James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997)
James Dean: Live Fast, Die Young
A deserted road. A deadly crash. A legend is born.
94 min
James Dean's remarkable talent and rebel attitude took Hollywood by storm. But as Dean's star begins to rise, his passionate affair with Italian ingenue Pier Angeli angers her disapproving mother and studio chief Jack Warner. How did a broken heart, reckless behavior and his relationships with Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo and director George Stevens lead to Dean's ultimate race with destiny? This revealing biopic goes behind the myth to tell the true story of the superstar who lived fast, died young and left a legacy that changed movies forever.
- Release date
- October 2, 1997
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Casper Van Dien as James Dean
- Carrie Mitchum as Pier Angeli
- Diane Ladd as Mama Pierangeli
- Mike Connors as Jack Warner
- Robert Mitchum as George Stevens
- Connie Stevens as Jane Deacy
- Casey Kasem as Bill Romano
- Joseph Campanella as Winton Dean
- Janelle Paradee as Marisa Pierangeli
- Louis D'Alto as Vic Damone
Crew
- Mardi Rustam · Director
- Dan Sefton · Writer
- Mardi Rustam · Producer
- Jim Blazer · Composer
- Tom MacLear · Composer
- Gordon Waller · Composer
- Irv Goodnoff · Cinematographer
- Gary Graver · Cinematographer
- Richard S. Brummer · Editor
- Gerald I. Wolff · Casting director