Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 film which tells the story of a rebellious teenager who comes to a new town, meets a girl, defies his parents, and faces the local gang. The title is a reference to psychiatrist Robert Lindner's 1944 book, Rebel Without A Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath.

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1955 - Film - Teenager - Gang - Robert Lindner's

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Rebel Without a Cause became a movie which spoke to a generation: the teenagers of the early 1950s. It can be credited with making the game of chicken emblematic of male machismo among American teens of the era and is largely responsible for the perception, widely held at the time, of Southern California as the crucible of youth culture. Although James Dean had already become a star with the release of East of Eden earlier in the year, this movie solidified his role as the voice of the generation. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

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1950s - Game of chicken - Machismo - Southern California - James Dean - East of Eden - Library of Congress - National Film Registry

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The Griffith Observatory is featured prominently in the film, and is the site of the movie's climax.

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