September 30, 1955
1977A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.
Acted in
Richard Thomas
as Jimmy J.
Susan Tyrrell
as Melba Lou
Deborah Benson
as Charlotte
Lisa Blount
as Billie Jean
Tom Hulce
as Hanley
Dennis Quaid
as Frank
Mary Kai Clark
as Pat
Dennis Christopher
as Eugene
Collin Wilcox Paxton
as Jimmy J.'s Mother
Ben Fuhrman
as Coach Haynes
Michael Lovell Farris
as Edgar
Tom Bonner
as Radio Announcer (voice)
Glen Irby
as Band Director
Bryan Scott
as Dickie
Bush Satterfield
as Charlotte's Father
Katherine Satterfield
as Charlotte's Mother
Betty Harford
as Nurse
Ouida White
as Aunt Ethel
James Dombek
as Mr. Brown
Belynda Dix
as Girl in Car
Melody Hamilton
as Girl with Corsage
Ray Hemphill
as Young Man in Truck
Morris 'Tex' Biggs
as Old Man in Truck
John Pearce
as TV Man
Pete Boggs
as Mr. Phillips
Mark C Thomas
as Boy with Radio
Paula Sanford
as Girl with Radio
Freeman Mobley
as Liquor Store Owner
Charles McCrary
as Midnight
George Johnson
as Midnight's Friend
Neal Moore
as Drunk Boy in Dorm
Mark D. Andrews
as Boy in Dorm
Ron Campbell
as Boy at Liquor Store
Brian Brandt
as B.O.