This film is about an emotionally confused and very
prideful, rebellious, middle class teenager (Jim) who has just moved into a new
town with his family. He doesn’t get along with his parents; and his mother, who is
very demanding to his father, is always getting criticized by her mother-in-law. In turn,
his father gets pushed around by his wife and doesn’t stand up
for himself.
In the movie, Jim meets two other teenagers with their own
troubles at home. He meets and befriends a lonely boy named John, but calls himself
Plato. Plato had lost his father and his mother was never at home but often sent him money. Jim also meets a pretty girl named Judy, who feels as though her father loves her
younger brother more and that every time she tries to be more loving to her
father, he disapproves.
In one part of the film, Jim is challenged by Judy’s
boyfriend Buzz and his gang to a “Chicken Run” where they take stolen cars and
try to race to the edge of a cliff. First one to jump out of the car loses but
when they do the race Buzz gets trapped in his car and plummets to his death.
Jim wants to tell the police what had happened but his parents won’t let him
and he also has Buzz’s old vengeful gang after him too. This was film was
released in 1955 starring James Dean as Jim and Natalie Wood as Judy.
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