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| Director: | James Bridges | 
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| Writer: | James Bridges | 
| Staring: | 
| A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1977 | 
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| Director: | James Bridges | 
| Writer: | James Bridges | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | arkansas, suburb, movie star, 1950s | 
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Richard Thomas | Jimmy J. | 
| Susan Tyrrell | Melba Lou | 
| Deborah Benson | Charlotte | 
| Lisa Blount | Billie Jean | 
| Tom Hulce | Hanley | 
| Dennis Quaid | Frank | 
| Mary Kai Clark | Pat | 
| Dennis Christopher | Eugene | 
| Collin Wilcox Paxton | Jimmy J.'s Mother | 
| Ben Fuhrman | Coach Haynes | 
| Michael Lovell Farris | Edgar | 
| Tom Bonner | Radio Announcer (voice) | 
| Glen Irby | Band Director | 
| Bryan Scott | Dickie | 
| Bush Satterfield | Charlotte's Father | 
| Katherine Satterfield | Charlotte's Mother | 
| Betty Harford | Nurse | 
| Ouida White | Aunt Ethel | 
| James Dombek | Mr. Brown | 
| Belynda Dix | Girl in Car | 
| Melody Hamilton | Girl with Corsage | 
| Ray Hemphill | Young Man in Truck | 
| Morris 'Tex' Biggs | Old Man in Truck | 
| John Pearce | TV Man | 
| Pete Boggs | Mr. Phillips | 
| Mark C Thomas | Boy with Radio | 
| Paula Sanford | Girl with Radio | 
| Freeman Mobley | Liquor Store Owner | 
| Charles McCrary | Midnight | 
| George Johnson | Midnight's Friend | 
| Neal Moore | Drunk Boy in Dorm | 
| Mark D. Andrews | Boy in Dorm | 
| Ron Campbell | Boy at Liquor Store | 
| Brian Brandt | B.O. | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Jeff Gourson | Editor | 
| Robert Luthardt | Art Direction | 
| Sharon Thomas | Set Decoration | 
| Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor | 
| Bob Larson | Production Executive, Unit Production Manager | 
| Jack Freeman | Makeup Artist | 
| Dorothea Long | Hairstylist | 
| Cliff Bole | First Assistant Director | 
| Fred T. Gallo | First Assistant Director | 
| Kim Kurumada | Second Assistant Director | 
| Don Zepfel | Second Assistant Director | 
| Kevin F. Cleary | Sound | 
| Gordon Ecker | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Larry Jost | Sound | 
| Chris Newman | Sound | 
| Louis Niemeyer | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Robert D. McBride | Assistant Camera | 
| Patricia Zinn Etheridge | Costumer | 
| Mina Mittelman | Costumer | 
| Kent Warner | Costumer | 
| Bettie Biery | Music Editor | 
| Ralph Ferraro | Orchestrator | 
| Jane Lockwood | Production Assistant | 
| Keith Rateliff | Production Assistant | 
| Kitty O'Neil | Stunt Double | 
| James Bridges | Writer, Director | 
| Gordon Willis | Director of Photography | 
| Leonard Rosenman | Conductor, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer | 
| R.A. Rondell | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Jerry Weintraub | Producer | 
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