Robert Osborne

"Unbelievably crass. And extremely funny"  

"It is to the film's credit (and Coppola's) that, despite the continual false notes, The Outsiders is consistently interesting to watch"  

"Admittedly, it's a film that will turn off many, but it will also bulge eyeballs and cause talk"  

"Very funny to watch (...) A wacky, good-natured satire, carrying much more of a whimsical and friendly air than a sacrilegious flavor."  

"Such a scrambling of fact, fiction and imagination in itself deserves back-patting and, for the most part, the rendering is as delightful as the basic idea."

"The only factor that keeps the outcome from being a grand success is the film's script. It's hampered by its focus on a pivotal character with so few redeeming graces that the movie never grabs interest"