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REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)

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THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    In one of the most influential performances in movie history, James Dean plays the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens - and still reverberate 50 years later. Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo were Academy Awards nominees for their achingly true performances. Director Nicholas Ray was also an Oscar nominee for this landmark chosen as one of the all-time Top 100 American Films by the American Film Institute.

STARRING:

James Dean: Jim Stark
Natalie Wood: Judy
Sal Mineo: John "Plato" Crawford
Jim Backus: Frank Stark
Ann Doran: Mrs. Carol Stark
William Hopper: Judy's Father

SCREENWRITER: Stewart Stern

DIRECTOR: Nicholas Ray

RUNNING TIME: 111 minutes

STUDIO: Warner Brothers

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: A

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(3 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Supporting Actor - Sal Mineo
(nominated)

Best Supporting Actress - Natalie Wood
(nominated)

Best Director - Nicholas Ray
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Classic Inductee (Drama/Sci-Fi) (2007)
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GLOBES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This film is based off of a book by Dr. Robert M. Lindner. The first script written for this film was done by Theodore Geisel (AKA: Dr. Suess) and was set to star Marlon Brando, however the project fell apart. The only thing that survived from this original story was the name Rebel Without A Cause. The story that was used in the film was a completely different one that was written by director Nicholas Ray and was called The Blind Run. The story was later flushed out into a full script by Stewart Stern.
• The knife fights between Jim and Buzz used real switchblades to give it an authentic look on screen. The actors wore chain mail underneath their vests to protect from any accidental stabbings.
• Prior to this film T-Shirts were not a popular item in the U.S., however after James Dean is seen wearing one in this movie the product became immensely popular and is now a quintessential part of American clothing.
• Originally James Dean had to pass on this film because of his commitments to the film Giant, however Elizabeth Taylor became pregnant and the film was delayed and as a result he was able to take the role.
• The name Jim Stark was created as an homage to one of James Dean's earlier characters in East Of Eden. Jim comes from James' real name, while Stark is just a rearrangement of the character's last name in Eden, which was Trask.
• James Dean's trademark red jacket scene in this film was almost never seen. This film was originally being shot in black and white and Dean was set to wear a "nerdy" brown sports coat, however earlier in production Warner Brothers told them to scrap the black and white footage and shoot in color. At that point the costumes were redesigned and the red coat was used instead.

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