1. A novel by S.E. Hinton
   A real life gang situation
2. A film from the 1960s
   Grease Lighting

S.E. Hinton's novel was called "The Outsiders" - the movie was appropriately named after it.

1. Poor
   Pony
2. Young
   Little

The Outsiders was only Howell's second film. His first film role was as Tyler in ET the Extra-Terrestrial!

1. Socs
   Poor Boys
2. Greasers
   Tough Guys

The Greasers were named after Ponyboy's greasy hair.

1. Plaid Shirts
   Jocks
2. Wealthy Guys
   Socs

The Socs refers to the South Side Socials.

1. 2
   3
2. 4
   5

He has two older brothers.

1. 1980
   1983
2. 1986
   1990

It was released on March 25, 1983.

1. Boston, MA
   Tulsa, OK
2. Los Angeles, CA
   Washington, DC

The Outsiders was filmed at 6 different locations all in Oklahoma!

1. He dates too many girls
   He is a recovering drug addict
2. Darrel is a cop
   Their parents died

Darrel is the older brother who looks after Ponyboy in wake of the parents death in a car accident.

1. Junkie
   Sodapop
2. Ace
   Bear

Sodapop Curtis is portrayed by Rob Lowe. This was Lowe's breakthrough role in his acting career.

1. Matt Dillon
   Ralph Macchio
2. Patrick Swayze
   Emilio Estevez

The Outsiders was one of three films that Swayze acted in throughout 1983.

1. Johnny
   Bob
2. Steve
   Sodapop

Bob Sheldon is portrayed by actor Leif Garrett. In addition to acting, he is also a singer and television personality.

1. D-bone
   Dee
2. Dally
   Winston

Dally Winston was portrayed by actor Matt Dillon

1. Rob Lowe
   Tom Cruise
2. Emilio Estevez
   Leif Garret

Estevez and Rob Lowe are considered to have established the Brat Pack upon being cast in The Outsiders together.

1. Steve Randle
   Two-Bit Matthews
2. Randy Anderson
   Bob Sheldon

While this was just a supporting role for Tom Cruise, he had his first leading role in Risky Business in the same year, 1983.

1. Ponyboy
   Bob
2. Dally
   Steve

Sheri "Cherry" Valance is played by actress Diane Lane.

1. Blue Moon by Elvis
   Mystery Train by Elvis
2. Stay Gold by Stevie Wonder
   Gloria by Van Morrison

Though each of those songs is on the official soundtrack, Stay Gold is considered to be the theme.

1. The nurse in Dally's hospital room
   The clerk at the convenient store
2. The attendant at the drive-in movie
   The school librarian

The Outsiders book has sold more than 14 million copies and grossed more than $33 million at the box office!

1. At the store
   At the drive-in movie
2. At Johnny's house
   At a party

Cherry got in a fight with her boyfriend Bob and when she walked away from him, she landed in the area of Ponyboy and a few other Greasers.

1. 1955
   1965
2. 1970
   1980

This film helped spark the Brat Pack genre of the 1980s with its cast of up-and-coming stars.

1. Patrick Swayze
   Ralph Macchio
2. Darren Dalton
   Tom Waits

Most of the cast were in their late teens with the exception of Ralph Macchio who was 21 and Patrick Swayze who was 31 years old.

1. Dally
   Johnny
2. Bob
   Ponyboy

Ponyboy loses consciousness after the Socs attempt to drown him. When he regains consciousness, he learns something really bad has happened.

1. Johnny
   Dally
2. Two-Bit
   Sodapop

While the Socs are trying to drown Ponyboy, Johnny pulls out his switchblade and stabs Bob to death.

1. Executed by electric chair
   Life in prison
2. Community service for life
   Public stoning

Dally informs Ponyboy and Johnny that murderers are executed in Oklahoma and urge them to get out of town!

1. Automobile
   Airplane
2. Cargo train
   Bicycle

Ralph Macchio once said he only wanted to play Johnny because he was most like him!

1. In a tree
   In an abandoned church
2. In a stolen car
   In the back of a truck

The church is on Jay Mountain and it is old and wooden.

1. Dally
   Two-Bit
2. Sodapop
   Bob

Dally brings them food supplies and even drives them into the town.

1. Dally
   Cherry
2. Michelle
   Darren

Cherry would go along with the story that Johnny and Ponyboy were in Texas, according to Dally.

1. Ponyboy
   Robert Frost
2. S.E. Hinton
   Tom Cruise

To pass the time in the abandoned church, Ponyboy reads Gone with the Wind and quotes the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost.

1. It was sold
   It was renovated
2. It burned down
   It converted into a library

Upon filming the fire scene, Director Francis Ford Coppola wanted "more fire" - it turned into a massive fire scene and thankfully a downpour followed!

1. No weapons
   No punching
2. No cars
   No name-calling

Both sides agree to a temporary truce until their next big rumble, and their no-weapons rule was a sign of respect.

1. Ponyboy & Sodapop
   Sodapop & Johnny
2. Johnny & Dally
   Dally & Sodapop

Johnny suffers a broken back and severe burns.

1. The Socs
   The Greasers
2. They call a truce
   The cops put a stop to their fight

The Greasers win, but Johnny is unimpressed by the victory.

1. PG
   PG-13
2. R
   G

It was rated PG-13 for violence, teen drinking and smoking, and some sexual reference.

1. To "stay gold"
   To go after Randy
2. To date Cherry
   To call his mom

Johnny dies in the hospital from the injuries sustained during the fire.

1. Ponyboy
   Dally
2. Randy
   Cherry

Dally can't bear the death of Johnny, and although his gun is unloaded, he refuses to drop it and police shoot him to death.