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William Bast (written by)
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19 February 1976 (USA)
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A dramatization of the story of legendary movie actor James Dean. The film's writer, William Bast, had roomed with Dean in the early '50s, when both were trying to break into films as actors. | add synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Brandon | ... | William Bast | |
| Stephen McHattie | ... | James Dean | |
| Brooke Adams | ... | Beverly | |
| Julian Burton | ... | Ray | |
| Candy Clark | ... | Chris White | |
| Dane Clark | ... | James Whitmore | |
| Meg Foster | ... | Dizzy Sheridan | |
| Katherine Helmond | ... | Claire Folger | |
| Amy Irving | ... | Norma Jean | |
| Robert Kenton | ... | Mechanic | |
| Jayne Meadows | ... | Reva Randall | |
| Heather Menzies | ... | Jan | |
| Jack Murdock | ... | Judge | |
| James O'Connell | ... | Mr. Robbins | |
| Leland Palmer | ... | Arlene |
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The Legend
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Narrator: His name was James Byron Dean. He was an actor. He died in 1955 at the age of 24. He had starred in just three pictures, only one of which had been released prior to his death. Yet before he was in his grave he was already a myth. What you are about to see is one man's recollection - an image of the actor as seen through the eyes of a friend. Like all memories in is intensely personal, elusive and incomplete - yet it refuses to die.
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Narrator: His name was James Byron Dean. He was an actor. He died in 1955 at the age of 24. He had starred in just three pictures, only one of which had been released prior to his death. Yet before he was in his grave he was already a myth. What you are about to see is one man's recollection - an image of the actor as seen through the eyes of a friend. Like all memories in is intensely personal, elusive and incomplete - yet it refuses to die.
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for an early TV movie, this one was ahead of its time...it featured James telling his friend to be more sexually adventurous, leading him to go cruising in a gay bar...
I got it at the dollar store , so my print was typically muddy, being that the flick fell into the public domain and all...still if you like JD you will get a kick out of this flick...well then there now!!!!
It also shows Katherine Helmond. Amy Irving and a beautiful Brooke Adams...I liked it enough to recommend it if you buy it cheap like I did!!!
If you want a really good JD movie, try Robert Altman's documentary it is archaic but fascinating!!!