The Outsiders

"This volume traces the unique trajectory of The Outsiders, from beloved novel to beloved film. Based on S.E. Hinton's landmark novel, Coppola's film adaptation tells the story of the Greasers, a gang of working-class boys yearning for love and acceptance in a world ruled by their rival gang, the rich Socs. [This book] explores the cultural impact of Hinton's book, the process by which Coppola made the film, the film's melodramatic components, the marketing of it to a young female audience, and the nostalgia industry that has emerged around it in recent decades, illuminating how The Outsiders stands apart from other teen films of the 1980s. In its depiction of the emotional rather than sexual lives of young men on film and its recognition of the desires of teen girls as an audience, The Outsiders distinguishes itself from the standard teen fare of the era"--