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James Byron Dean starred in three Hollywood classics. This is the third... James Dean - the personification of 'live last, die young' - is Jett Rink, earning his second Oscar nomination as the surly Texan cowboy ending up as a crabby millionaire. As a young wrangler, he's looked down upon by the high and mighty Benedict clan. He vows to get even. And in one of Hollywood's magic moments, lowly Jett strikes oil on his patch of turf. Suddenly, he's a Texan top dog. The original J.R.! Rich beyond his dreams, beyond his enemies' wealth. Yet he finds money can't buy love nor salve hate: his dreams of revenge remain beyond even his malignant power. Going from another troubled teenager to decaying old-age (like co-stars Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson as the Benedicts) James Dean proved for the first time the full, devastating range of what Time magazine hailed as his 'streak of genius'. Then, two weeks after George Stevens directed Dean's last scene in the film which won nine Oscar nominations, Dean took his Porsche out on Route 466 on September 30, 1955... crashed to his death at 24 and fuelled a rich cult following which has never disappeared, nor been tarnished. James Dean is a screen giant! Also available in the James Dean Collection: "Rebel Without A Cause" and "East Of Eden"