After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark (James Dean) is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato (Sal Mineo), and falls for local girl Judy (Natalie Wood). However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz (Corey Allen). When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Release date: January 27, 1955 (USA)
Director: Nicholas Ray
Screenplay: Stewart Stern, Irving Shulman
Box office: 4.5 million USD (US rentals)
Story by: Nicholas Ray, Irving Shulman, Robert M. Lindner
Nominations: Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress