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James Dean
- Director: Mark Rydell
- Writer: Israel Horovitz
- Producer: Bill Gerber; George W. Perkins
CGiii Comment
The only reason Dean became a 'legend' is, simply, because Hollywood needed to cash-in on their dead investment - that premature death cost the studio a fortune.
Here...there is no mention of his bisexuality, his penchant for amputees nor the legend of being a human ashtray.
The whole voice-over from the grave is, frankly, ineffective and ridiculous.
Here, Dean comes across as a dour, miserable, petulant, self-important, self-indulgent little prick.
Maybe - he was.
He does, perhaps, deserve a decent film - but, he only made 3 films himself...not exactly a vast legacy...but, they were good. This is not.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
A biopic about the actor James Dean, whose stardom of the ultimate teenage rebel as well as the premature death made him a legend. His roles are depicted having much in common with his personal life, most notably the difficult relationship with his father.
Cast & Characters
James Franco as James Dean / Narrator;
Michael Moriarty as Winton Dean;
Valentina Cervi as Pier Angeli;
Enrico Colantoni as Elia Kazan;
Edward Herrmann as Raymond Massey;
Joanne Linville as Hedda Hopper;
John Pleshette as Billy Rose;
Barry Primus as Nicholas Ray;
David Proval as Daniel Mann;
Samuel Gould as Martin Landau;
Amy Rydell as Christine White;
Wendy Benson-Landes as Julie Harris;
Karen Kondazian as Mrs. Pierangeli;
David Parker as James Whitmore;
Craig Barnett as George Stevens