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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 01/22/2002 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Drama, Biopic [feature], Showbiz Drama

During his all-too-short career (three starring roles in two years), James Dean helped to radically redefine the way teenagers were portrayed onscreen (and in popular culture in general), and the expressive naturalism of his performances did more to establish the "method" school of acting in the public mind than any other actor outside of Marlon Brando. James Dean is a made-for-cable biography that looks at the star's short but troubled life, his years of struggle before his sudden rise to fame, and the car crash that took his life at the age of 24. James Franco stars as James Dean, with Michael Moriarty as Winton Dean and Valentina Cervi as Pier Angeli, the actress Dean loved. Produced for the TNT cable network, James Dean first aired on August 4, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

James Franco - James Dean
Michael Moriarty - Winton Dean
Edward Herrmann - Raymond Massey
Mark Rydell
Valentina Cervi - Pier Angeli

This disc contains the 2001 made-for-cable biopic of the beloved actor James Dean. The disc offers a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.0. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include highlight from the careers of the cast and crew, as well as trailers for Dean's last two films, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant. This is a very good disc from Warner Bros. that should be of interest to Dean enthusiasts. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide