'Rebel Without A Cause'

Being a teenager in the 1950s seems phenomenally more dangerous than it was in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s or 2000s. Knife fights. Guns. Games of chicken on a cliff. What's wrong with a movie or just spending an evening at home?

Several things about James Dean: It's still creepy to look at his IMDB page and realize that "Giant" was his last film and "Rebel Without A Cause" was released the year he died. It's like a 2-hour obituary.

Two, several years ago, James Franco played Dean in a bio pic that aired on some cable channel. It's odd how much Franco sounds like and shares similar expressions than the deceased actor.

Also, no matter what, I never bought Dean as a teenager. Not that he doesn't look it, but the way he held himself didn't look much like the way a teenager would.

Natalie Wood is hot, so you know.