The Outsiders Coloured Double Heavyweight Vinyl

Francis Ford Coppolarsquos comingofage drama The Outsiders 1983 adapted S.E. Hintonrsquos successful 1967 novel ofnbspthe same name, using a young cast of rising stars C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, EmilionbspEstevez, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio and Diane Lane many of whom came to be known as the Brat Pack, definingnbspa genre of 80rsquos films. The plot focuses on the rivalry between two gangs of teenagers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one poornbspGreasers, the other wealthier Socs.nbspCoppolarsquos ambition was to achieve the widescreen scope lsquoof a teen Gone with the Windrsquo, and he asked his father,nbspCarmine Coppola, to score the soundtrack. The result is epic and romantic, a return to a golden age of Hollywoodnbspfilm composing which suits the stylised and epic cinematography, becoming darker as the characters fulfil their tragicnbspdestinies. Stevie Wonder cowrote and performed the song that plays over the credits, lsquoStay Goldrsquo, which is includednbspon this release.nbspThe inner sleeves feature extensive notes by Daniel Schweiger on the history of the film, the soundtrack and annbspinsight into the Coppola father and son partnership.