. Then later at the playground, the socs descend on johnny and ponyboy, almost drowning in a nearby fountain.
Now, on his death bed, he urges ponyboy to stay gold, to hold onto the beauty of the moment, and never stop looking for the beauty in the world around him. Jan 20, 2019 as ponyboy curtis, christopher thomas howell was the main character in the outsiders the movie, like the book, is supposed to be told from his point of view, and the film and role remain his most memorable work. Jo ellen misakian, a librarian at lone star elementary school in fresno, california. Ponyboy is a fourteenyear old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, sodapop and darry on the lowerclass east side of tulsa, oklahoma.
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. Fourteenyearold ponyboy curtis is the youngest of three orphaned brothers who live on the north side of town, the wrong side of the tracks. Cherry tells ponyboy she liked him from the start because of the way he talked and because he is a nice kid, which are rare in those days, and she wanted to help him and the other greasers. In chapter 1, around what time of day is ponyboy walking out of the movies. Every purchase you make puts money in an artists pocket. They start to call him a greaser because he has greasy. Sodapop, sometimes called soda, is the middle of the three curtis brothers. Francis ford coppola brings together an impressive and talented cast of. It is narrated by the storys main character, ponyboy. What are some differences between the outsiders book and.
Find all 14 songs in the outsiders soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. A few similarities between the movie and book are that the movie still has the complete greaser gang ponyboy, johnny, sodapop, darry, dally, twobit, and steve and also johnny and dally still. His films following the outsiders included red dawn 1984, the hitcher 1986, and soul man 1986 popular movies, but not big. Find the outsiders gifts and merchandise printed on quality products that are produced one at a time in socially responsible ways. Next section character list previous section about the outsiders film buy study guide. Notable for its, then unknown, cast of movie starspatrick swayze, matt dillon, rob lowe, emilio estevez, diane lane and golly tom cruisethe outsiders must go down as a wellintentioned folly.
Sensitive ponyboy used to have a good relationship with his oldest brother darrel, but since darrel became the household caregiver, he is always on ponyboy s case. The outsiders 1983 official trailer matt dillon, tom cruise movie hd when two poor greasers, johnny, and ponyboy are assaulted by a. Dec 30, 2018 like comment and subscribe thanks for watching check out my friends the most amazing youtuber and friend also greater of my banner and just a really nice guy paradox jedi s. Get an answer for in the outsiders why didnt ponyboy, johnny, and dally pay to get into the drivein movie. The outsiders 1983 official trailer matt dillon, tom cruise movie.
Rating is available when the video has been rented. Ponyboy curtis is the main character and narrator of s. Ponyboy curtis belongs to a lowerclass group of oklahoma youths who call themselves greasers because of their greasy long hair. Which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love as a kid and why so many others are still reading it five decades after it was first published in 1967.
Thomas howell sitting at his desk in his room, writing. The only thing that seems to prevent bob from drowning ponyboy is the intervention of johnny, who stabs bob. They include ponyboy curtis and his two older brothers, sodapop and darrel, as well as johnny cade, dallas winston, keith twobit matthews, and steve. Ponyboy is a fourteenyear old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, sodapop and darry on the lowerclass east side of. Ponyboy curtis is a 14yearold boy whose world has been turned upside down. Character analysis of ponyboy curtis the outsiders. Ponyboy theorizes on the motivations and personalities of his friends and describes events in a slangy, youthful voice. Hintons creation from classic novel to a film beloved by. In the outsiders why didnt ponyboy, johnny, and dally pay to. The outsiders darry ponyboy sodapop johnny dally twobit steve the. The novel follows ponyboys journey to understand the social elements that divide people, such as social class. He talks about walking home from the movies one night. Thomas howell stars as ponyboy, the youngest of three orphaned boys who.
He also recognized that ponyboy is the reason that he even notices the sunrise to begin with, and that without ponyboy s observational powers, he would never have even looked. Ponyboy curtis walks from the movie theatre one day. Dec 27, 2019 with these words, sherri cherry valance discusses her social group with ponyboy curtis after they bond at the drivein movie theater in chapter 2. The outsiders is a 1983 american comingofage drama film directed by francis ford coppola, an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by s. He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upsidedown and backward,and he could drive anything on wheels. Ponyboy not only has just about the best name weve ever heard of we dare you to start calling yourself kittenlad or rottweilergal, but also has a real flair for the written word. Ponyboy is fourteen, is our narrator, and has a ton to say about himself and his world.