Drama
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.
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
James Dean
Jim Stark
Edward Platt
Ray Fremick
Natalie Wood
Judy
Sal Mineo
John 'Plato' Crawford
Nick Adams
Chick
William Hopper
Judy's Father
Dennis Hopper
Goon
Chuck Hamilton
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Rochelle Hudson
Judy's Mother
Robert B. Williams
Ed (uncredited)
Jim Backus
Frank Stark
Dick Wessel
Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
Paul Birch
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Gus Schilling
Attendant (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Carol Stark
Chuck Hicks
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
Desk Sergeant #1 (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
Bert Stevens
Police Detective (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Desk Sergeant #2 (uncredited)
David McMahon
Crunch's Father (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Dr. Minton
Almira Sessions
Planetarium Teacher (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
Ralph Moratz
Boy at Planetarium (uncredited)
Dorothy Abbott
Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Gene
Virginia Brissac
Jim's Grandmother
Steffi Sidney
Mil
Jack Grinnage
Moose
Don Alvarado
Marietta Canty
Crawford Maid
Beverly Long
Helen
Jack Simmons
Cookie
Tom Bernard
Harry
Clifford Morris
Cliff
Jimmy Baird
Beau (uncredited)
John Close
Police Officer (uncredited)
Edward McNally
Approaching Officer (uncredited)
Peter Miller
Hoodlum (uncredited)
House Peters Jr.
Officer at Police Station (uncredited)
Skipper Huerta
Little Boy (uncredited)
Ron Burke
Mushy Callahan
Faye Michael Nuell

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