The Outsiders (novel)

The Outsiders is a novel written by S.E. Hinton and first published in 1967. Hinton wrote and had the book published when she was just 16 years old. The book is about two rival gangs, the greasers and the socs, from different sides of the tracks. Although some would say that the greasers were considered to be outsiders, the title "The Outsiders" can be seen as referring to both groups and how they both are set back by economic or social or creative limits. The group fails to gain any standing even when they save kids from a burning church. The newspaper headlines read "Juvenile Delinquents Turn Hero".

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S.E. Hinton - 1967

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The Outsiders was #38 of the American Library Association's top 100 banned books of 1990. The book was challenged in South Milwaukee because of violence, language, drug and alcohol abuse content and "virtually all the characters were from broken homes."

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American Library Association - 1990 - Milwaukee

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A movie adaptation of the novel was made in 1983 by Francis Ford Coppola. It starred C. Thomas Howell (Ponyboy Curtis), Matt Dillon (Dallas Winston), Ralph Macchio (Johnny Cade), Diane Lane (Sherri "Cherry" Valance), Leif Garrett (Bob), as well as brat-packers Patrick Swayze (Darrel Curtis), Emilio Estevez (Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews), Rob Lowe (Sodapop Curtis), and Tom Cruise (Steve Randle). Tom Waits and Nicholas Cage also make cameos. Matt Dillon went on to star in the related film, Rumble Fish. In September 2005, Coppola re-released the film, including 22 minutes of additional footage, entitled "The Outsiders: The Complete Novel," reinserting scenes that were left out of the previous version, making this new version much closer to the book.

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1983 - Francis Ford Coppola - C. Thomas Howell - Matt Dillon - Ralph Macchio - Diane Lane - Leif Garrett - Brat-pack - Patrick Swayze - Emilio Estevez - Rob Lowe - Tom Cruise - Tom Waits - Nicholas Cage - Rumble Fish

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