September 30, 1955 (1977)
A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.
Director: James Bridges
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Richard Thomas as Jimmy J. |
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Susan Tyrrell as Melba Lou |
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Deborah Benson as Charlotte |
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Lisa Blount as Billie Jean |
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Tom Hulce as Hanley |
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Dennis Quaid as Frank |
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Mary Kai Clark as Pat |
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Dennis Christopher as Eugene |
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Collin Wilcox Paxton as Jimmy J.'s Mother |
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Ben Fuhrman as Coach Haynes |
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Michael Lovell Farris as Edgar |
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Tom Bonner as Radio Announcer (voice) |
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Glen Irby as Band Director |
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Bryan Scott as Dickie |
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Bush Satterfield as Charlotte's Father |
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Katherine Satterfield as Charlotte's Mother |
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Betty Harford as Nurse |
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Ouida White as Aunt Ethel |
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James Dombek as Mr. Brown |
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Belynda Dix as Girl in Car |
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Melody Hamilton as Girl with Corsage |
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Ray Hemphill as Young Man in Truck |
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Morris 'Tex' Biggs as Old Man in Truck |
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John Pearce as TV Man |
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Pete Boggs as Mr. Phillips |
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Mark C Thomas as Boy with Radio |
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Paula Sanford as Girl with Radio |
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Freeman Mobley as Liquor Store Owner |
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Charles McCrary as Midnight |
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George Johnson as Midnight's Friend |
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Neal Moore as Drunk Boy in Dorm |
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Mark D. Andrews as Boy in Dorm |
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Ron Campbell as Boy at Liquor Store |
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Brian Brandt as B.O. |
| Directing | James Bridges | Director |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Freeman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothea Long | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Cliff Bole | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fred T. Gallo | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kim Kurumada | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Don Zepfel | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | R.A. Rondell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Kevin F. Cleary | Sound |
| Sound | Gordon Ecker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Larry Jost | Sound |
| Sound | Chris Newman | Sound |
| Camera | Louis Niemeyer | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert D. McBride | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Zinn Etheridge | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mina Mittelman | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kent Warner | Costumer |
| Sound | Bettie Biery | Music Editor |
| Sound | Ralph Ferraro | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Conductor |
| Production | Bob Larson | Production Executive |
| Production | Jane Lockwood | Production Assistant |
| Production | Keith Rateliff | Production Assistant |
| Writing | James Bridges | Writer |
| Production | Jerry Weintraub | Producer |
| Camera | Gordon Willis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jeff Gourson | Editor |
| Art | Robert Luthardt | Art Direction |
| Art | Sharon Thomas | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Kitty O'Neil | Stunt Double |
| Production | Bob Larson | Unit Production Manager |