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.

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 on the before the main feature begins. A full schedule of films will be available in the coming months.

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.

Click back to the film schedule for other films in the Route 66 series, including "Almost Ghosts" in January, "Bagdad Cafe" in February, and "Easy Rider" in March.