Lowe played Sodapop Curtis in the the classic film, which filmed in Tulsa in the ‘80s in one of his first film roles. He starred alongside Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise and Ralph Macchio. A Tulsa teen, S.E. Hinton, wrote the novel.
The novel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its publication this year.
Lowe posted a cryptic note on his Twitter account urging people who liked the movie to follow his Instagram account.
If you are a fan of this movie, you may want to be watching my live Instagram tomorrow. #birthdaysurprise #staygold pic.twitter.com/F8NooR2HbI
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) March 16, 2017
Lowe posted a photo with his son at the house on Instagram.
Hip hop legend Danny O'Connor is currently restoring the house used as the Curtis home. FOX23 talked to him about it and shot 360 video of the house.
Here is a series of tweets and Instagram posts from Hinton, Lowe and O'Connor: