Premiere of "The Outsiders" (March 1983) RARE interviews

In honor of the upcoming 4K release of "The Outsiders," here is some ultra-rare footage of the premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Outsiders" at Lone Star School in Fresno, California back in March of 1983. I had purchased this material decades ago from a seller on eBay.
Hosted by Michelle Russell, we get a look at the students who wrote to Coppola asking him to turn the S.E. Hinton novel into a motion picture. Included are actors C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Leif Garrett, Darren Dalton, and producer Fred Roos.
*The quality of the footage is very poor, but given its extremely rare condition, I still felt that this material would be of value.

[@el.ka2650]

If I got to meet Ralph Macchio or anybody in the cast, I would DIE

[@killerkyle92]

nah you wouldn’t you’d be ok just starstruck lol

[@AngelinniTortellini]

@@killerkyle92 lol

[@SRM2]

IKR

[@billwilliam836]

Same

[@sugarcandzplayz1876]

SAME

[@_laurabtllaa]

those girls were so lucky I would’ve passed out just being in Ralph Macchio’s presence omfg

[@Tommys_agere]

Same

[@savayaarredondo]

Same

[@RichardB.Spencer]

Ralph, wasn’t known yet so you wouldn’t have passed out! After the 1980’s he basically disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle! He’s a flunky who had to reboot the only movie he’s known for into a tv show.

[@_laurabtllaa]

@@RichardB.Spencer I know he wasn’t, it’s just that he’s my celebrity crush bro😭😭

[@Lolaiscoolerthanice]

I would have done the same 😭❤️

[@caitlinbelforti870]

"What did you do in school today honey?" "Oh not much, just got kissed by Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio and Leif Garrett"

[@Cadesbaee]

Ok that one girl who got to kiss Ralph is the luckiest women alive. IF I KISSED RALPH ID FAINT ON THE DAMN SPOT.

[@yuuvita]

It was so cuteeee please

[@Starr10901]

RIGHT!!!! I AGREEE😭

[@JoBeAnimations]

SAMME-

[@maryedgar3778]

Time stamp?

[@Cadesbaee]

@@maryedgar3778 12:29

[@elizabethcim2571]

Being a diehard outsiders fan for 20 years how did I not know this existed???? I’m ashamed in myself but glad I found it now. I am so happy this is a thing and omg those lucky girls. What I would give to have been a teen in the 80s. This was such a good watch. Ugh I loved every second of it and so obsessed with anything that has to do with the greatest movie of all time. nothing will ever beat it

[@bobbyscalchi4013]

Been a diehard fan myself since I was 3 or 4 and saw it on HBO in late '83. Long before any of them were major stars.

[@thecrockadilewhowalkslikea3798]

Wonder where Scom Grews was in this?

[@julieann4616]

Who is your favorite??

[@aepioca]

dude, tommy’s outfit is so cute. his shoes are nike ‘77 blazers, and he just pulls off the “soft boy” look so well haha

[@emiliz2071]

Im obsessed with him oml 😭

[@aepioca]

@@emiliz2071 you can have him sis but i get ralph, k?

[@emiliz2071]

@@aepioca i approve fbtvistq

[@aepioca]

@@emiliz2071 dealio 🤝

[@fionna6391]

@@aepioca naw isnt he like 60 now💀💀

[@inkedenvy4205]

14 year old me would have DIED if I got to meet Matt Dillion. Omg so lucky!! We read the book in school to, maybe 2004. I saw the movie right after and fell in head over heals love with Matt Dillion. Awesome it spanned at least 20 years in schools. If the kids don’t still read this, that’s a shame.

[@Wildcock23]

They don’t? I suppose it’s not “Woke” enough for them. 😔

[@annabellebentley2427]

@@Wildcock23 I am reading it in my class right now!

[@user-kw8go6ok5g]

I read it 5 years ago in my 7th grade English class, they might still be reading it at my middle school

[@booty6405]

We just finished reading it in our class! I think it’s required across the country 👍

[@mrs.g7795]

My daughter read it in school last year! So glad it’s still a thing!

[@isha243]

the girls are so lucky to even be in Ralph’s presence

[@savayaarredondo]

I know I'm so jealous.

[@jessegarcia2060]

I was lucky to meet Scott Baio...He zapped my girlfriend bra off..😂

[@RichardB.Spencer]

The guy’s a 🤡🤮

[@Lolaiscoolerthanice]

FR I WOULDA DIED

[@Tulipfeilds13311]

Why are you so intimidated my Ralph tf

[@deandraalexis]

All of them looked so shell-shocked by the sheer excitement of all their fans, must have been surreal for them. Abd then Matt Dillon just eyeing the camera coolly. Probably thinking "Get this thing outa my face, willya?" They're all so great wish Rob and Emilio and Tom were there too

[@dallas154]

Where were all the scenes with Matt Dillion?

[@deandraalexis]

@@dallas154 Start at 34:17 then there's more Matt after that

[@gevivi123]

If Rob was there I would have been the most jealous person ever 😭

[@deandraalexis]

@@gevivi123 Omg imagine Rob were at the school premiere and kissed the announcing girls too ugh. So jealous of those girls anyway

[@parkmochi9247]

Wait why weren’t they there?

[@LiliaCerna]

I love how Ralph was like “yeah that’s me 😀”

[@ReadMachiavelli-gi3wk]

Seeing & hearing Patrick Swayze at this point ..Poised in his remarks, just expressing his real thoughts on seeing the completed film, was as beautiful as it was painful, knowing he left us too early. Thanks for putting this piece together.

[@Wildcock23]

You’re welcome!

[@keremlevitas7539]

The way he said, "Let's do it for johnny, man" cracked me up so hard.

[@poplifeinctv]

…. Lol… but when he came running to the rumble…. “ Ain’t go be no rumble with out me!”.. that boy was hard.

[@soniadaugherty5211]

Lol yep

[@danielupsdell2697]

I interviewed Patric Swayze years ago with our production company he was so nice .

[@itsmenala9087]

U gotta video??

[@jessegarcia2060]

#metoo😂

[@josephamoraz7990]

Not a cell phone in sight. Everyone just living in the moment. Not focused on social media

[@eve.curtis]

… because it was the 80s. There was no social media😭

[@Robd07]

It would take 40yrs for people to even know this ever happened....thanks youtube!

[@siennayaya]

thats because there was a bunch of celebrities right there giving out kisses left and right, joseph.

[@Tulipfeilds13311]

Lmao fr

[@tessamohler3021]

Leif seemed easy to talk to. He started conversations with the girls, him and Patrick. Meeting Matt would be AWESOME! But all of them are so excellent, best cast ever!

[@lisahoughton3262]

The outsiders is really an amazing book I’m so happy it was made into a movie.

[@Gabby2cool4you]

"You hear that? All the girls want your jacket" -Tommy

[@queenettajones5510]

Awwwwww Ralph Macchio and C. Thomas Howell were so handsome. Matter of fact the whole cast were cute ☺️☺️❤️❤️❤️

[@amiraclexjahara]

When C Thomas Howell kissed Miss Masaki. Tommy is so humble

[@charlotte_lathan]

what’s the time stamp for that in this video

[@Cadesbaee]

Thank you SOOO much for this!!!!! I usually don’t sit through 1 hour KZbin videos but you know I DID for this one!!!!❤️❤️ The cast is so perfect. STAY GOLD

[@Wildcock23]

😊

[@deandraalexis]

Right? The only time I sat through anything longer was an actual movie. Back when KZbin didn't have ads mid-video

[@zoezr1]

Those lucky girls kissing those handsome studs 😍 I’m so jealous

[@avhlynnx_]

This makes me sad. But it also makes me super happy. I so I wish I lived during this time period. Those people are incredibly lucky to get to meet these amazing actors! I would die to get to be the girl that kissed them! LIKE OMG!? Also seeing the part where the movie was over and hearing stay gold made me cry lmao.

[@sugarcandzplayz1876]

SAME

[@savayaarredondo]

Same

[@shannon_w.]

I remember when this movie first came out on cable and I saw it for the first time. It was on a channel called Prism. I was OBSESSED with them ALL!!!! A few years later Tommy Howell and Juliet Lewis were filming a movie in my hometown and my best friend got to meet and get pictures with Tommy. She said he was so sweet. ❤

[@Wildcock23]

That’s fantastic!

[@savayaarredondo]

OMG your best friend is so lucky.

[@lagoon.2577]

Gosh I just love Tommy Howell sm 😭🫶 Ponyboy was definitely my favorite greaser. ❤️

[@Transcendent-Economics-101]

Two-Bit Matthews(Emilio) was my fav... yeah, but ditto for Tom Howell

[@Kk-pw1pu]

Me toooo I love Ponyboy sm and Tommy

[@kbee8517]

"Would you please welcome Matt-" WOO! [SCREAMS FROM THE AUDIENCE]

[@skkdkdms3042]

time stamp?

[@kbee8517]

@@skkdkdms3042 eh, 48:52 ish

[@The.EditorsCut]

@@skkdkdms3042 48:49

[@sydney_is_bestest]

@@skkdkdms3042 48:52

[@jamiewatts1884]

Thank you for this beautiful capsule in time

[@Wildcock23]

Welcome!

[@evie9732]

Thank you for this! I read the book & saw the movie when it first came out & it made an impact on me. It still gives me the feels. It's very special.

[@Wildcock23]

Same here! You’re very welcome!

[@LuvsAutumn8467]

That must have been so much fun. Love that movie and those actors.

[@blairjane9228]

Thank you so much for sharing this

[@Wildcock23]

My pleasure.

[@jenmarks6594]

I love this video, makes me smile when I think back to 1983. I had the biggest crush on Matt Dillion when I first saw him in "Over the Edge" 1979, he was beautiful!!!!!!!!!

[@Wildcock23]

Yeah… “Over the Edge” is another seminal youth film!

[@shannon_w.]

I remember the first time I saw him in a movie was Little Darlings with Kristy McNichol, Tatum O’Neil and a very young Cynthia Nixon way before her Sex In The City days.

[@marymoran8859]

MATT DILLON!!!!!!!

[@ahassen1236]

So many went on to become great actors in their own right later on. I think that has a special meaning too.

[@userkaulitz]

the outsiders is my biggest interest right now, you don't understand how happy this Makes me

[@jessegarcia2060]

Well I thought your husband makes you feel that way...😂

[@RichardB.Spencer]

@userkaulitz - how old are you? I saw this in the theatre when it came out in 1983. I was 13 years old! 7th grade.

[@userkaulitz]

@@RichardB.Spencer I’m 16! I made that comment when I was 14 lol. I still really like the outsiders. Lucky you got to see it when it came out!

[@RichardB.Spencer]

@@userkaulitz - it’s nice to see that young people like yourself can still relate and enjoy the film. It doesn’t come across dated and old fashioned? I’m 54 now!

[@userkaulitz]

@@RichardB.Spencer it’s rare that people my age enjoy older film, I personally prefer older movies - something about them is just so much better. I always try and get my peers to watch movies from the 80s and older, so hopefully there will be more people like me ^_^

[@ricardoacosta5938]

I actually met (Ex.Teen Idol )from the 70'sLeif Garrett at a Retro Show (outdoors)back in (1999-2000,or 2001)after a (Rare) singing performance in L.A.at Santa Monica, CA (civic Auditorium)on a weekend &still have my picture with him&that same weekend met Barry Williams of the Brady bunch &Pop singer Taylor Dayne&both pictures taken with them too.My California memories with celebrities 🥁🎸🎹🎚️🎧🎤🎞️🎥🎛️🎬🤓😎😁🤨✌️🤘🇨🇱🇺🇸

[@mercedesamoree1234]

it is so sad to me how celebrities are treated as attractions. I love them, but I feel bad.

[@blairjane9228]

How are they being treated like attractions tf? The kids came up to them and just hung out and talked to them like normal human beings instead of all of in their face taking pictures and stuff the guys enjoyed the attention especially they weren’t well known at the time it’s normal for everyone to scream and cheer in the audience and have the guys talk on stage and stuff because they were all excited this was everyone’s first time seeing the film it was an exciting time for everyone

[@mercedesamoree1234]

@@blairjane9228 its just celebrities in general. sure it wasnt as bad in the 80s as it is now, but i just feel like even though us fans are jut showing our love, it can get a little frustrating for some celebrities. I just feel like their human rights are not the same as ours sometimes. You cant even go to the grocery store without being treated like a walking picture or something. I dont know I know some celebrities probably dont mind such as c thomas howell and the others, but sometimes I just feel like its probably hard to live that way. Just my opinion you dont have to agree with me.😊

[@blairjane9228]

@@mercedesamoree1234 I agree with you on that but in this situation in this video they are not being dehumanized maybe later on when they got more popular yes but in THIS video they are being treated with respect and very politely

[@shannon_w.]

@@mercedesamoree1234well that’s what comes with the multi million dollar ch via and the big houses and fancy cars. It’s not like this is a new thing and they had NO clue something like this could happen. I know it is worse now then it has ever been and I am sure it can get very invasive and even annoying and I am sure there are days that they wish they could just be unrecognizable. But as the old saying goes ya gotta take the bad with the good.

[@mercedesamoree1234]

@@shannon_w. yes it is the price that comes with fame unfortunately. But for people like me who are passionate when it comes to the art of acting, I wish it was possible to be successful in that career field to still make a living doing what you love, without having to be famous. Sadly it’s not, so people with dreams of being an actor like me have to find something else to settle for

[@manziraman]

This movie change my life.

[@Wildcock23]

Mine too! Well, maybe not “changed” it so much as it formulated my outlook on life growing up! 😉

[@bellakelley995]

THE WAY I WOULD LITERALLY DIE ON THE SPOT IF I GOT TO KISS RALPH AND TOMMY OMGGGG

[@charileluvslunaforeva4192]

I LOVE RALPHHH

[@4wheeler_.903]

6:25 I LOVE TOMMY’S LAUGH OMGG

[@darkbubblepenguin9865]

This is amazing thank you so much for posting this it’s truly incredible seeing this

[@gevivi123]

48:54 did they just break the sound barrier for a second 💀I mean I would've too

[@spooky7211]

I’m jealous. Bruh I wish I was born in the early 70s so I could’ve experienced this

[@hannahluvr99]

Every single one of them, so handsome!! But Patrick and Darren are my favorites ❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹

[@pee7754]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Wildcock23]

Sure thing.

[@LeprechaunJackson]

43:30 Leif: “you wanna sit on my lap?” Me: **mentally screaming “YES I DO!” at the screen** 🫠

[@the_chill_wildlife5177]

Thank you so very much for sharing this ❤even though the quality is definitely 83 - I wouldn't change it.I love it. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH 💕

[@hannahluvr99]

Oh those lucky girls!!! So lucky!!! 😻😻😻

[@Jadesik]

I was born in the wrong decade.

[@Wildcock23]

So was I.

[@jonathangrant6138]

This is the coolest video!!! It brought me so much joy to watch this!!! I love seeing the young actors interact with the students!!! The words spoken by the librarian who started the petition brought me to happy tears with her message of Hope for us all!!!! So amazing!!!

[@humbggs]

oh my god, thank you so much for this!

[@Wildcock23]

My pleasure!

[@hannahluvr99]

And the satin Outsiders jacket!! 😍😍😍

[@annanannee2156]

Damn what this is amazing footage!

[@mariepettit4642]

I would die if I met Matt Dillon or Rob Lowe.

[@jessegarcia2060]

Then you probably won't have meet them..

[@BuffaloSpeedbuilds]

Oh my goodness it said "Starring Mat Dillon" when we know that he wasn't the only one

[@ivandesantis858]

Maybe it's a minority opinion but I feel Matt Dillon should have been bigger and more successful than Cruise or Lowe or any of the rest of them but it didn't turn out that way

[@Wildcock23]

I agree. I just watched “The Saint of Fort Washington” earlier tonight and I kept thinking about how much I like Dillon as an actor and how underrated both he and that movie are.

[@ivandesantis858]

@@Wildcock23 I never saw that and I will put it on my list of stuff to watch. I remember a film "A Kiss Before Dying" he did alongside Sean Young who might be the female counterpart to Dillon in that she was also projected to have a loftier destiny in the industry. Another film I liked Dillon in was the romantic drama "Mr. Wonderful "

[@Wildcock23]

@@ivandesantis858 I actually don’t know those… but I’ll check ‘em out!

[@claudiaschneider5628]

I totally agree.

[@lisahoughton3262]

Matt wasn’t willing to sell out.

[@sadescott3385]

ugh the 80s…love it…what ever happened

[@JoBeAnimations]

I knnooww😭

[@MegaKamandi]

america turned to shit thats what happend

[@Transcendent-Economics-101]

We got older 🤣😂

[@DreSoul2049]

We need Doc's time machine..then we can go back to the 80s 😎

[@kailaniarmour7994]

I would cry I feel I met anyone from the movie cast of the outsiders!!!!

[@isitevenme6353]

this is everything i need

[@emiliz2071]

Tommy seemed so nervous :(

[@charlotte_lathan]

probably cause he was since he was young and that was the 2nd movie he was in

[@lanacruise4705]

Wow! This is amazing!!!!! I LOVE THIS SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!👍🏼❤️💕💕

[@Wildcock23]

Absolutely. “Risky Business” rules! 😎 🤘

[@lanacruise4705]

@@Wildcock23 YES IT DOES

[@kailaniarmour7994]

This made me so sad but so so happy because I love The Outsiders because it's such a great movie and a great book and when I watched the movie in class last week it made me cry so hard and it was all happy tears! :)

[@KenishuToshendo]

“The Outsiders” is a cinematic masterpiece and quite frankly the best “from book to film” movie I’ve ever seen. I proudly introduced it to my new wife who like me grew up in the 80s, but somehow missed seeing this great film. She loved it and I of course became emotional when seeing it and hearing Stevie Wonder’s “Stay Gold” at the beginning and end credits. A heartfelt movie with great actors in their youth. 🥹🙌🏾❤️

[@Wildcock23]

Well said! It absolutely is!

[@KenishuToshendo]

@@Wildcock23Yes indeed! And thank you for posting this! Such a gem of a footage! 🤩🙌🏾🙏🏾

[@sistershack5492]

Love this!!

[@frejasflorence]

ralph’s adorable laugh in the background 😭😭💗😘 I LOVE HIMM 3:57

[@saphiraross3257]

I got to meet c thomas howell

[@keremlevitas7539]

How? When? What? We need more information!

[@saphiraross3257]

@@keremlevitas7539 so I went to Tulsa the one day he went on tour last year in July I was in 7th I'm in 8th now and I went to his concert and I had my own copy of the outsiders so after the concert I asked him to sign it when he was doing autrgphas and I got it signed and took a picture

[@keremlevitas7539]

@@saphiraross3257 that's so cool!

[@saphiraross3257]

@@keremlevitas7539 thank you!!!!

[@ihavephases]

people are saying that the girls are lucky for getting to kiss ralph BUT WHAT ABOUT DARREN (randy) HES SO BESUTIFUL 💕💕

[@Tommys_agere]

Ralph is so much better

[@h0pes_n_dre4mz]

words cannot express how much i love this silly little 80s movie and all it’s silly little 80s cast members

[@caroletalktings]

I remember my English teacher and I swapping books, The Outsiders and That Was Then, This Is Now.

[@robyf.m8735]

Patrick Swayze so handsome

[@mydogjesus]

at 12:50 into the video Patric Swayze offers for the girl on the stage to leap into his arms, (as a joke) but it immediately reminded me of the iconic scene in Dirty Dancing with the leap by Jennifer Grey. That movie had not been made yet... very spooky and cool !!

[@donnao5410]

I thought the same thing!

[@tinarammage9082]

Love you Leif 💖 Always have and always will 💖

[@3_7772]

and 41:35 Ralph looks like a little kid thats lost in a store 😂

[@ivanahitrec]

Odličan video!!!

[@roadart853]

matt dillon....l'amore della mia vita

[@JoBeAnimations]

I feel like I can distinctly hear Tom's laugh at 6:25 bc I can

[@faded_funkadelic]

if happiness was a sound…

[@JoBeAnimations]

Yesss💕

[@LaureltheWitch]

oh my god I love this

[@DoItForJawnee]

I LOVE U SO MUCH

[@Wildcock23]

Ha!

[@amy4as]

imagine gettign to kiss the cast-

[@claudiaschneider5628]

Matt is so extreme hyper

[@Wildcock23]

Lol yeah I noticed him twitching his legs!

[@AUTOPSY666]

The house is now an Outsiders Museum

[@dajosee]

When I was a kid, you would open any comic book or magazine and there would be ads and pictures of Leif Garrett. I was like, who is this guy?

[@jamescotner2459]

It’s perfect, Matt Dillon looks like a criminal standing in the hallway talking to the lady.

[@matthawes4395]

Still rock dem joints now And I'm 50+

[@roberttcooper9996]

tks very very mucho!!

[@poplifeinctv]

CLASSIC.

[@tylerwirkkala7311]

41:37 all the older cast members left Ralf in the seats alone, wonder if they went out back to smoke before the movie

[@tylerwirkkala7311]

They way Patrick comes in with popcorn and a soda. Yeah they probably smoked a few joints

[@Wildcock23]

@@tylerwirkkala7311 LOL I love it! 😘

[@emiliz2071]

Ralph was actually one of the oldest ones!

[@dyoung5999]

Wow. In today’s times this film would have shut the movie down before released.

[@FilmCardStars]

Ponyboy showed up dressed more Soc than the ones in the movie!

[@Wildcock23]

I noticed that as well! Quite preppy for a greaser!

[@FilmCardStars]

I know the haircut and all. I think Leif was messin with him about it@@Wildcock23

[@leanajo754]

Those 2 young ladies are the luckiest girls ever. They got to get a kiss from them...omg, so lucky!

[@user-xm6ym1ni4p]

Спасибо за видео! Тут мой любимый Патрик Суэйзи!!! Боже как этим девчёнкам повезло!!! Они тогда ещё и не знали с кем целовались, какие звёзды , крутые актёры! Самый Лудший для меня Патрик❤❤❤. Та девочка пожелела потом ,что не хотела целовать Патрика . Привет из России с Любовью❤

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

I like when they get jazzed up for the rumble. Darry does the handstand on the fence and Steve does the backflip off the car. Two-Bit(Keith) cracking open a beer.

[@kyleigh.evans.]

i will forever love the outsiders 🫶🏻

[@jodyburrows9800]

Wish I could’ve met the cast of the outsiders back then but I wasn’t born til 1985 but I love the movie and book and the cast ❤

[@shonuff4323]

Swayze looks younger here than he des in the movie

[@jessegarcia2060]

Matt was the best actor ..Hands down .

[@Iamnyy_]

Omg these were middle school girls😮😮😮

[@isabella_swick]

They are so lucky to meet Ralph Macchio he’s my favorite actor I would die to meet him

[@Purplenpinkk]

I grew up in the same town he did. We used to drive by his childhood home where his parent’s still lived all the time.

[@OutsidersLover_Sodapop]

Omg love this would have gave anything to be those girls but I would have wanted Tom rob Matt and Emilio all to be there and do that too😂❤

[@bajk84]

The best part was from 34:47 to 37:30

[@PinkPengwin]

The camera quality is 🔛 🔝

[@ginge5028]

Not really but during their time yes!

[@PinkPengwin]

It was a joke…

[@duypham76]

My English teacher made us read this story and then made us watch it too

[@yosselyncoronad4256]

ahh i would of screamed at the top of my lungs! but where was rob lowe?

[@Wildcock23]

Good question!

[@missmokkori5558]

Probably on the set of another movie.