Synopsis for
The Outsiders (1983) More at IMDbPro »

In the beginning Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell) is walking home from the movies. As he is bouncing and messing with a red ball, he is reciting parts of the movie that he had just seen when a group of guys pull up in a blue mustang. They start to call him a greaser because he has greasy hair and he tries to ignore him. They are the Socials also known as the rich kids the South Side Socs. The socs stop beside him and get out. They attack Pony, and knock him to the ground as he struggles. The soc on top of Pony, puts his knees on Pony's elbows, saying, "How would you like that haircut to begin just below the neck?" Ponyboy started screaming and struggling. As they Socs try and shut him up, the knife accidentally slips and cuts his head slightly. Soon Darrel Curtis (Patrick Swayze), Sodapop Curtis (Rob Lowe), Johnny Cade (Ralph Macchio), Dallas Winston (Matt Dillion), Steve Randall (Tom Cruise), and Two-Bit Matthews (Emilio Estevez) come too his rescue, hearing his screams. The boys chase off the Socs and Dallas throws a stick at them, as Sodapop runs to see if Ponyboy was okay, but Darry beat him to it, and was kinda lecturing him when Sodapop asked if he was okay, and bent down beside him. He said he was and they all got up and walked home, with a lecture from Darry, and Steve and Steve saying something about his nose.

"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I only had two things on my mind...Paul Newman and a ride home."