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.
Natalie Wood | Judy | |
Sal Mineo | John "Plato" Crawford | |
Ann Doran | Mrs. Carol Stark | |
Jim Backus | Frank Stark | |
Corey Allen | Buzz Gunderson | |
William Hopper | Judy's Father |
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