1. It provides the most comprehensive discussion of The Outsiders on the market, thereby appealing to scholars and teachers of the film and the book alike, exploring how the film has become a cult classic in its representation of youth cultures, a representation whose lasting power now spans almost four decades.
2. It taps into the current 1980s nostalgia market by examining a beloved film of the era.
3. It is an ideal introductory volume for film studies and youth culture students, as well as a broad research study that will appear to film, gender and cultural studies scholars.
