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See Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, and Others Read the Same Role for ‘The Outsiders’ Casting

Francis Ford Coppola shared video of 'The Outsiders' cast — including Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze — reading for every role.

In an archival clip, which filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola posted online, the young actors all take turns with the lines The clip also shows Anthony Michael Hall, who did not make it into the movie, reading for Ponyboy Curtis, the role that went to Howell. Longer clips of the footage, which originally came out as bonus material on home-video releases, has leaked online in recent decades.

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