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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Israel Horovitz (written by)
Release Date:
4 August 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
The stars that burn brightest burn quickest more
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
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Hit and Miss more (49 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Franco | ... | James Dean / Narrator | |
| Michael Moriarty | ... | Winton Dean | |
| Valentina Cervi | ... | Pier Angeli | |
| Enrico Colantoni | ... | Elia Kazan | |
| Edward Herrmann | ... | Raymond Massey | |
| Joanne Linville | ... | Hedda Hopper | |
| John Pleshette | ... | Billy Rose | |
| Barry Primus | ... | Nicholas Ray | |
| David Proval | ... | Daniel Mann | |
| Samuel Gould | ... | Martin Landau (as Sam Gould) | |
| Amy Rydell | ... | Christine White | |
| Wendy Benson-Landes | ... | Julie Harris (as Wendy Benson) | |
| Karen Kondazian | ... | Mrs. Pierangeli | |
| David Parker | ... | James Whitmore | |
| Craig Barnett | ... | George Stevens |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
James Dean: An Invented Life (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for mild language.
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120 min | Germany:92 min | UK:90 min | USA:95 min (DVD version)
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1.33 : 1 more
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James Franco became so immersed in playing James Dean that he went from being a non smoker to smoking two packs a day (he has since quit), as well as playing the guitar, the bongos, and learned to ride a motorcycle. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the final crash, James flicks a cigarette out the window. But a few seconds later just before impact he is holding the cigarette again. more
Quotes:
[about an audition]
Martin Landau:
You never know. I mean look at me; when I tried out for "Tennesse Williams" I thought I was terrible.
James Dean:
You were terrible... you didn't get the part
Martin Landau:
Just a detail.
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Featured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV) more
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I watched this film with the idea I was going to hate it as I have all other attempts to recreate the life of James Dean, especially the one starring Casper Van Dien, which was deplorable. But the new TNT won me over more times than it missed. Without being aware, I discovered an occasional tear running down my cheek. James Franco did as well as anyone could to play James Dean. The times when he lost me were when Mark Rydell had him smile, full view with a horrible set of teeth. I realize this is picky, but if something is noticeable to break your concentration, then it is wrong. I wish Ted Turner had made this a two-nighter. There were scenes that could be expanded, especially with Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan. I would've like to've seen more off-camera interaction between James and Julie Harris...and later on, when he became friends with Elizabeth Taylor and an enemy of Rock Hudson, two people that played predominant roles in the final days of James' life. Mark Rydell, who also directed, was marvelous a dead-ringer for Jack Warner. All and all I'd have to give it 2 1/2 stars out of four. It skimmed James's biography and could have had more depth, rather than playing on a sordid father-son relationship based on speculation. But thank God, Mark Rydell didn't spend to whole two hours exploiting James' relationship with Pier Angeli as the Van Dien version did, just to reinforce James Dean's preference for heterosexuality. I would love for Ted Turner to put out a three or four hour version of this same movie on DVD...I bet a lot of good scenes are lying on the editor's floor. All and all...pretty good show! (but could have been great without having to trim the movie for commercials).