Story: Set in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma, the story follows the conflict between two rival teenage gangs: the poor, working-class “Greasers” and the wealthy, privileged “Socs.” When a brawl leads to the death of a Soc, two young Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, are forced to go into hiding, confronting the harsh consequences of their violent lives and the struggle for identity.