September 30, 1955
August 19, 1977•1h 41m•★ 6.8
Drama
“The day it all came apart...”
A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.
Director
James BridgesWriters
Cast
Richard Thomas
Jimmy J.
Susan Tyrrell
Melba Lou
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Deborah Benson
Charlotte
Lisa Blount
Billie Jean
Tom Hulce
Hanley
Dennis Quaid
Frank
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Mary Kai Clark
Pat
Dennis Christopher
Eugene
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Jimmy J.'s Mother
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Ben Fuhrman
Coach Haynes
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Michael Lovell Farris
Edgar
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Tom Bonner
Radio Announcer (voice)
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Glen Irby
Band Director
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Bryan Scott
Dickie
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Bush Satterfield
Charlotte's Father
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Katherine Satterfield
Charlotte's Mother
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Betty Harford
Nurse
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Ouida White
Aunt Ethel
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James Dombek
Mr. Brown
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Belynda Dix
Girl in Car