Francis Ford Coppola is celebrating his memorable movie The Outsiders with footage of the auditions that introduced collectively the movie’s younger stars, virtually all of whom went on to even larger glory.
Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, Diane Lane, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, and Rob Lowe have been a part of the magic forged.
“42 years ago, we cast The Outsiders in a unique way,” Coppola wrote in an Instagram put up Wednesday. “We had all the actors together on a soundstage and would alternate different actors reading for different roles.”
He continued: “It was interesting because each of them was watching their competition, so while it could’ve been a volatile situation, it turned into a very positive one. There emerged the natural respect and sense of colleagueship among them. The result worked beautifully and reminded me of my days as a camp counselor.”
The shared footage options the actors studying from the coming-of-age story, together with roles they wouldn’t play. Anthony Michael Hall seems in a single audition tape, studying for the function of primary character Ponyboy, which went to C. Thomas Howell.
A number of of the forged added feedback on Coppola’s put up, reminiscing in regards to the expertise. “The people that came to these auditions… so many went on to have great careers,” Howell wrote. “Amazing.”
“These auditions and this film experience still inform me today,” Macchio wrote, thanking the Oscar-winning filmmaker, whereas Lowe added, “Feels like this was just yesterday!”
The movie tells of rival teen gangs in a rural Oklahoma city: the poor Greasers and the rich Socs. After Ponyboy and Johnny (Macchio) get right into a lethal brawl, they’re compelled to enter hiding.