<P> In Tulsa , Oklahoma , greasers are a gang of tough , low - income working - class teens . They include Ponyboy Curtis and his two older brothers , Sodapop and Darrel , as well as Johnny Cade , Dallas Winston , Two - Bit Matthews , and Steve Randle . Their rivalry is with the Socs , a gang of wealthier kids from the other side of town . Two Socs , Bob Sheldon and Randy Anderson , confront Johnny , Ponyboy , and Two - Bit , who are talking to the Socs ' girlfriends , Cherry and Marcia , at a drive - in theater . The girls defuse the situation by going home with the Socs . Later that night , Ponyboy and Johnny are attacked in a park by Bob , Randy , and three other Socs . They begin dunking Ponyboy in a fountain attempting to drown him , but Johnny pulls out his switchblade and stabs Bob to death . </P>
<P> In Tulsa , Oklahoma , greasers are a gang of tough , low - income working - class teens . They include Ponyboy Curtis and his two older brothers , Sodapop and Darrel , as well as Johnny Cade , Dallas Winston , Two - Bit Matthews , and Steve Randle . Their rivalry is with the Socs , a gang of wealthier kids from the other side of town . Two Socs , Bob Sheldon and Randy Anderson , confront Johnny , Ponyboy , and Two - Bit , who are talking to the Socs ' girlfriends , Cherry and Marcia , at a drive - in theater . The girls defuse the situation by going home with the Socs . Later that night , Ponyboy and Johnny are attacked in a park by Bob , Randy , and three other Socs . They begin dunking Ponyboy in a fountain attempting to drown him , but Johnny pulls out his switchblade and stabs Bob to death . </P>
where does the movie the outsiders take place
where does the movie the outsiders take place
Tulsa , Oklahoma
Tulsa , Oklahoma