September 30, 1955
It was a date that would change their lives forever.
When Jimmy's idol, James Dean, dies on September 30, 1955, the small-town Arkansas college undergraduate goes berserk. He and his friends hold a vigil which turns into a drunk and, finally, a tragedy.
Direction
Screenplay
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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Leonard Rosenman
Composer
Gordon Willis
Cinematographer