The Outsiders
Cruise plays Steve Randle in this Francis Ford Coppola adaptation of the classic young adult novel written by S.E. Hinton. Set in 1965 Tulsa, the film tells the story of a group of teenage boys growing up poor on the wrong side of town. The plot features romance, turf wars, danger and death as the friends learn what grown-up life is really about. The cast includes Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Emilio Estevez, Leif Garrett, Diane Lane and Ralf Macchio.