Route 66 Series: The Outsiders

Circle Cinema invites you to get your flix on Route 66 at a special monthly film series celebrating the centennial throughout 2026! The series continues in April with "The Outsiders: The Complete Novel Edition" on Sun 4/19, 3pm. Tickets on sale now, $6.60 for Circle members and $10 non-members.

Extra bonus this month, the Tulsa City-County Library's Bookmobile will be parked outside the theater before the film! Bring the whole family and come early to get free books and Route 66 items while supplies last, and learn about upcoming programs with the library.

Each screening will feature opportunities for guests to learn about other centennial events happening around the country, share stories and memories with other Route 66 fans, and see classic clips, ads, and travelogues in the lobby before the main feature begins. 

About "The Outsiders: The Complete Novel Edition"

1h54min, Drama, English, Rated PG-13.

Filmed in Tulsa and based on the beloved book by Tulsan S.E. Hinton, “The Outsiders” takes us back to the heyday of Route 66. The struggle between the Greasers and the Socs may be set in Tulsa for the story, but the drama was playing out in similar cities all along Route 66 as culture shifted. The “Complete Novel” edition of the film features an extra 22 minutes of footage Francis Ford Coppola edited back into the feature to bring the story more in line with the book – including an opening scene of Pony Boy walking out of the Circle Cinema.

A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group. When Greasers Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny (Ralph Macchio) get into a brawl that ends in the death of a Social member, the boys are forced to go into hiding. Soon Ponyboy and Johnny, along with the intense Dallas (Matt Dillon) and their other Greaser buddies, must contend with the consequences of their violent lives. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption, others meet tragic ends.