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James Dean: Race with Destiny

Country: USA, Language: English, 101 mins

  • Director: Mardi Rustam
  • Writer: Dan Sefton
  • Producer: Laura Keats; Mardi Rustam

CGiii Comment

This is bad...well, the title alone is a total giveaway.

Not a mention of Jimmy's bisexual dabblings.

Made-for-TV fictionalized fodder.

He really does deserve better.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Casper Van Dien stars as James Dean, whose remarkable talent and rebel attitude took Hollywood by storm. But as Dean's star begins to rise, his passionate affair with Italian ingénue Pier Angeli (Carrie Mitchum of THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) angers her disapproving mother  and studio chief Jack Warner (Mike Connors). How did a broken heart, reckless behavior and his relationships with Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo and director George Stevens (the legendary Robert Mitchum in his final screen role) lead to Dean's ultimate race with destiny? Connie Stevens, Joseph Campanella and Casey Kasem co-star in this revealing biopic that goes behind the myth to tell the true story of the superstar who lived fast, died young and left a legacy that changed movies forever.

Cast & Characters

Casper Van Dien as James Dean;
Carrie Mitchum as Pier Angeli;
Diane Ladd as Mama Pierangeli;
Mike Connors as Jack Warner;
Robert Mitchum as George Stevens;
Connie Stevens as Jane Deacy;
Casey Kasem as Bill Romano;
Joseph Campanella as Winton Dean;
Janelle Paradee as Marisa Pierangeli;
Louis D'Alto as Vic Damone;
Monique Parent as Ursula;
Carmen Romano as Elia Kazan;
Dan Sefton as TV Director;
Steve Hughes as Gig Young;
Robin Joi Brown as Jennifer