SOURCE: "Susie Loves Matt," in American Film, Vol. VIII, No. 6, April, 1983, pp. 34-5.
In the following excerpt, Scott describes Hinton's association with actor Matt Dillon, who portrayed Dallas in the film version of The Outsiders, the title character in the film based on Tex, and Rusty-James in the movie based on Rumble Fish. Scott goes on to briefly describe Hinton's novels and incorporates Hinton's and Dillon's comments on them as well.
This is a free excerpt of 72 words. There are 1,169 words (approx.
4 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our S. E. Hinton: Critical Essay by Jay Scott Access Pass.
