C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy Curtis

Matt Dillon as Dallas Winston

Ralph Macchio as Johnny Cade

Patrick Swayze as Darrel Curtis

Rob Lowe as Sodapop Curtis

Emilio Estevez as Two-Bit Matthews

Tom Cruise as Steve Randle

Glenn Withrow as Tim Shepard

Diane Lane as Cherry Valance

Leif Garrett as Bob Sheldon

Darren Dalton as Randy Anderson

Michelle Meyrink as Marcia

Tom Waits as Buck Merrill

Gailard Sartain as Jerry

William Smith as Store Clerk

Tom Hillmann as Greaser in Concession Stand

Hugh Walkinshaw as Soc in Concession Stand

Sofia Coppola as Little Girl

Teresa Wilkerson Hunt as Woman at Fire

Linda Nystedt as Nurse

S.E. Hinton as Nurse

Brent Beesley as Suburb Guy

John C. Meier as Paul

Ed Jackson as Motorcycle Cop

Daniel R. Suhart as Orderly

Nicolas Cage as Soc (uncredited)

Trey Callaway as Soc (uncredited)

Ronald Colby as College Professor (uncredited)

Flea as Soc (uncredited)

Cam Neely as Soc (uncredited)

Jonnie Parnell as Hospital Lab Tech (uncredited)