That was then this is now

Emilio Estevez, Kim Delaney, and Craig Sheffer in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)

Well, I enjoyed this, mostly. When I sat down to watch it I had no idea it was a S.E. Hinton adaptation, but knowing that now, it make sense. It was updated to modern times, which is to say, the early 80's, which I suppose soured it in the minds of a lot of Hinton fans. I can understand that. Some movies age well, others not so much. "That Was Then" for the most part has aged well, but there are a few scenes that are very hoaky, especially the sequence near the end where Emilio Estevez is…

That was then this is now

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Read 2,736 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. A coming-of-age young adult novel by S. E. Hinton, it follows the relationship between t…

But in That was Then, This is Now. wasn't it a year after it happened? I mean Ponyboy is 15 at that time so...

You got fun loving Sodapop! You are reckless and fun with no care in the world

The Outsiders 1967; Tex 1979; That Was Then, This is Now 1971, & Rumble Fish 1975 - Good ol' S.E. Hinton! My favorite was The Outsiders <3 (The movie covers are from the early '80's) I want to read all of these! Already read The Outsiders

Sometimes its so painfully difficult to not dwell on past choices or mistakes. Maybe I'm the only one, but I seem to have a constant reel of film spinning away in my head of past conversations and scenarios and the pause button is nowhere to be found.