September 30, 1955
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“The day it all came apart...”
A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.
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Richard Thomas
Jimmy J.
Known for
It
The Americans
Susan Tyrrell
Melba Lou
Known for
Cry-Baby
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
James Bridges
Jerry Weintraub
Known for
The Firm
Full Frontal
Jeff Gourson
Deborah Benson
Charlotte
Known for
Just Before Dawn
North Dallas Forty
Leonard Rosenman
Lisa Blount
Billie Jean
Known for
Prince of Darkness
An Officer and a Gentleman
Gordon Willis
Tom Hulce
Hanley
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Amadeus
Robert Luthardt
Dennis Quaid
Frank
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
The Parent Trap
James Bridges Director · Leonard Rosenman Composer Gordon Willis Cinematographer
United States release January 6, 1978 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 19, 1977
Limited theatrical · Montreal Film Festival
United States · January 6, 1978
Theatrical
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