
September 30, 1955
A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.
September 30, 1955
August 19, 1977
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Cast (34)

Richard Thomas
Jimmy J.

Susan Tyrrell
Melba Lou

Deborah Benson
Charlotte

Lisa Blount
Billie Jean

Tom Hulce
Hanley

Dennis Quaid
Frank

Mary Kai Clark
Pat

Dennis Christopher
Eugene

Collin Wilcox Paxton
Jimmy J.'s Mother

Ben Fuhrman
Coach Haynes

Michael Lovell Farris
Edgar

Tom Bonner
Radio Announcer (voice)

Glen Irby
Band Director

Bryan Scott
Dickie

Bush Satterfield
Charlotte's Father

Katherine Satterfield
Charlotte's Mother

Betty Harford
Nurse

Ouida White
Aunt Ethel

James Dombek
Mr. Brown

Belynda Dix
Girl in Car

Melody Hamilton
Girl with Corsage

Ray Hemphill
Young Man in Truck

Morris 'Tex' Biggs
Old Man in Truck

John Pearce
TV Man

Pete Boggs
Mr. Phillips

Mark C Thomas
Boy with Radio

Paula Sanford
Girl with Radio

Freeman Mobley
Liquor Store Owner

Charles McCrary
Midnight

George Johnson
Midnight's Friend

Neal Moore
Drunk Boy in Dorm

Mark D. Andrews
Boy in Dorm

Ron Campbell
Boy at Liquor Store

Brian Brandt
B.O.
Crew (34)
Directing

James Bridges
Director

Karen Hale Wookey
Script Supervisor

Kim Kurumada
Second Assistant Director

Don Zepfel
Second Assistant Director

Fred T. Gallo
First Assistant Director

Cliff Bole
First Assistant Director
Writing

James Bridges
Writer
Production

Bob Larson
Unit Production Manager

Bob Larson
Production Executive

Jerry Weintraub
Producer

Jane Lockwood
Production Assistant

Keith Rateliff
Production Assistant
Sound

Chris Newman
Sound

Gordon Ecker
Sound Effects Editor

Leonard Rosenman
Conductor

Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer

Leonard Rosenman
Orchestrator

Bettie Biery
Music Editor

Ralph Ferraro
Orchestrator

Kevin F. Cleary
Sound

Larry Jost
Sound
Art

Sharon Thomas
Set Decoration

Robert Luthardt
Art Direction
Camera

Robert D. McBride
Assistant Camera

Louis Niemeyer
Second Assistant Camera

Gordon Willis
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Patricia Zinn Etheridge
Costumer

Dorothea Long
Hairstylist

Jack Freeman
Makeup Artist

Mina Mittelman
Costumer

Kent Warner
Costumer
Crew

Kitty O'Neil
Stunt Double

R.A. Rondell
Stunt Coordinator
Editing

Jeff Gourson
Editor