by: kimberly marrder || ricardo fuentes betsy gutierrez || iddi kago period 3 film studies
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BY: Kimberly Marrder || Ricardo FuentesBetsy Gutierrez || Iddi Kago
Period 3 Film Studies
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• Rebel Without a Cause was first released on October 27, 1955
• First debuted in New York
• Drama & Romance
• Released in USA
• Director: Nicholas Ray
• Screenplay Writer: Steward Stern
• Adaptation Writer: Irving Shulman
BASICS
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• Title was taken from psychiatrist Robert Lindner's 1944 book, Rebel Without A Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopatho has no other relationship to the book.
Basics (Continued)
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• Awards & Nominationso Nominated for Golden Globe
Best Actor James Dean (Winner) Best Actress Nathalie Wood (Winner)
• New York Film Critics Circle Nominations (1955)
• Library of Congress in 1989o Won a National Film Registry in
1990
• #59 In AFI Top 100 Greatest American Movies
Critical Reception
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o Nominated for BAFTA Film Award in 1957 BEST BRITISH FILM BEST FOREIGN ACTOR: James Dean
o Nominated for an Oscar in 1956 for best ACTOR and ACTRESS in supporting role BEST WRITING, AND MOTION PICTURE
STORY
Comments:Roger Ebert- "Like its hero, "Rebel
Without a Cause" desperately wants to say something and doesn't know what it is."
Critical Reception (continued)
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• Used an abstract spinning shot which o P.O.V. shot, starts upside down and ends at
an upright position
• Tilt shots
• Tracking Shots
• Stunt Scenes
• Lots of Shadows
appeared when
the characters would
experience inner
conflicto after Buzz's death
Stylistic Importance
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Unique Spinning Shot
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• James Dean died in a car crash a month before the movie opened in 1955o ironic spreading awareness about driving
• Cory Allen and Frank Mezolli were real-life rivals
• Originally black and white
• Ray was bisexual (as was Dean) and he was sleeping with both Wood and Mineo while they shot the film
Fun Facts
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• 'While casting the teenage roles for ''Rebel Without a Cause," a Warner Bros. production manager shot off a worried memo. ''Minors cannot work at night except under emergency conditions ... and this picture is approximately 80 percent night."'
• James Dean actually hurt his knuckles in the scene where he punches a metal desk
• Director Nicholas Ray researched L.A gangs by riding around with them for several nights.
• Jim and Buzz, used real knives and wore chainmail to protect themselves during the knife fight.
• Jim Stark's character (James Dean) was altered.
Fun Facts Continued
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• Broke Barrierso Sexual content was strong for its timeo Emphasized on the true "teenage life"o Broke a barrier for teenagers
• Changed American Cultureo Males were expected to join army or work
and women were expected to be the typical housewife.
o During the time era of the film everything changed
Historical Information
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• "You're tearing me apart!" - James Dean
• Important because it was expressed with deep emotion and frustration that James Dean felt throughout his life in the movie.
• 2007: The movie's line "You're tearing me apart" was voted as the #97 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere magazine.
• Imitated by modern famous actors.o Jim Carrey
Famous Quote
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THE CAST
James Dean (Jim Stark)
Corey Allen (BuzzGunderson)
Sal Mineo(John 'Plato' Crawford)
Natalie Wood (Judy)
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• American Film Institute. "AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES - 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION." AFI.com. American Film Institution. 2012. Web. 5 November 2012.
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Filmsite. AMC Filmsite/ AMC Network Entertainment. 2012. Web. 6 November 2012.
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