OAKMONT, Pa. —It's a classroom experience many of us share: Reading "The Outsiders" and then watching the 1983 movie based on the classic S.E. Hinton book.C. Thomas Howell, who famously played Ponyboy in "The Outsiders," is bringing the movie to Oakmont, Allegheny County, this weekend."It's about the haves and have nots. It's about a group of boys from the wrong side of the tracks who...
OAKMONT, Pa. —
It's a classroom experience many of us share: Reading "The Outsiders" and then watching the 1983 movie based on the classic S.E. Hinton book.
C. Thomas Howell, who famously played Ponyboy in "The Outsiders," is bringing the movie to Oakmont, Allegheny County, this weekend.
"It's about the haves and have nots. It's about a group of boys from the wrong side of the tracks who, for all intents and purposes, don't have much adult guidance," Howell told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 during a Zoom interview.
Howell will host an event at the Oaks Theater on Sunday as part of The Stay Gold Foundation.
"We send thousands of books to schools and students, other material as well, because teachers are coming out of their own pockets very often to enhance their own curriculum and make their school year better for their students," Howell said. "They're undervalued, underpaid, and it's tough, and our eventual goal is to create the Stay Gold scholarship fund where we can send kids to school."
During the event, Howell will participate in a Q&A session about the film and share stories about the famous cast that included Tom Cruise, Diane Lane and the late Patrick Swayze.
"It was an amazing cast. Most of us got our start there," Howell said. "I mean, talk about Tom Cruise, Ralph Macchio, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Rob (Lowe), Patrick, myself -- you know, it's not often a film will find a group of virtual unknowns like that who will all move on to basically carry Hollywood on their back for many years."
More information about the event at the Oaks is available at this link.
"Even though they may come to see me and hear me, I go to see them and hear them, and that exchange is what makes it all work," Howell said. "And we're having a great time doing it, and hopefully we're making a difference, even if it's to one person."