Coming of age American drama from Francis Ford Coppola, based on a book (or books?) that I admit to never having heard of. Two rival gangs from different class backgrounds, The Greasers and the Socs (pronounced Soches), fight it out in Tulsa. What attracted me to watching this movie (drama isn't really my thing) was the cast of actors who had not yet become Hollywood A-listers. Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez all went on to become huge stars. In the credits Cruise appears midway and his character was only memorable for performing back-flips off car bonnets. There are several confrontations including a rumble in the rain between the gangs but generally it's a far more talkative movie with action being a bit too thin on the ground for my liking. The musical score is pretty cool featuring the likes of Stevie Wonder and Elvis Presley. No doubt there are people who love this movie, I just found it to be a rather average curiosity.
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