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The Outsiders/Missing my Uncle.
This is a sad story but I want to share.
My uncle was burned when he was young and had a rough life afterwards.
He recently passed away in early October of 2015 after a battle with substance abuse.
A couple of days before he passed I called him and caught up with him (he lived down the road but I never really saw him, busy life, blah blah blah), I could tell he was out of it and not doing well.
When we were getting off the phone he said "Stay gold, ponyboy" and I didn't get the reference and he hung up.
That was the last thing he ever said to me.
After he died, I googled that quote and saw it was from this movie and my grandma told me it was one of his favorites so I ordered it and watched it.
When Johnny said "Stay Gold, Ponyboy" to him right before he died from his burns I lost it.
I felt such a loss for my uncle I was never really close to. He was my Godfather and uncle but I never really, really knew him, but I did know that my uncle LOVED sunsets just like Ponyboy.
I am so happy I watched this movie.
April 2016 · Movies and TV · verified purchase