OddReputation3765 t1_j1zdee5 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Reply to comment by serralinda73 in I recently reread The Outsiders and, I realized I missed a lot. by YasnaMutmain16

Just don’t watch the extended version. I thought I was watching a different movie

mareneli t1_j1zlipz wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:10 PM

There's not an "extended" version. The original is the one that doesn't match the book. Things happen out of order. Around 20 years ago or so the director went back and re-edited it so that now there is a version that actually matches the book more closely. That one is called Outsiders the Complete Novel. It's better, but it still leaves out all the important stuff.

I'm not a fan of the movie, but I did go to The Outsiders Museum in Tulsa and it was pretty cool.

OddReputation3765 t1_j1zludd wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:12 PM

I watched it a few weeks ago and there is at least an hour of extra footage my entire family has never seen. I never had to watch it in school we rented it on DVD

mareneli t1_j1zm68y wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Huh. I wonder if there's another cut of it. Will look into it.

OddReputation3765 t1_j1zmcgs wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:16 PM

It was extremely rememberable because there’s a scene with pony boy and soda pop laying in bed together shirtless for probably five minutes cuddling.

mareneli t1_j1zmstw wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:19 PM

LOL yeah. I still think you probably saw the complete novel version, which is 22 minutes longer than the original cut.

From Wikipedia: On September 20, 2005, Coppola re-released the film on DVD, including 22 minutes of additional footage and new music, as a 2-disc set called The Outsiders: The Complete Novel. Coppola re-inserted some deleted scenes to make the film more faithful to the book. This brought it up to a 114-minute running time. At the beginning of the film, he added scenes where Ponyboy gets stalked and jumped, the gang talks about going to the movies, Sodapop and Ponyboy talk in their room, and Dally, Pony, and Johnny bum around before going to the movies. In the end, Coppola added the scenes taking place in court, Mr. Syme talking to Ponyboy, and Sodapop, Ponyboy, and Darry in the park.

OddReputation3765 t1_j1zojyf wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:31 PM

Okay that makes so much sense. Myself and entire family sat in silence after it was done and we all had to confirm that we’ve actually seen this movie before 😂

OddReputation3765 t1_j1zol4q wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:31 PM

Also thank you so much for explaining in a nice way 🥺

mareneli t1_j1zq9i0 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:42 PM

LOL no problem. I'm a middle school teacher and I've taught the novel for 15+ years, which means I have seen the movie over 60 times. 🤣 I'm just a little familiar with it.