The Outsiders (1983) | *First Time Watching* | Movie Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@angelhernandezrivera6195]

In the book, it's implied Dallas Winston also had an abusive childhood, which led to his criminal record. While, he does indeed enjoy his friends, especially the Curtis', Johnny is the one he truly loves because he sees so much of himself in him

[@deannacauley166]

That was beautifully said I read this book about 150 times I've seen the movie about a hundred and I still love it to this day

[@st0n3p0ny]

​@deannacauley166 my mom had a ton of hash marks inside the cover for every time she read it. I haven't read it, but I've seen the movie maybe 30 times.

[@hitmixhyepock9405]

I got the feeling that he, was just from the film.

[@blacksunday4231]

I know they didn't blatantly say it, but I have no doubts that he was abused.

[@CroMagJohnson]

we read the book in 8th grade and it was the last unit of the year. we started on a friday, and i loved the book so much i finished it by saturday night and the study guide by sunday night.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Since y'all wondered... THE OUTSIDERS was set in 1965; GREASE was set in 1959.

[@arsbadmojo]

Not doubting you, just curious - what is the source of that? I would have guessed much earlier for Outsiders, like later 50's.

[@loamrider3086]

How could it be 50's with a 65 Mustang that they were driving?

[@johnisouth6636]

In Tulsa Ok

[@danielupsdell2697]

actually set in 1962

[@cryptidpizza9096]

Check the Vin on the Mustang lol

[@mack_taylor]

As a Tulsa native, this book was a mandatory read for basically every school in town lol the house is now a museum.

[@HD00957]

Yup. As it should be! A great ficrional story about a piece of American history

[@LanaTheGemini]

Same at my school here in Sacramento California!

[@mariec3527]

Yes it is and it makes me so happy

[@maieldmik5233]

Same here in NZ 🇳🇿 .great story and film 👍

[@HD00957]

YAll read The Outsiders in New Zealand?? America realaly is the greatest country on earth Wow @@maieldmik5233

[@tomchesley2604]

Finally! Someone is doing "The Outsiders". Thank You!

[@chrisegnoto]

Yeah, seriously. It's a good movie.

[@rebekahjackson5996]

Riiiiight just said that too!!!

[@tkmoore6057]

SE Hinton, the author of the book, is in the movie. She’s the nurse Dallas is arguing with when Ponyboy comes to see him in the hospital.

[@leeyaferguson9019]

Yep. Other books, too.

[@msmrsro]

I never knew that!

[@jonajohnson9138]

TEX and Rumblefish

[@keness4768]

Another good one with Emilio esteves, also written by s.e. Hinton is…. That was then, this is now. It hit hard in my youth, though we aren’t golden anymore, are we?

[@Nightwatchman53]

​@@jonajohnson9138 worked a lot with Matt Dillon..

[@ryanfeit1420]

Ralph Macchio, who played Johnny, rose to fame in "The Karate Kid" which was released in the summer of 1984 and made Macchio a star. I highly recommend reacting to the first two movies. They are the best of the franchise.

[@alrokx13]

Hopefully they do but they must see 3 if they venture to Cobra Kai series which I am for

[@andreadeamon6419]

Add in the next karate kid. They said anyone in the miyagi universe can appear on the show. They know everyone wants Hillary to appear.

[@alrokx13]

@@andreadeamon6419 facts

[@liztancock1773]

There's a karate kid poster on the wall behind BJs left shoulder

[@andreadeamon6419]

@@liztancock1773 we know - now they have to watch them all.

[@quintondees4501]

I was 15 when this came out, look at the incredible cast......all of them went on to great careers

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@leoda_lion4107]

This movie has a HUGE amount of actors such as Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez (Two bit), Tom Cruise, Ralph Machio (Johnny), Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon (Dallas) and Diane Lane (Cherry) just to name a few. The story takes place in the late 50s in Oklahoma. Greasers vs. Socials (Socia's) - Socials are the Preppies. The book goes into more detail obviously of the dynamics of all the characters. The parents of Ponyboy were killed in a car accident. And yes, this was early in TIny Tom Cruise's career.

[@brianbiswell7591]

I'm pretty sure it takes place in the early to mid 60s 🤔

[@9876babyboy]

😂 tiny Tom Cruise

[@slytheringingerwitch]

Tiny Tom Cruise lol.

[@ricardoluna6168]

1965 Tulsa Oklahoma@@brianbiswell7591

[@seanswinton6242]

Also in the film was 70's teen idol singer/actor Leif Garrett. As a Sosh.

[@MacMc691]

The amount of 80's stars that were in this is still crazy after all these years. The cast also included a former pop singer/teen idol Leif Garret. Still a great movie forty years later.

[@laudanum669]

Nicolas Cage and "Flea" from The Red Hot Chili Peppers have uncredited roles as rival gang members in the rumble scene. Sofia Coppola daughter of the director Francis Ford Coppola plays the little girl asking for 15 cents.

[@MacMc691]

@@laudanum669 Interesting. I had read yeas ago that Cage was in there along with Sofia somewhere, but never bothered to look. i know he's the nephew to Francis, something like that, curious why he didn't want to be credited, he had already had a brief role in Fast Times. Flea though is interesting, next play through, I'm gonna have to pay closer attention to that fight. Good info.

[@laudanum669]

@@MacMc691 I tried to spot Cage and Flea but in the reaction they didn't show the whole fight so I couldn't see them.

[@MacMc691]

@@laudanum669 Gotcha, looks like the video has been removed, someone got popped. lol Anyway, thx for the info.

[@whorror7406]

​@@MacMc691 I read somewhere that Nick Cage had auditioned for Dallas Winston

[@dimashtastic]

The casting of this movie was so epic. Everyone of them became A Listers.

[@matts6607]

one of the greatest movies of all time! Stay Gold! I tear up everytime Johnny says he's only 16 and doesn't want to die. always hit me hard

[@meganlutz7150]

I love Johnny ❤

[@gypsy1rose417]

Asia during the rumble: "They not showing me... CUZ I'M GONE!!!" 😂😂

[@DeadlyBeast205]

This and the Warriors are classics! So many great actors and good storytelling. Plus what really makes both of those movies relatable is even though they're about gangs, at least they settled conflicts with their fists and not guns. I just love both of these movies so much

[@DeadlyBeast205]

@@matt01506 Never seen the Wanderers. I'll have to check it out

[@cbogolo]

Definitely need to add the wanderers to that

[@sonyaclarke7586]

Speak for yourself. I just love The Warriors cause im from NYC@@matt01506

[@refillz5281]

Agreed

[@DrnkTheWildAir]

Loved, The Warriors!❤

[@ronyoung654]

I grew up in Tulsa. I spent many hours in all the places they show. Crawled under the fence at the drive-in and hopped the trains. This always takes me back. I lived on the sosh side of town but was not accepted so ran with the greasers and had some really great times. I was more of a hippie but the greasers didn't care. Spent so many nights at the Admiral Twin Drive-in. Late 50s early 60s was the time. I was born in 1952 😊!

[@brianbiswell7591]

I live in Claremore but spent a lot of time in Tulsa and Catoosa. Know all the locations on this movie. I was born in 74 and went to the admiral twin to see empire strikes back and E.T. to name some movies I saw there

[@ronyoung654]

I'm the last cadet to graduate from O.M.A. before it changed to a college! Spent a couple of years in Claremore 🤓!

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@brianbiswell7591 *E.T.* (1982), of course, featured the first movie appearance of C. Thomas Howell (Ponyboy), as one of Michael's friends.

[@vincenzobonadonna4556]

Jealous

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

My school took us to see this when it came out in theatres after having read the book. “Stay gold” became a thing after this film with my generation. It’s been great seeing 90% of this cast go through their careers and see success. Such a talented cast of young actors with such promise.

[@MacMc691]

That's interesting, so your school took all of you to see this at the theater. My junior high school, seventh or eighth grade around '84, we watched this on the VCR, kind of the early stages for youngsters out there reading this lol, but we watched it in school over two days. I think it's pretty obvious what our teachers were trying to get across to us. lol

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

@@MacMc691 Yeah. It was my class that went. Not the whole school. But it was around 20 kids.

[@MacMc691]

@@Uatu-the-Watcher That's great, nothing like a field trip and to the movies no less. lol

[@miavega8888]

Tommy Howell was a major teen heartthrob in the 80s. He was in “Red Dawn” also with Patrick Swayze, “secret admirer” and “ the hitcher” which is a great thriller you should check out.

[@terricooper3678]

Thanks for reacting to this film! I love the novel. In my college writing class we had to write for a prompt..."I write because...". My response was because I read this novel when I was young and told my dad I didn't know anyone like these characters. He read the book and then came back to me and explained that he was a "greaser". He was from the wrong side of the tracks and was bullied back in the 1950's.. I realized then novels open us up to worlds and characters we don't know or think we don't know. I love that Francis Ford Coppola directed this film, The Godfather, and The Black Stallion. So many great films. You might also like the film Rumblefish which is also written by S.E. Hinton and directed by Coppola.

[@tylerhackner9731]

My mom was 16 when the original film was released and she absolutely loved the cast

[@paulamoya7956]

I was 15.I concur🌠☑️

[@terrigail7]

I was 18 and crazy for Matt Dillon!!❤

[@9876babyboy]

I was 12, it was amazing!!!

[@johnmason4673]

I was in 6th grade. My father took my brother and me to see it after a half day of school😊

[@deannacauley166]

I completely understand her feelings I was 13

[@TheAshMcG]

This move is a masterpiece with amazing young actors, this takes place in the year 1965, but it was filmed in 1982. The audition process was brutal to get the main parts from what I read. One of my favorites....thank you for the excellent reaction video!!!!

[@shirleydurr411]

Thank you for watching this one. You're the second reactors I've seen reacting to this. I remember teaching it to my sophomore English class and following up with the movie. I hope my students remember the lesson of staying gold; the movie may have helped with this.The author, S.E.HInton started writing the book when she 15 years old and finished when she was 16. it was published when she was 18. It's set in Oklahoma, her home state. BTW: The term "Soc" (pronounced sohsh) used for the rich kids is short for social (they were from a higher social class than the greaser -- rich class, high society?).

[@stmn346]

Before I watch this, I wanna say y’all have the best reaction videos. Stay Gold !!!!

[@JacobDennisHarris8586]

Born in 86, I read this Book which in my opinion is longer than the Movie in 6th or 7th Grade in School, we read the Book then watched the Movie, COOL STORY! COOL REACTIONS Y'ALL! STAY GOLD.

[@dapunkyqb1679]

It is compared to this version. There is a director’s cut that that’s about 25 minutes longer staying even closer to the book.

[@paulamoya7956]

This came out during my adolescence! This began our obsession with all of these actors. So special to me ..From the jump. 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠Love you Two🤣☑️

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Many thanks to Asia and BJ! 🏚 The great *Francis* *Ford* *Coppola* directed this one. I hope you'll react to his time-travel tale PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (1987), someday.

[@rosanajaquez3274]

Great selection! I second this ❤

[@auntvesuvi3872]

@@rosanajaquez3274 Thanks, Rosana! 🌷

[@shay4121]

I can never resist watching the outsiders! Such a great cast! Ready for a great reaction from you both!

[@Rayray-kj9cc]

My first heartbreak at the age of 13!! Stay golden Ponyboy!! 😢😢❤❤

[@jacerea8683]

This book was written by a 15 year old girl and was published in 1967. The movie launched so many careers. Great reaction.

[@Jawneecake]

Also Dallas’s actor was the authors friend and got a lot of characters in her movies

[@JoshuaGreen918]

I love this movie. It was filmed in my home town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The greaser house is still there. Ive been inside it many times. They even do a tour of the house if you two are ever in the area I definitely recommend taking the tour.And i live about 2 miles away from the dx gas station that sodapop curtis worked at. The drive in theaters is still there as well although it has been remodeled since the filming of this movie due to years of bad weather. But im glad you reacted to this movie and i hope you both enjoyed it.

[@beaniegyrl8330]

Matt Dillon starred in There's Someone About Mary, Crash, and Takers C. Thomas starred in E. T. when he was a kid, Soul Man, and Suicide Squad Rob Lowe starred in About Last Night, West Wing(tv show), Austin Powers movies

[@mafrank1natural]

Earlier movies for Matt Dillon was My bodyguard, Rumble Fish and Tex . Also, for Rob Lowe, St Elmo's Fire and Young blood.

[@lamikahawkins9442]

I absolutely love The Outsiders. It's been a favorite of mine since I was a child. A true classic, with an amazing cast.🤗

[@toodlescae]

I read the book in school back in the 70's and loved it. It was so sad when Johnny died but he felt losing his life was worth saving those little kids. I went and saw the movie the minute it hit our local theater even though I was about 7 months pregnant with twins and didn't go much of anywhere at the time. This is when I first became a Patrick Swayze fan.

[@Bronwyn-cf3um]

Wasn’t Patrick Swayze just beautiful?! All the actors were so dreamy…Matt Dillon was a favorite of mine. I was 12 or 13 when the movie came out, our English teacher took the class to see it after we read the book. Fun memories.

[@terrigail7]

One of my favorites growing up... all of the "hearththrobs" that were popular were in this movie, plus it had a great storyline! ❤Loved the book as well!!

[@jenniferbelmoudden344]

We read this in 7th grade, but my best friend and I had already read and seen the movie a million times before that. We used to nickname our friends in our group as the characters. I was Ponyboy, she was Dallas. We each still have half of the graffiti wall our class made based on the book. I haven’t rewatched in many years and was totally crying at the end. I still remember the Robert Frost poem from here. Y’all Stay Gold!! ❤

[@davidmunro546]

Matt Dillon was in ‘something about Mary’ and ‘Wlid Things’. That’s the 2 movies that automatically jump into my mind when I see him in anything. I read this book in school as did many in the comments, but being from the UK, I imagined them going to Wales to hide out. 😂

[@nealbrokaw7655]

Early greats for Matt were My Bodyguard, Rumble Fish, The Flamingo Kid, Drugstore Cowboy, Kansas, and The Saint of Fort Washington

[@davidmunro546]

@@nealbrokaw7655 the bodyguard just blew my mind. I just googled these movies and turns out it’s ‘my bodyguard’. 🤣 definitely not the movie I first thought of. I don’t think I’ve seen any of those movies you mentioned so thanks for the reply. I’ll need to find sources for them and see what I’m missing.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Matt Dillion also appeared in *Tex* (1982), based on another novel by S.E. Hinton.

[@antoinettelopes]

I can't believe you guys just did this to me. I got stuff to do and you drop one of my all time favorites? 😮 Seriously this is my #5. I was so in love with Ralph Macchio in the 6th grade that I had a pic from Tiger Beat that I took to the T-shirt shop and I wore his face to school. It took up my whole torso back then. I can't wait to watch this reaction. 😊

[@renecasillas1308]

I love this movie. I first read this book in 7th grade. The author wrote four different books all based in Oklahoma and they were all made into movies. You guys should check them all out. They're all great movies

[@JohnSmith-fm3pn]

Let's be real . Rumblefish is the only other really worth watching .

[@renecasillas1308]

I also like "That was Then This is Now"

[@Cagon415]

I read it in 7th grade too. We watched the movie then, too.

[@Divamarja_CA]

I recall really liking “Tex,” starring Matt Dillon.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

She later wrote a few others beyond those original four.

[@Stevie8654]

I always loved this movie and was proud we actually had something set in Tulsa.

[@brandonshaw2120]

Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' by Robert Frost

[@Bruno.1027]

Sophia Coppola, the director's daughter, was the little girl asking for a dime at the Dairy Queen. She's now a great director herself. This was set in Tulsa, OK. One of my high school teachers were working there when they filmed it and he had to give his class the day off because so many were extras for a scene. My guess is when they shot the drive in scene.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

The store clerk with the glasses was played by William Smith. What's funny is that he's best known for playing B-movie badasses. Sometimes as hero, sometimes as a villain, but ALWAYS a badass. An underappreciated movie with some young future stars is TAPS, starring Timothy Hutton, Tom Cruise, and Sean Penn along with veteran actor George C Scott (channeling his Patton role).

[@deafsheperd]

Conan's father to Falconetti.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

*Taps* (1981) is well worth seeing.

[@alanbaird6]

Rich Man Poor Man, as a kid watching that with my parents, I used to think his name was Falcon Eddy.@@deafsheperd

[@deafsheperd]

​@@alanbaird6I did too! Till I connected his starring credits.

[@Mainecoonlady.]

Timeframe is the 50s…. C Thomas Howell, great performance as serial killer Foyet on Criminal Minds. Ralph Macchio was Johnny, played Daniel in Karate Kid. Patrick Swayze, Darry (Oldest brother) was Johnny in Dirty Dancing. Rob Lowe as Soda Pop was in St. Elmo’s Fire. Matt Dillon as Dallas was police officer John Ryan in the movie Crash. Emilio Estevez as TwoBit was the wrestler in Breakfast Club. Tom Cruise as Steve, was Caffey, A Few Good Men. Diane Lane as Cherry Valance, was Frances in Under the Tuscan Sun. Best of all…. Francis Ford Coppola directed this film, and also all three Godfather movies. Great book by SE Hinton, who wrote the book as a teenager, published when she was 18 in 1967. The movie was released in 1983.

[@shawnagrubb9958]

I made the comment as well about c Thomas Howell playing a criminal on criminal minds but I couldn't think of his character's name but Hoyt is definitely it

[@LanaTheGemini]

My middle school teacher had us read this book as a class together a few chapters at a time.. and then once we finished the book, we got to finally watch the actual movie! And it really did feel like a special treat to watch this film after weeks of becoming vested in the book, story plot, and characters! I remember having a crush on both ponyboy and johnny lol

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

That's really the best way to see the movie, because (while what's there is very solid) so much important information is left out of it.

[@landonswaim8443]

My sister is a middle school teacher and has all her students do the same thing

[@meganbrick6266]

We had to read and watch this in high school and I LOVED it…my friend and I went to Tulsa randomly and I googled things to do there. She had no idea why I was freaking out when I found out the Outsiders museum was there 🤣 I dragged her to it and then made her watch it later in the hotel room. And then she got it.

[@gregoryhaines987]

My favorite all time movie. Can't wait to see the reaction.

[@rickpetersen1745]

When I was in High School this book was mandatory reading. The story was written by a teenager girl in High School.

[@afit5341]

Red Dawn (1984) is a must watch

[@gustavoalmanza2673]

Crazy that one has Patrick Swayze and C. Thomas Howell

[@timgautreaux2871]

First time I saw The Outsiders, I was 12 years old and saw this movie in a theater with my three best buddies. Watching your first time reaction bringing back some good ole memories of those guys.

[@MovementGraffiti]

Tear jerker of a movie. All those Hollywood legends were so young. I basically had a crush on the whole cast.Thanks for this super nostalgic reaction guys! Oh and guys C. Thomas Howell was bigger in the 80's he was in "E.T." and "Red Dawn" also in a movie called "Soul Man" where he plays a black guy.(😆pls look it up, it's peak craziness/sillyness of the 80's, probably not reaction worthy imo, but maybe a watch on your own). BUT he was also in a movie called "The Hitcher" which is DEFINITELY reaction worthy. Matt Dillon has been in many movies, like you said you've seen him, but you can't put your finger on it. His big ones are "Drugstore Cowboy", "Something About Mary" and "Crash."

[@Nightwatchman53]

14 when this came out, definitely a classic 80'a film with many well known stars in the beginning of their careers.

[@magnumpi8097]

Thank you guys. I haven't watched this movie in years and it deeply resonates with me. My dear good friend and I use to watch it a lot on VHS when we were young. We would say "Stay Gold" whenever saying goodbye. Last year sadly I got to say it to him for the last time. Stay Gold my brother🙏😔♥️

[@slaviksecret1]

Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, Diane Lane, Leif Garrett and so many other actors are in this movie!!!

[@Blue-qr7qe]

At 11:55, there's a character manning the door. The character's name is Buck Merrill. The actor playing him is Tom Waits. Some of you know who Tom Waits is.

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Reminds me of the town I grew up in. That's how it was when my grandparents were growing up, when my parents were growing up, and when I was growing up. The town looks a little different now, but I still see kids with new cars,, in the same spots, and long haired kids, wearing concert shirts, in the same familiar places. The more things change...

[@guitarman8462]

I still remember this movie from back in the days . Two other movies were " RUMBLE FISH " also " STREETS OF FIRE ". 👍. A must watch.

[@jrobwoo688]

This movie was filmed in my hometown. I’ve been to that drive-in. The Admiral Twin in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A nice follow up to this would be the film Rumble Fish, also starring Matt Dillon and filmed in Tulsa. It was also written by the same author as The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton.

[@RemoGutierrez1]

24:14 I think it's this scene where Soda pop says he's a "menace to society" in the book. In the book I think Dallas Winstons character really shines. He's originally from New York, Hell's Kitchen. He loves Johnny the most, and Johnny almost looks up to Dallas. But the book is so good

[@tamarleigh]

That was one of my favorite books in high school, I probably read it a hundred times, no exaggeration. The end is the same as the beginning, so I always ended up getting to the end and starting over. 💗

[@MoroccanVFX]

I first watched this movie 1 year ago, when i was 13, i randomly came across this movie while binging karate kid, and it is now my favorite movie of all time, its so 👍 👍 👍

[@bestmomcheck2046]

Just ordered a t-shirt that says Stay Gold Pony Boy, Stay Gold. All the greats in a single movie.

[@marieneu264]

1:57 the amount of famous people in this movie is INSANE!

[@fabian4ever69]

Takes place in Oklahoma. All of S.E. Hinton novels are based in Oklahoma. Matt Dillon was in Rumble Fish and Tex both are based on her novels. Emilo Estevez was in That was Then, This is Now another of her books. We all read this book in 8th grade in 1982. When we went to high school the following year the 8th grade classes went to the theater to watch the movie as it had just been released in 1983. So many stars in this movie. The youngest was Ponyboy played by C. Thomas Howell and he is now 57 years old. In the movie Never Back Down(great movie if you haven't seen it yet) they play the song Time Won't Let Me Go by The Bravery with the line, "I never had a 'Summer of 69' Never had a Cherry Valance of my own." ... Cherry the Soc from this movie. One of my favorite poems is "Nothing gold can stay," by Robert Frost that Pony recites. I am glad you reacted to this movie.

[@jamesflames9134]

Fun fact: the director(Francis Ford Coppola who did the Godfather and Apocalypse Now) gave the actors different accommodations based on the different classes they were portraying. The actors playing Socs stayed at nice hotels and had leather bound scripts while the actors playing the greasers had to rough it. This lead to real life rivalry between the two groups, and some great performances.

[@lorispiro-pioggia4289]

This was the start of so many careers. I was 14 when this came out. Loved it and still do.

[@Letha-Mae]

This is a cast full of nothing but A listers!! BJ we had to read the book too. A lot of hot men from Hollywood in this! ❤BJ singing and Asia laughing made me laugh so hard

[@TH3MUL31983]

No way! I read the book in high school too! I had seen the movie as a kid before that though, and absolutely loved both. So glad you guys are watching this. What a cast!

[@reshaud81]

I was 2 when this movie came out. I read the book and saw the movie for the first time in 7th grade English over 30 years ago. I love the movie. RIP Patrick Swayze!

[@MsPaulieboy]

The music makes a big difference. Happy you guys reacted to the version of the movie.

[@HPDees]

Socs are west side socialite rich kids. This was a very common theme in late 60s baby boomers teens. My parents had the sane exact scenario in arkansas, same as the one in Tulsa same time period. My mother a Socialite upper class kid & my father a poor working class tough kid from the other side pf town a very interesting theme of this time period. This was also written by Susan Hinton that grew up in Tulsa she was watching this play out at school in 1966, 67

[@mwooldridge9155]

Loved this movie when it came out. So many stars before they were stars.

[@jonnycola86]

In the novel, at the end, before he reads the note, he tells us just how much of caring and lovely boy Jonny was and how much he misses him. And he really was. Coming from parents who abused and didn't love him, he was timid and innocent. And even when he died, he was worried about Dallas told everyone to take of him. But Dallas was just completely heartbroken and lost when he died.

[@joseywailer7624]

Written by a 16 year old girl. Amazing story. Great cast. This movie is a major part of my youth, and isn't too far off from the way my buddies and I grew up together. I miss a buncha of them. Stay gold everyone...

[@davidathompson5152]

I read the book (on my own, not a school thing) in middle school, late 1980s, then read her other books, Tex and Rumble Fish. I loved it. We were poor and I was more like Pony Boy than the tough kids in my neighborhood. I didn't get to see the movie until many years later, and i love it. The book made me appreciate poetry, and Nothing Gold Can Stay was the first poem I memorized, and I still remember the poem. Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower, But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

[@markmatthews4481]

I did a book report on The Outsiders in high school, 20fh century literature class, Waaaaaayyy back in the day. This is a really good movie, but the book is great.

[@paulwolffart1251]

I read the novel as assigned reading when I was in middle school and loved the book. When the movie came out only a couple of years later I was really surprised. Good movie that helped launch a lot of young actor’s careers.

[@MagickSprite]

This came out when I was in 6th grade, this and the book / film Rumble Fish also by SE Hinton. All of the girls would giggle at how cute the cast was and the boys would act "tuff". It's amazing how famous the cast became.

[@timbeatty8411]

This movie is a reminder for all of us that grew up with it that there is a white ghetto and we all don't have the advantages that everybody thinks we do. Love this movie when he came out. Great reaction.

[@clairemendoza8082]

So glad you 2 watched this amazing movie!! Entire cast was amazing! Loved this book. Read it 50 times at least. Mom used to be a teacher and her students all loved this book! God Bless to you both from my mom and I in So. Cal USA 🇺🇸 Cast was chosen perfectly! ❤️❤️ Can’t wait to see what else you will watch! ❤️❤️👏👏👏👏

[@tinanickerson1006]

The movie was filmed in Tulsa Oklahoma (my hometown) and it came out @1982 or 1983. It's based on the classic novel written by S.E. Hinton who wrote it as a teen in the 1960's. It was based the deep class divide based on money and social standing and the very real angry tension at that time between the haves and have nots. The book is heartfelt and heartbreaking. The movie touched on this but as always the book does a better job at illustrating what the movie is about. I was in high school when the movie was being filmed in the 80's had quite a few friends that played extras in it lol. The book is considered a classic and the house used to make the film is now a museum that people can actually visit. We still have major issues they are a bit different and now include gang activity all over Tulsa. Switch blades im afraid have been traded in for guns. Great reaction you two , it's heartfelt appreciate that because it's pretty personal to me seeing as it's my city that's being talked about.

[@thunderstruck5484]

She was I think 16 or so when she wrote this book, SE Hinton, Rumble Fish is another great Coppola film from another Hinton book, it’s more is a teen art film but I think it’s pretty cool, thanks y’all!

[@Lina-ci7cn]

actually, matt dillon (dallas winston) and diane lane (cherry valance) played together in 2 movies, if i remember right, they played together in ‘rumble fish’ an another novel of S.E Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola movie where matt dillon plays rusty james, and diane lane plays patty, his girlfriend, and in another movie called ‘the big town’ it’s about gamblers and all, those two are really good movies, i loved them !!

[@randy6081]

FYI for all who love the book and the movie as much as i do in Dally's hospital room when the nurse is arguing with Dally, the nurse playing the part of the nurse is the Author of the Outsiders book S.E. Hinton is that nurse, she was on the set when they made the movie to be an advisor they asked her to make this cameo in the film and she happily agreed, too cool right.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

She did a great job, too.

[@rosanajaquez3274]

I have not seen this movie in over 20 years, but back in the day, preteen me saw it in the theatre the week it came out! Stay gold, Asia and BJ! Thanks for this great reaction and for bringing back a childhood memory on a gray, winter’s day. I also read this book the summer before I entered 8th grade. Love knowing that so many others have read it too!

[@naiderl]

I read the book back in my teens; the perfect age for it. It was an edition with that gorgeous movie poster on the cover, so I guessed that there was a movie adaptation out there. I was on the look out for it for months, until I finally found it in a video rental store. I loved it too! Glad you guys enjoyed it.

[@RemoGutierrez1]

25:48 'You know a rumble ain't a rumble without me!" Baddass line, that's not in the book

[@reneedennis2011]

This movie is a classic! I taught this book and showed this movie to one of my classes when I was student teaching.

[@TheAtariCreep]

So glad you guys watched the OG cut.

[@MooseGoBlue]

This movie is one of my all time favorites, such a classic movie! This movie had all the movie stars from before they got big, this movie had a huge impact on their success! Swayze, Cruise, Estevez, Lowe, Machio, Garrett, Dillon, Howell, Lane wow!! 😮 I still remember the poem I write by Robert Frost in this movie for English class back in the day: Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature's first green is gold. Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leafs a flower, but only so an hour! Then leaf subsides to leaf. So eden sank to grief. Dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay!

[@staygoldponyboy8881]

Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower, But only so an hour; Then leaf subsides to leaf. So eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

[@tinakeith5822]

This is one of my FAVORITE movies!!! The first time I watched this was when I was in jr high/high school in youth group! We watched it then talked about it. And it became one of my all time favorite movies!!!!

[@DukeTheSPO0K]

My Dad grew up in these times and carried a switch blade. He wore a leather jacket, rode a Harley and was known to be the toughest guy in his town. I guess he cleaned up after having kids because I only knew him as a boring guy who wore dress shirts, dress pants and shined shoes all my life. When I was 10 years old I found his old switch blade in a box. The tip of the blade was bent. I asked him how the tip got bent and he said "bones are really solid".

[@diamondstud322]

I love this movie and the book as well. The thing that was so special about this book (other than the fact that it was a great story) was that the author (S.E. Hinton) wrote it when she was a teenager.

[@karlschmitt6359]

In 1983 i was a junior in high school when this came out! Huge cast: Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Machio, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell! The guy that was a soch and drove the Mustang, Darrin Dalton is from Albuquerque and went to my High School Del Norte High in 1980-1984! This is a great movie!

[@lorimcmyne4283]

I was 10 when this movie came out, Stevie Wonder's song, the beautiful actors, the time, the heartache...I couldn't wait to grow up and be older, but I am now. Stay Gold.

[@dfa3366]

Most of these actors were not known at the time but of course became huge actors especially Tom Cruise. The only person well known at the time was Leif Garrett. He was a big pop star.

[@kaydantonio3719]

1965 Oklahoma. I’m so happy you decided to watch this. It’s truly a classic with an incredible cast. All those boys were just baby actors when this was made.

[@kimmi6151]

Stay gold… one of the best songs ever. It hits you different when you’re older.

[@joseywailer7624]

That's for sure...

[@leonisa44]

Grease was filmed in the 1970s-but it was supposed to take place in the 1950s- The outsiders was filmed in the 1980s- but it also supposed to take place in the 1950s

[@angelhernandezrivera6195]

They're in Oklahoma, a few miles outside Tulsa

[@lindanearing4710]

I've watched this movie a dozen times and it makes me cry every time. The situation these kids were in was an epic tragedy. They were basically throw away kids except for the Curtis brothers who had to grow up fast after their parents were killed, and only had each other to depend on. When Johnny said "I think I like it better when the old man's hittn' me, at least he knows I'm there", it about broke my heart in two. It wasn't bad enough he was abused at home, but in the book it explained that he'd been severely beaten by the Soc's (thus the scar on his face) and that's why he was so nervous and scared all the time Great reaction.

[@hemlock399]

I've always thought of this story as more about class conflict than gang violence. Gangs don't form along class lines, but usually around criminal enterprises. The "socs" and "greasers" are rich and poor socioeconomic classes, not different criminal enterprises.