Coppola Shares ‘The Outsiders’ Audition Tapes From Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze
The film, based on the beloved teen novel, was released in 1983.
Four decades after its release, director Coppola took to Instagram on Thursday to share audition tapes from his 1983 film, The Outsiders.
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The film, based on S.E. Hinton’s 1963 novel, launched the careers of many of its young stars, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Diane Lane, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon and Emilio Estevez.
Coppola recounted his unique casting process
“We had all the actors together on a soundstage and would alternate different actors reading for different roles,” he said. The process is reflected in the accompanying footage of Coppola’s post, where various actors read lines from characters they did not play. At one point, the clips include several different performances of the line, “Hop the 3:15 freight to Windrixvill.”
“It was interesting because each of them was watching their competition, so while it could’ve been a volatile situation, it turned into a very positive one. There emerged the natural respect and sense of colleagueship among them. The result worked beautifully and reminded me of my days as a camp counselor.”
