The film adaptation of The Outsiders was released in 1983. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starred Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, and Matt Dillon. The film was also set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but there are some key differences between the setting in the book and the setting in the movie.
* In the book, the greasers live in a neighborhood called "Windrixville". In the movie, they live in a neighborhood called "Greaser Town".
* In the book, the greasers are constantly at war with the Socs, a group of wealthier teenagers from the east side of town. In the movie, the Socs are not as prominent, and the greasers are shown to be more at odds with society in general.
* In the book, the greasers' hangout is a vacant lot called "the lot". In the movie, their hangout is a barn.
* In the book, the greasers are a small, tight-knit group. In the movie, they are a larger, more diverse group.
Despite these differences, the overall setting of The Outsiders is the same in the book and the movie. Both the book and the movie capture the feeling of small-town America in the 1960s, and both explore the themes of class conflict, violence, and friendship.