September 30, 1955

January. 06,1978      PG
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.

Richard Thomas as  Jimmy J.
Susan Tyrrell as  Melba Lou
Lisa Blount as  Billie Jean
Tom Hulce as  Hanley
Dennis Quaid as  Frank
Dennis Christopher as  Eugene
Collin Wilcox Paxton as  Jimmy J.'s Mother
Betty Harford as  Nurse

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Reviews

BootDigest
1978/01/06

Such a frustrating disappointment

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Konterr
1978/01/07

Brilliant and touching

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Odelecol
1978/01/08

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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StyleSk8r
1978/01/09

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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