Who is sodapop in the movie the outsiders

The book describes the Greasers as having all different types of hair color, some even having blonde hair including Dally whose hair is described as almost white, but the movie chooses to give more distinction between the Greasers and the Socs by giving the Greasers dark black hair and the Socs lighter hair colors.

It's not a significant difference to the plot and visually on the screen, it makes sense as a further representation of the rivalry between the two groups, but it's still odd reading Dally's description and comparing Matt Dillon's look to the description. The film chooses to focus more on Ponyboy and Johnny's relationship than focusing on Ponyboy's relationship with his older brothers Darry and in particular Sodapop Rob Lowe.

Ponyboy isn't very close to his oldest brother Darry and thinks that Darry hates him even though Darry's roughness is more about him caring for and wanting to protect Ponyboy but he is incredibly close to Sodapop.

Soda tends to keep the peace between Darry and Pony and much of the book is dedicated to Ponyboy writing about his love and admiration for his brother, which is pretty absent in the film version. The book spends a long time discussing Johnny Cade's Ralph Macchio life and past events, particularly being jumped by a group of Socs in a blue Mustang, the same Soc he stabs to protect Ponyboy, which has turned him into a nervous wreck.

The film alludes to this event and to his abusive home life that leads to his nervous demeanor, but it's not as clear as it is in the book and the little clues in the film might be missed if the viewer isn't familiar with his backstory.

The film decides to focus more on Dally Matt Dillon and his relation to Johnny and Ponyboy as he helps them go on the run after Johnny kills Bob the Soc. All of the same events happen in the book where the two go to Dally for help, but since the film doesn't focus on Ponyboy's brothers Darry and Soda as much the film including all of Dally's scenes shifts the focus to him, giving him a bigger role in comparison.

The book mentions local rodeos multiple times and talks about how Sodapop wanted to own a horse called Mickey Mouse and was crushed when the horse was sold to another farm. The stories work to contextualize the Oklahoma setting of the story, but the rodeos are never mentioned in the film. Although it's a small detail, it did provide characterization for Sodapop and provided a strong sense of location.

In the book, Ponyboy has an incredibly difficult time dealing with the events of the past few days and the death of both Johnny and Dally. Top cast Edit. Michelle Meyrink Marcia as Marcia. Gailard Sartain Jerry as Jerry. Francis Ford Coppola. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fourteen-year-old Ponyboy Curtis is the youngest of three orphaned brothers who live on the north side of town, the "wrong side" of the tracks.

Sensitive Ponyboy used to have a good relationship with his oldest brother Darrel, but since Darrel became the household caregiver, he is always on Ponyboy's case. Caught in the middle is third brother Sodapop, who dropped out of school to work full time. They all belong to The Greasers, a gang of boys from the north side also from working class families, often broken. Ponyboy's main concern is that any problem they may encounter, especially in their Greaser activities, will lead to the authorities splitting up their family.

He also believes Darrel would have outgrown them and become something in his life if it wasn't for his loyalty to the gang, and the need to take care of the family. The rest of the world sees the Greasers as all the same, the face being Dallas Winston, the most volatile one who has just been released from prison, despite each boy having his own specific view of life.

Similarly, the world sees the Socs, the Greasers' primary rivals, as all the same, rich spoiled entitled boys with a sense of superiority from the south side of town, despite again each boy being his own person.

A connection between the two gangs happens in the form of Ponyboy and Cherry Valance, which doesn't sit well with Cherry's Soc boyfriend, Bob Sheldon.

As a result, an incident occurs involving the Socs, Ponyboy and fellow Greaser, sixteen-year-old Johnny Cade, an equally sensitive boy who wants a better life for himself, but seems stuck in a downward spiral with parents who don't give him the time of day. Beyond Ponyboy and Johnny's lives being threatened by that incident, the Greasers and the Socs agree to a rumble to settle things once and for all. Some of the boys realize the rumble will accomplish nothing, with the questions being if they can convince their colleagues of the same, and if not what the consequences will be.

They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong. Did you know Edit. It turned out that Sandy was pregnant and had cheated on Soda with another man. She was moving to Florida so she could look after the baby. She clearly didn't love him back, and he was heartbroken. In the book, it is also said by Ponyboy that Soda enjoys dancing or a drag race without even getting near alcohol, and that "it's rare to find a kid in our neighborhood who doesn't drink once in a while.

But Soda never touches a drop. He doesn't need to. He gets drunk on just plain living". Sodapop enjoys racing, fighting, dancing and basically anything that would blow off steam. When asked by his younger brother why he liked to fight, he simply replied that it was fun and a challenge for him. They have one daughter together. It wasn't until 's "A Walk on the Moon" that Lane's career really took off. After that, she went on a real run, starring in "The Perfect Storm" in , and then "Unfaithful" in In her personal life, she began dating Josh Brolin and married him in They were together until February Bob is one of the socs who fights with Johnny and Ponyboy and almost drowns Ponyboy, leading Johnny to stab and kill him in defense.

He dated future "Desperate Housewives" star Nicollette Sheridan for five years on and off until Garrett, who began using drugs when he was just 14, went through extensive periods of legal troubles throughout the '90s and s.

He hasn't released an album since , nor a single since In , he appeared on "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Dalton, who was 18 at the time, played Randy, one of Bob's friends who refuses to participate in a final rumble between the socs and the greasers, claiming it won't change anything. It was his debut film role.

After the film, he appeared in "Red Dawn" alongside some of his "Outsiders" castmates. He also had an uncredited role in "Soul Man" alongside C. Thomas Howell. Dalton took a year break from acting between and , before returning to appear in "The Stolen Moments of September. In , he wrote his first screenplay, "To Protect and Serve," which starred "Outsiders" co-star Howell.

The year-old's first film was "The Outsiders," but she wasted no time appearing in iconic '80s films after, such as "Valley Girl," "Real Genius," and "Revenge of the Nerds. She retired from acting in — her last role was in "Permanent Record. Meyrink left behind acting to instead teach it — she founded the Actorium , an acting school, in Vancouver.

But it wasn't until that Swayze really popped off — that year, he starred alongside Jennifer Grey in "Dirty Dancing," which remains iconic. Julie Newmar" in He also had an iconic "SNL" appearance in , and he was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in , a year after his "Outsiders" co-star Cruise was bestowed the title. He was married to Lisa Niemi from until his death in Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January He continued to work while getting treatment, appearing in the film "Jump!

He died in September