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.

Trivia

• All three of the main stars (James Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo) died young under tragic circumstances: Dean was killed in a traffic accident on September 30, 1955, Wood drowned on November 29, 1981 and Mineo was murdered on February 12, 1976.