James Dean
The man behind the legend and 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 2h
- Released
- 2001
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2001
Storyline
The man behind the legend and 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.
Top credits
James Franco — James Dean
Michael Moriarty — Winton Dean
Valentina Cervi — Pier Angeli
Enrico Colantoni — Elia Kazan
Awards
2 wins & 9 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• Bill Hader was a production assistant on this film before he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975). He told Jimmy Kimmel his job was to bring James Franco cigarettes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and Red Bull, and that James would thank him in the character of James Dean.
• Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role of James Dean.
• James Franco became so immersed in playing James Dean that he went from being a non smoker to smoking two packs a day (he has since quit), as well as playing the guitar, the bongos, and learned to ride a motorcycle.
User reviews
Marvelous Performances
Bit Off
Jame Franco becomes James Dean
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
