The bad boy from a good family.
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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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- James DeanJim Stark
- Natalie WoodJudy
- Sal MineoJohn 'Plato' Crawford
- Jim BackusFrank Stark
- Ann DoranCarol Stark
- Corey AllenBuzz Gunderson
- William HopperJudy's Father
- Rochelle HudsonJudy's Mother
- Dennis HopperGoon
- Edward PlattRay Fremick
Crew
- Nicholas RayDirector
- Stewart SternScreenplay
- Ernest HallerDirector of Photography
- Leonard RosenmanOriginal Music Composer
- William H. ZieglerEditor
- David WeisbartProducer
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Pairings
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