A little older than the rest of the cast was Patrick Swayze as Darry, the older brother to Ponyboy and Sodapop, and the closest thing to a father figure that these doomed (but dreamy) Tulsa hoods ...

The stars of Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Outsiders,’ including Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon and Patrick Swayze, went on to have massively successful careers. Here’s where the cast is today.

Patrick Swayze was born on Aug. 18, 1952, in Houston, Texas. His mother Patsy, ... The Outsiders, but he was best known for his role as Johnny Castle in 1987’s Dirty Dancing, ...

The up-and-coming actor maintained a steady workload in subsequent years. Coppola’s friend and collaborator John Milius hired Howell for Red Dawn (1984), reuniting him with his Outsiders big brother, ...

If you look at a group shot of the cast of Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders, you may experience a wave of shock that so many '80s hunks could ever get cast in the ...

S.E. Hinton, the book's author (she wrote it when she was only 16!), commented on X that Swayze took every opportunity to be seen while making The Outsiders. Patrick was always afraid no one would ...

S.E. Hinton, the book's author (she wrote it when she was only 16!), commented on X that Swayze took every opportunity to be seen while making The Outsiders. Patrick was always afraid no one would ...

Patrick Swayze as Darrel 'Darry' Curtis on the set of Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of 'The Outsiders' If you look at a group shot of the cast of Francis Ford Coppola 's adaptation of S.E. Hinton ...

In 2005, Coppola released a new, longer cut of the film (called The Outsiders: The Complete Novel) that is even better than the original.(Unlike his chum George Lucas, when Coppola tinkers with an ...

S.E. Hinton, the book's author (she wrote it when she was only 16!), commented on X that Swayze took every opportunity to be seen while making The Outsiders. Patrick was always afraid no one would ...