'The Outsiders' celebrates 40th anniversary: The cast then and now
foxnews.comIt's been 40 years since audiences were first introduced to Ponyboy — played by C.Thomas Howell — and his gang of greasers, making the cast of "The Outsiders" household names.
Based on the 1967 novel with the same name, the movie tells the story of Ponyboy and his struggle between right and wrong. He finds himself in the middle of a war between two rival gangs — the Greasers, the working-class gang that he and his friends and family belong to, and the Socs, the upper-class gang — as he tries to figure out where he truly belongs.
The movie launched the careers of many of its young stars, including Rob Lowe and Tom Cruise, elevating them to the status of Hollywood heartthrobs.
In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Lowe compared his experience to making the film to the bonds people form as members of a fraternity, saying: "It was my first time away from home, it was my first movie.
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