the greasers lived at tulsa, oklahoma in the outsiders.
where do the greasers live in the outsiders?
tulsa , oklahoma
the film was shot on location in tulsa, oklahoma. coppola filmed "the outsiders" and "rumble fish" back-to-back in 1982—a newspaper, used to show a story about the three greasers saving the kids in "the outsiders", includes a real story from 1982 regarding the death of a man hit by a train in boston. he wrote the screenplay for the latter while on days off from shooting the former. many of the same locations were used in both films, as were many of the same cast and crew members. the credits are shown at the beginning of the film in the style normally found in a published play.
the outsiders (film)
the weak structural foundation of the greasers can be attributed to the subculture's origins in working-class youth possessing few economic resources with which to participate in american consumerism. greasers, unlike motorcyclists, did not explicitly have their own interest clubs or publications. as such, there was no business marketing geared specifically towards the group. their choice in clothing was largely drawn from a common understanding of the empowering aesthetic of working-class attire, rather than cohesive association with similarly dressed individuals. some greasers were in motorcycle clubs or in street gangs (and conversely, some gang members and bikers dressed like greasers), though such membership was not necessarily an inherent principle of the subculture. regardless, greasers were often associated with and assumed by the mainstream public to be members of street gangs (often ethnic-based gangs) or motorcycle gangs.
greaser (subculture)