Ratings

MetaCritic Rating 87%
TMDB Rating 7.5
IMDB Rating 7.8
RottenTomatoes Rating 96%

Financials

Revenue: $4,500,000

Budget: $1,500,000

Profit: + $3,000,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: The bad boy from a good family.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 8

Release Date: Oct 27, 1955

Rating: PG-13

Run Time: 1h 51m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

James Dean

James Dean

Jim Stark

Age : 24 | Popularity : 6%

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Judy

Age : 43 | Popularity : 22%

Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo

John 'Plato' Crawford

Age : 37 | Popularity : 21%

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Frank Stark

Age : 76 | Popularity : 10%

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Carol Stark

Age : 89 | Popularity : 13%

Corey Allen

Corey Allen

Buzz Gunderson

Age : 75 | Popularity : 13%

William Hopper

William Hopper

Judy's Father

Age : 55 | Popularity : 5%

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Judy's Mother

Age : 55 | Popularity : 9%


Crew

Department Role Name
Sound Original Music Composer
Leonard Rosenman
Leonard Rosenman
Sound
Stanley Jones
Stanley Jones
Crew Stunts
Mushy Callahan
Mushy Callahan
Carey Loftin
Carey Loftin
Bill Hickman
Bill Hickman
Paul Baxley
Paul Baxley
Ron Burke
Ron Burke
Stunt Double
Rod Amateau
Rod Amateau
Faye Michael Nuell
Faye Michael Nuell
Art Art Direction
Malcolm C. Bert
Malcolm C. Bert
Set Decoration
William Wallace
William Wallace
Directing Director
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray
Assistant Director
Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado
Robert Farfan
Robert Farfan
Writing Story
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray
Adaptation
Irving Shulman
Irving Shulman
Screenplay
Stewart Stern
Stewart Stern
Production Producer
David Weisbart
David Weisbart
Editing Editor
William H. Ziegler
William H. Ziegler
Camera Director of Photography
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
Costume & Make-Up Makeup Supervisor
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Costume Design
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Department Role Name

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