A 2001 Made-for-TV Movie biographical drama directed by Mark Rydell that follows the life of James Dean (James Franco) as he tries to deal with Hollywood, his father who abandoned him (Michael Moriarty) before his premature death.
The movie also stars Valentina Cervi, Enrico Colantoni, Amy Rydell, Samuel Gould, Wendy Benson, David Parker, Lisa Robins, Karen Kondazian, Barry Primus, Peggy McCay, Edward Herrmann, and Joanne Linville.
It aired August 4, 2001 on TNT.
Tropes for the film:
- Alliterative Name: Hedda Hopper.
- Character Title: James Dean, who is the focus of the film.
- Disappeared Dad: Winton is this to James, as he didn't even come home with him after his Mother's death and leaves him to be raised by his grandmother.
- Historical Domain Character: James Dean, a Movie star in the 1950s, and other actors and figures of the era like Pier Angeli, Elia Kazan, and Christine White, to name a few.
- Missing Mom: James mother, Mildred, who dies of cancer when he was young.
- Tagline: "Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today".
