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S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders: Movie Review
The outsiders movie review

The author of The Outsiders was S.E. Hinton she started writing the book when she was 15 and the book was published in April 24th 1967. The book was published by Viking. The movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and was released March 25th 1983the movie wa good in a way that was saddening for the viewer because of the deaths that occur. The movie was about a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy and his friend Johnny who grew up in Oklahoma and were involved in the rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs. Most of the casting was effective at portraying the characters. One actor that didn’t fit the role well was Matt Dillon, the actor who played Dallas Winston. It wasn’t that he didn’t do a good job at

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