The Outsiders - The Complete Novel (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $26.98
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Rating:  421 reviews
Sales Rank: 7040
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD70596D
ISBN: 1419810804
UPC: 012569705968
EAN: 9781419810800
ASIN: B000A0GOE6
Theatrical Release Date: March 25, 1983
Release Date: September 20, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com essential video
Director Francis Coppola's adaptation of the popular S.E. Hinton novel about the price of rebellious youth is notable chiefly for the stunning cast of young actors who went on to rich and varied careers. In supporting roles, the film features the likes of Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, and Tom Waits, among others. The story centers on two rival gangs in the early 1960s Midwest, and the violent turf wars that escalate and tragically claim young lives. C. Thomas Howell plays the central character who yearns to prove himself and be accepted by his older brothers' gang, while at the same time finding his first love and dreaming of a life beyond his dead end existence. Geared toward the teenage crowd, the film nonetheless features some fine direction from Coppola in a story that evokes memories of the classic coming-of-age films of the 1950s. --Robert Lane
Amazon.com
No one was surprised when Francis Ford Coppola revisited Apocalypse Now, but his overhaul of The Outsiders raised a few eyebrows. Here was a modestly successful film better remembered for its Brat Pack cast than its Oscar-winning director, but The Complete Novel succeeds in bringing more of S.E. Hinton's young adult classic to the screen along with Coppola's epic vision. The story remains the same: The working class greasers and wealthy Socs ("Socials") of Tulsa, OK, circa 1966, are at war. Despite the bigger names in the cast--Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe--the friendship between C. Thomas Howell's Ponyboy and Ralph Macchio's doomed Johnny is still the focus. If anything, Tom Cruise, as an obnoxious greaser, gives the least promising performance, while Matt Dillon (Crash) as the unpredictable Dally and Diane Lane (Unfaithful) as the beautiful Cherry provide a taste of the mature work to come. Aside from 22 minutes of restored footage (including a prologue and epilogue), which add heart and grandeur, The Complete Novel includes several new rock and roll tracks, most by Elvis Presley. In the end, the revamped Outsiders still plays like a cross between Rebel Without a Cause and The Last Picture Show--and that's a good thing. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 The original version was better July 3, 2009
Jeremy Hoyt (Jacksonville, FL USA)
I like the addition of extra scenes in this new edition, but the soundtrack was overdone. Now you can't hear a lot of the lines because they are drowned out by an overbearing soundtrack. This would be a total masterpiece if it weren't for the soundtrack.
 This movie rocks! June 24, 2009
Crusader (Palm Springs, CA USA)
This is a version NOT SEEN in theaters because the director put in a bunch of scenes that were cut from the original movie! Really awesome to see this special edition years after the original.
Many of the actors hardly seen in the original version are in this one for all their glory!
Great bonus materials include lots of interviews with the cast, crew, and author, S.E. Hinton!
 The Outsiders May 28, 2009
Melissa Hinman
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the Outsiders from ckellyphila@verizon.net and never received my movie. I did send an e-mail to this person asking about the movie and never got a response back. If this person does not have the movie or does not want to send it out, they should not advertise the movie for sale. I will double check to make sure my account was not charged for the item I never received. Melissa Hinman
Accurate to the novel May 19, 2009
Scout (Gibsonia, Pa)
I bought this movie to show to my 8th grade class after we read the novel. It is almost entirely the same as the novel. No key details are changed. My kids loved it. There is some profanity used in the movie that is not included in the book.
Perfect! May 16, 2009
Jesus R. Perez
This came in perfect condition. My students were able to enjoy this film with no trouble at all!
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