James Dean
Poster of James Dean
Directed by	Mark Rydell
Produced by	Bill Gerber George W. Perkins Mark Rydell Marvin Worth
Written by	Israel Horovitz
Starring	James Franco Michael Moriarty Valentina Cervi Edward Hermann David Proval
Music by	John Frizzell
Cinematography	Robbie Greenberg
Editing by	Antony Gibbs as Tony Gibbs
Release date(s)	July 24, 1998
Running time	120 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

James Dean is a made for TV movie about actor James Dean starring James Franco as the titular character. The movie aired on TNT in 2001. The film was nominated for and won several awards.^[1] Franco won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television and Michael Moriarty won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for their performances in the film. Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1934 in New York City) is an American film director and producer. ... George Walbridge Perkins, Sr. ... Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1934 in New York City) is an American film director and producer. ... Marvin Worth (June 6, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York - April 22, 1998 in Los Angeles, California) was an American producer, screenwriter and actor perhaps best known for his efforts to portray Malcolm X on the big screen. ... Israel Horovitz (born March 31, 1939 in Wakefield, Massachusetts) is an American playwright and screenwriter. ... Franco as Tristan in Tristan and Isolde, 2006 James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is a Tony-winning and Emmy-winning American actor. ... Valentina Cervi (born 13th April 1976 in Italy) is an Italian actress. ... Edward Herrmann (born July 21, 1943) is an American television and film actor. ... David Proval (born May 20, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York as Aron Proval) is an American actor, best known for his role as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series The Sopranos. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor who epitomized youthful angst. ... Franco as Tristan in Tristan and Isolde, 2006 James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and launched with a showing of his favorite film, Gone with the Wind, on October 3, 1988. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is a Tony-winning and Emmy-winning American actor. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Franco was cast as Dean after a casting search that spanned New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and other cities.^[2] Franco became so immersed in the role that he went from being a non-smoker to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for the role.^[3] He has since quit the habit. Franco also learned to ride a motorcycle, play the guitar, and play the bongos during his preparation for the film.^[4] Of his performance Franco remarked "I tried to show how personal James Dean made each of his roles and how the roles so strangely paralleled his real life. He was a very dedicated artist who would sacrifice anything for his work. His emotional life and turmoil drove this tortured man to become something great, and it has been a dream come true to play him."^[5] The movie was directed by Mark Rydell who also directed On Golden Pond and The Rose and knew Dean personally.^[6] Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1934 in New York City) is an American film director and producer. ... On Golden Pond (1981) was a successful Broadway play written by playwright Ernest Thompson which was turned into a successful and popular movie starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. ... The Rose is a 1979 film which tells the story of a 1960s drug-addled rock music star whose life comes unraveled when she travels to her home town in Florida to put on a concert in order to show the people she grew up with that she had made...

External Links

• James Dean at the Internet Movie Database

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References

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240628/awards
2. ^ http://alt.tnt.tv/movies/tntoriginals/dean/
3. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2001-07-27-james-franco.htm
4. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2001-07-27-james-franco.htm
5. ^ http://www.tnt.tv/title/?oid=334529
6. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2001-07-27-james-franco.htm