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The website's critics consensus reads: "Life may frustrate viewers seeking a James Dean biopic with its subject's intensity, but it remains a diverting, well-acted effort assembled with admirable craft and ambition." [71] Metacritic gives the film a score of 59 based on reviews from 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [72]
James Dean is a 2001 American made-for-television biographical drama film based on the life of the American actor James Dean. James Franco plays the title role under the direction of Mark Rydell, who chronicles Dean's rise from a struggling actor to an A-list movie star in 1950s Hollywood.
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor who became one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s, despite a career that lasted only five years.
A movie set to explore James Dean's purported gay college romance is in the works.. Filmmaker Guy Guido is working on a biopic about the mid-20th century actor Dean, who died in a car accident at ...
At 19 years old, Leonardo DiCaprio almost got the chance to play the iconic and gone-before-his-time movie heartthrob James Dean. However, the superstar was apparently just too young for the role ...
The role of screenwriter William Bast, Dean's best friend, is played by Michael Brandon. This portrayal is based on the 1956 biography by Bast, [5] which recounts the early acting career and rise of Dean. The film paints a clear picture of James Dean's pursuit for authenticity, depth and artistic meaning.
The directors of a new movie which plans to bring James Dean back from the dead using CGI have claimed that they 'don't understand' the backlash against it.
The film focuses on the time-span of 1950 to 1951, right before Dean takes off to New York, where he is discovered by Elia Kazan as a stage actor. The movie starts with Dean taking a trip to Joshua Tree, accompanied by the never named 'Roommate', who he is sexually involved with, and Violet, a struggling actress who is prone to giving advice to Dean.