Rusty James is a fictional character in author

S. E. Hinton Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially '' The Outsiders'' (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genr ...

's 1975 novel

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. The book was adapted to film and directed by

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in 1983. In the film, Rusty-James is played by

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. In the book, Rusty James is a tall 14 year old kid in

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with dark red hair and Hershey brown eyes.

Cultural impact

In 2012,

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released the album ''

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,'' which includes a song named "Rusty James". The song talks about the former

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s, as mentioned in the book.

External links

Rusty James
at the

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