Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

111 mins | Drama | Oct. 29, 1955

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.

Rebel Without a Cause

111 mins | Drama | Oct. 29, 1955

Rebel Without a Cause
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Rebel Without a Cause
Directors Robert Farfan, Don Alvarado, Nicholas Ray, James Dean
Writers Stewart Stern, Irving Shulman, Nicholas Ray

Cast

James Dean

as Jim Stark

Natalie Wood

as Judy

Sal Mineo

as John 'Plato' Crawford

Jim Backus

as Frank Stark

Ann Doran

as Carol Stark

Corey Allen

as Buzz Gunderson

William Hopper

as Judy's Father

Rochelle Hudson

as Judy's Mother

Dennis Hopper

as Goon

Edward Platt

as Ray Fremick

Steffi Sidney

as Mil

Marietta Canty

as Crawford Maid

Virginia Brissac

as Jim's Grandmother

Beverly Long

as Helen

Ian Wolfe

as Dr. Minton

Frank Mazzola

as Crunch

Robert Foulk

as Gene

Jack Simmons

as Cookie

Tom Bernard

as Harry

Nick Adams

as Chick

Jack Grinnage

as Moose

Clifford Morris

as Cliff

Almira Sessions

as Planetarium Teacher (uncredited)

Paul Birch

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Dorothy Abbott

as Nurse (uncredited)

Jimmy Baird

as Beau (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

as Desk Sergeant #2 (uncredited)

John Close

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks

as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

as Desk Sergeant #1 (uncredited)

David McMahon

as Crunch's Father (uncredited)

Edward McNally

as Approaching Officer (uncredited)

Peter Miller

as Hoodlum (uncredited)

House Peters Jr.

as Officer at Police Station (uncredited)

Nicholas Ray

as Man in Last Shot (uncredited)

Gus Schilling

as Attendant (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

as Ed (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz

as Boy at Planetarium (uncredited)

Skipper Huerta

as Little Boy (uncredited)