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68% Critic Match
September 30, 1955
“The day it all came apart...”
6.8 / 10• 1977• 1h 41m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.
Cast & Crew
Richard Thomas
Jimmy J.
Lead
Susan Tyrrell
Melba Lou
DB
Deborah Benson
Charlotte
Lisa Blount
Billie Jean
Tom Hulce
Hanley
Dennis Quaid
Frank
MK
Mary Kai Clark
Pat
Dennis Christopher
Eugene
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Bridges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. September 30, 1955 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
