2001 American Television Movie
Cast: James Franco, Michael Moriarty, Valentina Cervi, Enrico Colantoni, Edward Herrmann and Mark Rydell
Director: Mark Rydell
Writer: Israel Horovitz
The life of James Dean, whose brief film stardom as the ultimate teen rebel and untimely death at age 24 made him a pop culture legend.
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DVD: Available
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Awards:
- American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television.
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Picture Made for Television (Franco).
- Directors Guild of America nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television.
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Franco).
- Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Moriarty) and Art Direction; also nominated for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Directing, Lead Actor (Franco), Cinematography, Costumes, Single Camera Picture Editing, Makeup (Non-Prosthetic), Hairstyling and Casting.
- Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Franco).
Notes/Trivia:
- Screenwriter Israel Horovitz has said that he felt it was best to portray James Dean's bisexuality by innuendo rather than explicitly.
- Dennis Hopper, a friend of James Dean and his co-star in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, was at one time attached to this project during its development period.
Related Movies:
- James Dean's bisexuality is also explored in Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean.
