September 30, 1955(1977)PG08/19/1977 (US)Drama1h 41m6.4Share"The day it all came apart..."OverviewA young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.James BridgesDirectorJames BridgesWriterTop Billed CastRichard ThomasJimmy J.Susan TyrrellMelba LouDeborah BensonCharlotteLisa BlountBillie JeanTom HulceHanleyDennis QuaidFrankMary Kai ClarkPatDennis ChristopherEugeneCollin Wilcox PaxtonJimmy J.'s MotherBen FuhrmanCoach HaynesMichael Lovell FarrisEdgarTom BonnerRadio Announcer (voice)Glen IrbyBand DirectorBryan ScottDickieBush SatterfieldCharlotte's FatherKatherine SatterfieldCharlotte's MotherBetty HarfordNurseOuida WhiteAunt EthelJames DombekMr. BrownBelynda DixGirl in CarWhere to WatchRentBuyPowered by JustWatchPopularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.MediaVideos (0)Backdrops (4)Posters (5)Recommendations67%Gasping for Air94%War56%Shamshera63%Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar71%Groot's Pursuit74%Test87%Flow65%Be Happy65%DFK649868%Valiant One55%Fun62%Dead61%...Watch Out, We're Mad64%RE59%Boudica79%Fast61%Terror on the Prairie64%Fight Club: Members Only59%Shimmy: The First Monkey KingPrevious slideNext slideSimilar Movies74%The Silent Revolution70%Heavenly Creatures60%On Promised Land74%The Umbrellas of Cherbourg69%The Northerners70%Hoosiers70%Inland Empire70%The Front72%Veronika Voss55%That Joyous Eve...70%M*A*S*H48%A Pin for the Butterfly76%The Last Emperor81%Children of Paradise70%Born on the Fourth of July73%Pleasantville70%Indochine62%10 Items or Less69%The Country Girl74%Lost in TranslationPrevious slideNext slide