American Zoetrope, STUDIOCANAL and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have teamed up to bring back Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders like you have never seen before.
Dubbed The Outsiders The Complete Novel, this version inserts new scenes into the theatrical cut that were restored from original camera negatives. By doing so, the movie now more closely resembles the book by S.E. Hinton.
The Outsiders The Complete Novel will premiere theatrically on September 26th, 2021 in the USA and Canada. A 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Digital release is planned for November 9th, followed by HBO Max on November 16th. It will also air on Turner Movie Classics (TCM) sometime in the fall.
The 4K Blu-ray includes the fully restored film in both theatrical and new Complete Novel cuts. Here’s a breakdown of what’s included in this impressive package.
- 4K UHD disc includes The Outsiders The Complete Novel and The Outsiders in 4K with HDR
- Digital codes for both films are also included
- NEW Restoration Interview with Cinematographer Stephen Burum, Zoetrope Head of Archives and Restorations James Mockoski and Colourist Gregg Garvin
- NEW Deleted Scenes
- NEW Francis Ford Coppola Introduction
- NEW Francis Ford Coppola Anatomy of a Scene
- NEW Old House New Home featurette
- Audio Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
- Audio Commentary with Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze.
- Staying Gold: A look Back at “The Outsiders”
- S.E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa
- The Casting of “The Outsiders”
- NBC’s News Today from 1983 “The Outsiders Started by School Petition”, and
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
“The Outsiders The Complete Novel came about after meeting students over the years who repeatedly asked me why certain scenes from S.E. Hinton’s wonderful book were missing from the theatrical version,” said Coppola. “These questions reminded about my inspiration for the film – in 1980, a contingent of 12- to 14-year-old students wrote and asked me to make it. I listened to those young fans back then, and I continue to listen to young people now and believe in their opinions, so this complete film version of the novel is for them.”
