Rebel Without a Cause(1955)
The bad boy from a good family.
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark 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, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
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Jim Stark
Judy
John 'Plato' Crawford
Frank Stark
Carol Stark
Buzz Gunderson
Judy's Father
Judy's Mother
Goon
Ray Fremick
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