Rediscover the legendary James Dean in one of his most famous films with this magnificent Rebel Without a Cause poster with its inimitable vintage style.
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Description of this Rebel Without a Cause Poster
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally disoriented, middle-class suburban teenagers. Filmed in the then-newly introduced CinemaScope format and directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slums. The film stars James Dean, Sal Mineo, and Natalie Wood.
The film was a groundbreaking attempt to portray the moral decadence of American youth, critique parenting, and explore generational differences and conflicts. The title was taken from psychiatrist Robert M. Lindner’s 1944 book, Rebel Without a Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath. However, the film makes no reference to Lindner’s book in any way. Warner Bros. released the film on October 27, 1955, nearly a month after Dean’s death in a car accident on September 30, 1955.
Over the years, the film has become a landmark for its portrayal of cultural icon Dean, who had just been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in East of Eden and died before the film’s release, in his most famous role. This is the only film in Dean’s life in which he stars. In 1990, Rebel Without a Cause was entered into the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry, as it was deemed “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.”
In Los Angeles, teenager Jim Stark (James Dean) is arrested and taken to the juvenile division of a police station for “obvious intoxication.” At the station, he meets John “Plato” Crawford (Sal Mineo), who has been arrested for killing a litter of puppies, and Judy (Natalie Wood), who has been arrested for violating curfew. All three separately reveal their innermost frustrations to the officers; all three are suffering from family problems:
- Jim feels betrayed and distressed by his constantly bickering parents, Frank and Carol, but even more so by his father’s timid attitude and inability to stand up to Carol; The problems are further complicated by the meddling of Frank’s mother. Her frustrations are evident to Officer Ray Fremick when Jim is released into their custody.
- Judy is convinced that her father is ignoring her because she is no longer a little girl, so she dresses in a racy way to attract attention, which only leads her father to call her a “slutty slut.”
- Plato’s father abandoned his family when he was a toddler, and his mother is often away from home, leaving Plato in the care of his housekeeper.
On the way to his first day at Dawson High School, Jim meets Judy again and offers to take her. Apparently unimpressed by Jim, she refuses and is picked up by his “friends,” a gang of delinquents led by Buzz Gunderson. Jim is rejected by the rest of the student body, but he befriends Plato, who eventually idolizes him as a father figure.
After a field trip to Griffith Observatory, Buzz provokes Jim and challenges him to a knife fight. Jim bests Buzz at the knife, and to preserve his status as gang leader, Buzz suggests stealing cars to have a “chick race” on a seaside cliff. At home, Jim ambiguously asks his father for advice on defending his honor in a dangerous situation, but Frank advises him against any form of confrontation. That night, during the chick race, Buzz plunges to his death when the strap on his jacket sleeve becomes tangled with the door latch lever, preventing him from exiting the car in time. As the police approach, the gang flees, leaving Judy behind, but Jim patiently persuades her to go with him and Plato.
Jim confronts his father as his mother watches.
Later, Jim confides in his parents about his involvement in the accident and considers turning himself in. When Carol declares they are moving again, Jim protests and begs Frank to defend him, but when Frank refuses, Jim attacks him in frustration, then storms off to the police station to confess, only to be turned away by the desk sergeant. Jim drives home to find Judy waiting for him. She apologizes for her treatment of him under peer pressure, and the two begin to fall in love. Agreeing that they will never return to their respective homes, Jim suggests they visit a deserted old mansion Plato told him about.
Meanwhile, Plato is intercepted by three members of Buzz’s gang, who are convinced that Jim has betrayed them to the police. They steal Plato’s address book and give chase. Plato retrieves his mother’s gun and goes to warn Jim and Judy, whom he meets at the mansion. The three new friends fulfill a family fantasy. Plato then falls asleep, and Jim and Judy go exploring the mansion, where they share their first kiss. Buzz’s gang finds and wakes Plato, who, frightened and distraught, shoots and wounds one of the gang members. When Jim returns, he tries to detain Plato, but Plato runs away, accusing Jim of abandoning him.
Plato runs to the observatory and barricades himself inside as other police officers converge, including Fremick, who, along with Frank and Carol, has been arrested by the police.