Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

deschreiber This is the sad and touching story of Ira Hayes, with a fine acting job by Tony Curtis. Do not expect action scenes with battles and heroics. There is only a brief section that takes place on Iwo Jima;the rest is drama. Some may argue about this or that point of historical accuracy-- with good reason probably--but when all that is done, we're left with just a good drama about a young man who could not cope with the bizarre role of 'national hero' that fate forced upon him. The story is about how events outside his control affected his relationships with friends, family, his community, comrades and his country. We wish life could have turned out better for such a decent man.

wbcsatx The official U.S. release date of "The Outsiders" is given as December, 1961, but in late August/early September of 1961, Tony brought the movie to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, CA. to give all us Marines a sneak peek. He had filmed much of the movie at MCRD, plus in Oceanside and downtown San Diego, so he let us "locals" have the first look. Before and after the showing, Curtis came on the stage at the base theater along with his wife Janet Leigh and MCRD Commannder Gen. Victor Krulak, and we jar-heads were totally impressed with ourselves for getting the VIP treatment from such bigshots. Curtis didn't play the usual featherweight role as Ira Hayes, but gave a tough, gritty performance as an alcoholic on the skids. I don't notice "The Outsiders" listed among Tony Curtis's credits in all these obituaries, but if you get a chance to see it don't pass it up.

richardpbuck The recent announcement of a new film reminded me of this 1961 film. Ira Hayes, like Audie Murphy, was a great American hero. Both came to unfortunate and tragic ends. Murphy's life was cut short by an accident. Hayes' life glorified his experience raising the flag on Iwo Jima. But he felt that his performance was a service and a natural consequence of his military duty. He felt guilty and it upset his entire later life. It was too bad that the Puma Indian (Hayes) was misused for extensive advertising and recruitment during and after WWII.We can hope that all Americans will continue to remember and to praise their heroes and heroic military exploits in defense of our country and way of life that is again under attack by people who never contributed to or experienced the Renaissance or the Enlightenment.

kap302 the outsider was an excellent movie and a great example of how we gave fame to someone at the top and then just dumped them at the bottom to rot this is a movie so good it stirs emotions so well it makes you want to scream at our government wake up!!!!!!! you don't give something and then abruptly takes it away but then that is typical of what the us government has done to the American Indian for how many hundreds of years NOW ? yet alone the American public bravo to ira Hayes why didn't the pima indians holler out why didn't the American public wake up America!!!!! all veterans yes this is 21st century and vets have more rights now than ever from one Indian to another ira Hayes your memory shall never die nor shall your death be in vein bravo to tony curtis for a fantastic performance!!!!