• James Dean

    "In Bast’s 1976 screenplay, Dean’s sexual ambiguity is dealt with openly and honestly, which only adds to his complex and strange allure."

  • James Dean

    Dean is depicted as a man without a past or a future, and the people who loved him are conveniently forgotten. ~ John Grassi

  • James Dean

    But in the later scenes, he is robbed of life and who wants to see James Dean robbed of life? ~ Nighthawk

  • James Dean

    "When he is striking out on his own and is allowed to exert himself, he is able to bring some life into the film."

  • James Dean

    She is supposed to deal with the racism (in Giant) and somehow ignore the animal magnetism of James Dean and stay blindly with Rock Hudson.

  • James Dean

    "Given the cloudy details about Dean's life, his mystery sometimes overshadows his talent, the immensity of which is on full display."

  • James Dean

    "James Dean was the first teen idol who appealed to both teen girls and teen boys." ~ Lovely Laura

  • James Dean

    Here's a weird translation: "Dean wore Lee Jeans and the red nylon jacket in 'Dissenter Without a Motive' 55 years ago."

  • James Dean

    Even if he had lived, Rebel Without a Cause still would have been considered unusually astute for its time. ~ Eric D. Snider

  • James Dean

    "His death certainly added to the film's cachet, but I don't think that's all there was to it." http://bit.ly/cteEdu

  • James Dean

    "Somehow the fact that we don't know what James Dean would have evolved into makes the story of Jim Stark all the more poignant."

  • James Dean

    "You might be surprised to find that Rebel Without a Cause is not simply a youth-out-of-control movie but has a clear, unified theme."

  • James Dean

    "Even people who haven't seen the film can picture James Dean in the lead, grappling with the stiff, square 1950s."

  • James Dean

    "As a title, Rebel Without a Cause, with absolutely no context, conjures the image of a young person rebelling against authority."

  • James Dean

    "His performance had the blaze of truth in it...and after 55 years, you can still feel the heat." ~ Barry Ronge

  • James Dean

    "He was a remarkable actor – instinctive and passionate but also surprisingly subtle and delicate – and he became the emblem of a new age."

  • James Dean

    "James Dean, in what was only his second film, was its iconic symbol. He became the embodiment of this new generation."

  • James Dean

    "Rebel Without a Cause defined the era and showed audiences in the US and the rest of the world a youth revolution in progress."

  • James Dean

    "In post-war America...a rebellious new generation emerged to create a social culture with a distinct new attitude, music, and fashion."

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