After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid’s real troubles begin.
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Film Cast:
- Jim Stark: James Dean
- Judy: Natalie Wood
- John ‘Plato’ Crawford: Sal Mineo
- Frank Stark: Jim Backus
- Carol Stark: Ann Doran
- Buzz Gunderson: Corey Allen
- Judy’s Father: William Hopper
- Judy’s Mother: Rochelle Hudson
- Goon: Dennis Hopper
- Ray Fremick: Edward Platt
- Mil: Steffi Sidney
- Crawford Maid: Marietta Canty
- Jim’s Grandmother: Virginia Brissac
- Helen: Beverly Long
- Dr. Minton: Ian Wolfe
- Crunch: Frank Mazzola
- Gene: Robert Foulk
- Cookie: Jack Simmons
- Harry: Tom Bernard
- Chick: Nick Adams
- Moose: Jack Grinnage
- Cliff: Clifford Morris
- Planetarium Teacher (uncredited): Almira Sessions
- Police Lieutenant (uncredited): Paul Birch
- Nurse (uncredited): Dorothy Abbott
- Beau (uncredited): Jimmy Baird
- Desk Sergeant #2 (uncredited): Paul Bryar
- Police Officer (uncredited): John Close
- Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited): Chuck Hamilton
- Ambulance Attendant (uncredited): Chuck Hicks
- Desk Sergeant #1 (uncredited): Nelson Leigh
- Crunch’s Father (uncredited): David McMahon
- Approaching Officer (uncredited): Edward McNally
- Hoodlum (uncredited): Peter Miller
- Officer at Police Station (uncredited): House Peters Jr.
- Man in Last Shot (uncredited): Nicholas Ray
- Attendant (uncredited): Gus Schilling
- Police Detective (uncredited): Bert Stevens
- Planetarium Guide (uncredited): Dick Wessel
- Ed (uncredited): Robert B. Williams
- Boy at Planetarium (uncredited): Ralph Moratz
- Little Boy (uncredited): Skipper Huerta
Film Crew:
- Original Music Composer: Leonard Rosenman
- Art Direction: Malcolm C. Bert
- Story: Nicholas Ray
- Producer: David Weisbart
- Adaptation: Irving Shulman
- Screenplay: Stewart Stern
- Editor: William H. Ziegler
- Director of Photography: Ernest Haller
- Sound: Stanley Jones
- Makeup Supervisor: Gordon Bau
- Costume Design: Moss Mabry
- Assistant Director: Don Alvarado
- Set Decoration: William Wallace
- Assistant Director: Robert Farfan
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