September 30, 1955

Drama · 1978PG

Rebel. Icon. Legend. James Dean’s untimely death on September 30, 1955, shocked the world and helped define an entire generation. This gripping drama chronicles the reactions of an Arkansas college town to the tragedy and focuses on Jimmy J. (Richard Thomas, TV’s “The Waltons”), a young man who idolized the rising star. Racked with grief, Jimmy holds a vigil that quickly devolves into a drunken spectacle with its own catastrophic consequences. Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow) also stars in September 30, 1955: a day that forever changed the lives of many.

Starring

Richard Thomas, Jeff Gourson, Leonard Rosenman, Leonard Rosenman, Susan Tyrrell, Deborah Benson, Leonard Rosenman, Lisa Blount, Leonard Rosenman, Tom Hulce, Jerry Weintraub

Director

James Bridges