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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 27, 1955
Box Office
$4.5M
Budget
$1.5M
Return
3.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 21, 1999
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
See all →Conflict of Identity in Youth Culture
Taglines
The bad boy from a good family.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Inner Conflict of Jim Stark
Taglines
Jim Stark... a kid from a good family - what makes him tick... like a bomb?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
James Dean
Jim Stark
N
Natalie Wood
Judy
S
Sal Mineo
John 'Plato' Crawford
J
Jim Backus
Frank Stark
A
Ann Doran
Carol Stark
C
Corey Allen
Buzz Gunderson
W
William Hopper
Judy's Father
R
Rochelle Hudson
Judy's Mother
D
Dennis Hopper
Goon
E
Edward Platt
Ray Fremick
S
Steffi Sidney
Mil
M
Marietta Canty
Crawford Maid
V
Virginia Brissac
Jim's Grandmother
B
Beverly Long
Helen
I
Ian Wolfe
Dr. Minton
F
Frank Mazzola
Crunch
R
Robert Foulk
Gene
J
Jack Simmons
Cookie
T
Tom Bernard
Harry
N
Nick Adams
Chick
