Fan CastingThe Outsiders

In 1965 Tulsa, Oklahoma, Darry Curtis is left to raise and support his younger brothers, Sodapop and Ponyboy, after the recent death of their parents in a car crash. Youth subculture in the city is centered around two gangs — the affluent Socs and the poorer Greasers. The Socs harass and assault Ponyboy until some of his fellow greasers chase them off. Ponyboy, Johnny Cade, and their friend Dallas Winston go to a movie at the local drive-in, where Dallas unsuccessfully flirts with Soc Cherry Valance and leaves in a rage after she insults him by splashing him with Coca Cola. Cherry invites Ponyboyread more