After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
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Budget: $1,500,000
Revenue: $4,500,000
ROI: +200.0%
Verdict: Hit
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> Nicholas Ray (Director) > Ernest Haller (Director of Photography) > Robert Farfan (Assistant Director) > Don Alvarado (Assistant Director)
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> Nicholas Ray (Story) > Irving Shulman (Adaptation) > Stewart Stern (Screenplay)
