Summary

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.

Director

Nicholas Ray

Actors and Actresses

James Dean

Jim Stark

Natalie Wood

Judy

Sal Mineo

John 'Plato' Crawford

Jim Backus

Frank Stark

Ann Doran

Carol Stark

Corey Allen

Buzz Gunderson

William Hopper

Judy's Father

Rochelle Hudson

Judy's Mother

Dennis Hopper

Goon

Edward Platt

Ray Fremick

Producers

Warner Bros. Pictures