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Tommy Rettig WAS IN: _The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T_ DIRECTED BY: Roy Rowland! *NEW DIRECTOR: Roy Rowland!*

_Citizen Kane_ (1941) Charles Foster Kane: Rosebud.

I think it's very cool. I did several years back. It was very fun and I met several movie stars who came out. Courteney Cox was there with her family.

Some other films by Otto Preminger that I like (It's now more of a "Cult" film!) is _River of No Return_ which is a 1954 western film made by 20th Century Fox in CinemaScope and directed by Otto Preminger. The film stars Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe with Rory Calhoun. *....Also _Bunny Lake Is Missing_ (1965) is another favorite Otto film of mine!*

I always liked _Daisy Kenyon_ (1947) directed and produced by Otto Preminger, starring Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, and Dana Andrews in a story about a post-World War II romantic triangle. What is both sad and funny at the same time, Otto Preminger told an interviewer in the 1970s that he had no memory of this film.

*Florence Lawrence - January 2, 1886 ? December 28, 1938* *_Per Wikipedia_:* Florence Lawrence was a Canadian inventor and silent film actress, who is often referred to as "The First Movie Star". She was also known as "The Biograph Girl", "The Imp Girl" and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". During her lifetime, Lawrence appeared in more than 270 films for various motion picture companies. She was one of several Canadian pioneers in the film industry who were attracted by the rapid growth of the fledgling motion picture business. In 1906, at twenty years of age, she made her first motion picture. The next year, she appeared in 38 movies for the Vitagraph film company. She remained forgotten until 1991, when actor Roddy McDowall, serving on the National Film Preservation Board, paid for a memorial marker that reads: "The Biograph Girl/The First Movie Star." A biography by Kelly R. Brown, Florence Lawrence, the Biograph Girl: America's First Movie Star, was published in 1999. *Other name(s):* The First Movie Star, Biograph Girl, The Imp Girl *_Partial filmography_* Daniel Boone Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar Antony and Cleopatra Betrayed by a Handprint The Girl and the Outlaw The Heart of O'Yama Where the Breakers Roar The Stolen Jewels Ingomar, the Barbarian The Vaquero's Vow The Planter's Wife The Call of the Wild The Pirate's Gold The Taming of the Shrew The Song of the Shirt The Ingrate A Woman's Way Mrs. Jones Entertains The Reckoning The Test of Friendship An Awful Moment Mr. Jones at the Ball The Helping Hand One Touch of Nature The Honor of Thieves The Sacrifice Mr. Jones Has a Card Party The Fascinating Mrs. Francis The Girls and Daddy A Wreath in Time The Politician's Love Story The Golden Louis His Wife's Mother The Roue's Heart The Lure of the Gown The Deception And a Little Child Shall Lead Them The Medicine Bottle Jones and His New Neighbors The Road to the Heart Confidence Lady Helen's Escapade The Drive for Life The Note in the Shoe Resurrection Jones and the Lady Book Agent Two Memories Eloping with Auntie Eradicating Auntie The Necklace The Country Doctor The Cardinal's Conspiracy The Slave Mrs. Jones' Lover The Hessian Renegades The Awakening The Broken Oath The Forest Ranger's Daughter The Angel of the Studio Her Two Sons A Good Turn Flo's Discipline

Don't forget "Captain EO" which was a a 3-D film formerly shown at Disney theme parks. *_Per Wikipedia_:* The film stars Michael Jackson. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, executive-produced by George Lucas, choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday, photography by Peter Anderson, produced by Rusty Lemorande, and written by Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola. The score was written by James Horner, and featured two songs ("We Are Here to Change the World" and "Another Part of Me") by Michael Jackson. The Supreme Leader was played by Anjelica Huston. Famed cinematographer Vittorio Storaro acted as visual consultant.

*Hollywood Forever Cemetery Movie Screenings* *This is so cool. I'm going to try to get to LA to do 1 film!* July 9, 2009 Hollywood Forever Cemetery, formerly Hollywood Memorial Park, is the final resting place for many film luminaries, and it?s also a unique place to watch movies on Saturday and Sunday nights in the summer. Where some communities have ?Shakespeare in the Park,? Hollywood has ?Movies in the Cemetery.? Founded in 1899, some of the stars interred at Hollywood Forever date back to the days of silent movies, including Florence Lawrence (1886-1938) who?s known as ?The First Movie Star.? Do the names Rudolph Valentino, Fay Wray or Douglas Fairbanks ring a bell? How about Tyrone Power? Cecil B. DeMille, perhaps? There are definitely some big names on the Hollywood Forever tombstones, but Mel Blanc (who you may remember as the voice of Bugs Bunny) deserves the ?Cleverest Tombstone? award. The park?s former owner mismanaged its endowment funds, which led to many years of decline. Things deteriorated so badly, in fact, that the State of California eventually forbade the sale of plots there, and families were actually digging up and moving their loved ones to other locations. In 1997, following that former owner?s death, a young man, Tyler Cassity, partnered with his brother and bought the park for a mere $375,000. They were the only bidders, actually. Several million dollars and lots of blood, sweat and tears later, Hollywood Forever has been restored to its former grandeur. The Hollywood Forever summer movie events began in 2002, when the Cinespia (chin-eh-SPEE-uh) organization founded by L.A. set designer John Wyatt needed a larger venue in which to screen movies to its handful of movie-buff-diehards. Over the years, the screenings evolved into their present status as guests-of-thousands, see-and-be-seen, full-on Hollywood Happening events. Armed with picnic baskets, coolers and beach chairs, folks line up early to snag prime spots from which to watch classic mid-century films and cult favorites projected on the wall of Valentino?s white-marble mausoleum. DJ?s are on hand to entertain until sunset, and if you?re not creeped out by the venue?s dead-people aspect, it can be a lot fun. Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, between Gower Street and Van Ness Avenue, near the rear of the Paramount Studios lot. Visit cinespia.org for more information about the movie screenings, or you can visit the Hollywood Forever site to learn more about this beautiful and unique historical cemetery. The slideshow below contains some interesting Hollywood Forever photographs. The first five are the work of vmiramontes from flickr and the last five are from Alan Lite's flickr photostream. All are Creative Commons licensed for commercial use. http://cinespia.org/

HAPPY 30th anniversary Moonraker!! WOW has it been 30 years!? LOL. For some strange reason... _Moonraker_ (1979) has always been my favorite Bond film! I always call it "Bond in Space"! LOL. The outer space extravaganza for James Bond?1979?s Moonraker?celebrates its 30th anniversary this month (June 2009). Debuting at London?s Odeon Leicester Square on 26 June 1979, Roger Moore?s fourth 007 adventure proved to be the biggest Bond film yet. With a US release following just a few days later on the 29th, Moonraker became an unstoppable success at the worldwide box office. With a grand total in excess of $202 million, it made the most of its $34 million budget and became the highest grossing James Bond film up to that point in time (inflation-unadjusted) and remained so for almost two decades, until 1995?s GoldenEye. Thanks, CommanderBond.net *_Per Wikipedia_:* Moonraker was intended by its creator Ian Fleming to be turned into a film even before he completed the novel in 1954, since he based the novel on a manuscript he had written even earlier than this. The producers of the James Bond film series had originally intended to do Moonraker in 1973 with Roger Moore making his debut as Bond, but the making of this movie was put on hold and finally released in 1979, coinciding with the science fiction genre which had become extremely popular during this period with films such as Star Wars (1977). Derek Meddings, a long-time contributor to the James Bond series, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the special effects used in this movie and its space scenes.

*Van Dyke, W.S. (Woody)* - He directed 4 Joan Crawford films ....1927's silent _Winners of the Wildnerness_, '34's _Forsaking All Others_, '35's _I Live My Life_, and '36's _Love on the Run_.

Xavier; Nelson

_Exorcist, The_ (1973)

Clark Gable was in Chained (1934) WITH JOAN CRAWFORD!! *NEW STAR: JOAN CRAWFORD!!*

Vartan, Michael

choke .... _Choke_ (2008) *NEW WORD: Beelzebub!*

Jean Paul Belmondo WAS IN: _Mississippi Mermaid_ (1969) WITH Catherine Deneuve! *Actress: Catherine Deneuve!*

*Coppola Wanted Scorsese To Direct Godfather 2* As you probably know, Francis Ford Coppola never wanted to make The Godfather 2, but Paramount pushed him into it. The filmmaker tells Esquire Magazine that ?The ending was clear and Michael has corrupted himself - it was over. So I didn?t understand why they wanted to make another Godfather.? But he told Paramount that he would develop and produce the film if he let this young filmmaker he knew direct it. ?I said, ?What I will do is help you develop a story. And I?ll find a director and produce it.? They said, ?Well, who?s the director?? And I said, ?Young guy, Martin Scorsese.? They said, ?Absolutely not!? He was just starting out.? Any other movie in the history of the universe, and this would have been considered a colossal blunder. But as we all know, Coppola ended up directing the sequel, which has since been considered one of the best films of time. And yes, we know this has been reported before in Peter Briskind?s Raging Bulls and Easy Riders, but I thought it was a cool fact that most people probably don?t know. July 8th, 2009 FILM *_For The Rest of the interview see below_:* http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/francis-ford-coppola-interview-0809 *Francis Ford Coppola: What I've Learned* Buzz up! The 70-year-old director on meeting Gotti, wanting Scorsese to helm Godfather III, ignoring The Sopranos, and more (wine with Bill Cosby, anyone?)

*Want to rent the 'Gone With the Wind' mansion?* July 11, 2009 The actual facade of "Tara" used in Gone With the Wind was taken apart decades ago, according to the studio website and the site, "40 Acres;" however, Variety is reporting that the Selznick Studios mansion that appeared at the beginning and ending of the film in the credits, along with 13 soundstages, offices, and other property, will be again available for lease come November. The Culver City backlot, most recently occupied by employees of SONY, will become vacant when approximately 150 employees move out this week. The available space of 60,000 square feet represents about 25% of the company's property. The mansion is 15,000 square feet of space. The historical lot was built in 1918 and served as home to Cecille B. Demille, RKO, Howard Hughes, and others. Classic films such as Gone With the Wind were made there as well as television shows like The Andy Griffith Show. *.......................+++++++++++++++++........................* *For rent: 'Gone With the Wind' mansion* *Culver Studios lot to be available in November* Fri., Jul. 10, 2009 Variety By DAVE MCNARY Hollywood execs with a keen sense of history, take note: The mansion seen at the beginning of "Gone With the Wind" and other Selznick Studios films is back on the rental market. With about 140 Sony employees vacating the Culver Studios lot in the coming weeks, about 60,000 square feet -- including the 15,000-square-foot mansion -- will be available come November. The mansion achieved its iconic status in the "Gone With the Wind" credits as the backdrop for the logo of the David O. Selznick Studios. The storied lot, built in 1918, has been home to Cecil B. DeMille, RKO, Howard Hughes, Desilu and Grant Tinker. Sony has occupied the space since 1991. Culver Studios prexy-CEO James Cella isn't disclosing an asking price on a new lease but believes the combo of history and classic design should be enough to draw substantial interest ... should be. "With the real estate market so unsettled, who knows?" he says. The space represents about 25% of Culver Studios' footprint. The lot is home to 13 soundstages, production offices, bungalows and support services. Sony bought the lot in 1991 and sold it in 2004 to private investors PCCP Studio City while continuing to lease space at Culver. The departing Sony employees (mostly in TV) will be moving to the Sony lot, where work's being completed on two new buildings -- constructed according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) guidelines of the U.S. Green Building Council.

*Impressive!!* *Steve McQueen's Rolex sells for $234000* National Jeweler Network - ‎Jun 15, 2009‎ *New York--Watches and memorabilia from the late Steve McQueen, the legendary actor who rose to fame during the 1960s in films such as Bullitt and The Great Escape, were among the pieces that inspired frantic bidding at Antiquorum's summer auction in New York City.* *The June 11 auction brought in a total of $5,706,324, with McQueen's own vintage Rolex, Ref. 5512, fetching an impressive $234,000--twenty times its estimate and a world record for that reference.* A total of 81 percent of the 416 timepieces in the summer auction were sold by lot and 122 percent were sold by value. Bids came in from across the globe, including from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Italy, Germany, France and Romania. In addition to the telephone, room and commission bidders, 478 bidders competed via the Internet. Among the additional McQueen pieces featured in the sale were the actor's Scott Super Squirrel motorcycle painted by Von Dutch, which sold for $276,000, double its estimate, and the Heuer "Monaco" he wore in the 1971 racing film Le Mans, which sold for a world record $87,600. "Today's auction is clear confirmation that in the current market, collectors are looking for horological rarities with noteworthy provenance, such as Steve McQueen's Rolex and Heuer," Antiquorum President and Chief Executive Officer Evan Zimmermann said in a media release. "The excitement that we saw in the auction room was reflective of the desire collectors have for exceptional watches that truly stand the test of time and offer sound investment opportunities." Other watches that fared well in the sale included Patek Philippe's rose gold Ref. 5004 and pink gold Ref. 5970, which sold for $252,000 and $132,000, respectively, as well as Patek's "Limited Edition Annual Calendar with Silicon Escape Wheel," Ref. 5250G, which fetched a record $138,000. Rolex's "Double Red Sea Dweller," retailed by Cartier, sold for $91,200, and Ref. 6239, a stainless steel "Paul Newman Daytona" attained $84,000, while the "Pro-Hunter Black-Carbon Daytona" sold for $42,000. Other high-grade luxury watches that did well included A. Lange and Sohne's "Pour Le Merite," which sold for $156,000, and Jaeger-LeCoulte's "Platinum Master Minute Repeater," which sold for $126,000.

*Ok gang I'm hoping this works. I tried to post up 3 links and sometimes they show and sometimes they don't. So Whatever.* Anyway, the point is this: I'm a huge Joan Crawford fan, mmm love the Joan, and I stumbled across a youtube deal I think you folks would like. Be a fan or a non-fan of the Joan is ok, I'm talking about an obscure tv thing. I'm trying to post the link, it's Lucielle Ball and Joan Crawford together. I think that's cool. If of course it all shows up and the links work.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGa4M0zmOLI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAjLqm5QWIk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsntZtKixtM&feature=related *TV Episode: The Lucy Show: Lucy and the Lost Star* Joan Crawford makes her TV sitcom debut in this dancin'-and-singin' half hour extravaganze, which also features former Lucy Show regular Vivian Vance). When their car breaks down near Joan's house, Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Vivian enter the place to use the phone. They are surprised to find the living room stripped of furniture and the famous movie diva on all fours, scrubbing the floor (yes, even here she's a neatness freak--and note the absence of wire coat hangers!) Unaware that Joan is having her furniture repaired and that it's the servants' day off, Lucy and Viv jump to the conclusion that La Crawford is flat broke--whereupon they hatch a scheme to restore her fortune by staging a musical titled "Speakeasy Daze." (Urban legend time: Lucille Ball was reportedly so demanding and dictatorial with Joan Crawford during filming of this episode that Joan was heard to exclaim, "And they call ME a ****!") - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide . Director: Jack Donohue Main Cast: Joan Crawford, Vivian Vance, Lew Parker Release Year: 1968 Run Time: 30 minutes

*I just placed my order for the book on Amazon.* *Yul Brynner: A Biography, A Great Read* Tommy Garrett Jun 21, 2009 *HOLLYWOOD?McFarland Publishing?s biography on Yul Brynner is a must read. Author Michelangelo Capua who is a New York correspondent for an Italian film magazine, who has previously written about Vivien Leigh and Montgomery Clift, really did exhaustive work and investigations for his book Yul Brynner: A Biography.* This biography takes the reader past the idea of the bald cowboy in "Magnificent Seven," and extremely sexy leading man in both the film and stage versions of ?The King and I.? Brynner was an extremely complex man who came from a very humble past. But the actor was able to pull himself up and use his handsome but very odd looks and innate talent as an actor to become a Hollywood legend. Fans today still talk about his work. Born Youl Bryner in Russia, he played gypsy guitar and worked as a trapeze clown until a severe injury motivated him to pursue his interest in theater. The book also takes you through his life and formative years not only in his home of Russia, but France and China. From sweeping stages in Parisian theaters to a versatile career in theater, television and film, reaching stardom that began and ended with the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ?The King and I.? This book chronicles, in great detail, the star?s personal and professional successes and failures, while going into Brynner?s four marriages, his numerous and well-known affairs with such stars as Judy Garland, Joan Crawford and ever emotional Ingrid Bergman. However, Cupua also goes in detail of the star?s death from lung cancer in 1985. This book also incorporates the star?s extensive film history with great details of his movies, plays and appendices and outlines his work in documentaries, music and soundtracks, both in radio and television. The beautiful cover is only a sneak peek of what a treasure trove it has inside with rare photographs of the actor in both personal candid shots and studio stills. This book is one of the best star biographies I?ve read in years. *_Product Description_* Known as the bald cowboy in The Magnificent Seven and the sexy, charismatic male lead in The King and I, Yul Brynner was a Hollywood paragon of masculinity. Beyond his distinctive appearance and distinguished acting career was a life of intrigue and concocted tales surrounding his youth. Born Youl Bryner in Russia, he played gypsy guitar and worked as a trapeze clown until a severe injury motivated him to pursue his interest in theater. This biography takes readers through Brynner?s formative years in Russia, France and China and describes his journey from sweeping stages in Parisian theaters to a versatile career in theater, television and film, reaching a stardom that began and ended with the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. With accounts of his personal and professional successes and failures, the book includes his four marriages, his numerous and notorious affairs with such stars as Judy Garland, Joan Crawford and Ingrid Bergman, and his 1985 death from lung cancer. A filmography details his movies and plays, and appendices outline his work in documentaries, music and soundtracks, radio programs and television. *_About the Author_* Michelangelo Capua is a New York correspondent for an Italian film magazine. He is also the author of Vivien Leigh: A Biography (2003) and Montgomery Clift: A Biography (2002). He lives in New York.

*Kind Hearts and Coronets: 60th anniversary of a classic* *Kind Hearts and Coronets, starring Alec Guinness, was the masterwork of alcoholic maverick Robert Hamer.* Telegraph.co.uk - Matthew Dennison - ‎Jul 9, 2009‎ To imagine that giant lobsters are gnawing at one's genitals might seem on the face of it rather comic. For Ealing Studios director Robert Hamer, it was anything but ? this very delusion marked his final decline into the delirium tremens which would claim his life. Hamer died in 1963, a victim of alcoholism, aged only 52. He had made fewer than a dozen films. One of them continues to guarantee him immortality. Kind Hearts and Coronets was released 60 years ago this summer, screened in picture houses nationwide on an evening of sizzling heat. Billed on posters as "a hilarious study in the gentle art of murder", it charts the dizzying ascent, in Edwardian England, of a Clapham draper's assistant, Louis Mazzini, who finds himself 10th Duke of Chalfont. His metamorphosis is not unexpected. On the contrary, Louis secures his own destiny with ruthless sang-froid, murdering one by one the seven title-holders who stand between him and the dukedom. As posters for the US release proclaimed: "He cut down the family tree." Today, the film is remembered not so much for its extreme object lesson in social mobility as Alec Guinness's tour de force of celluloid versatility ? his portrayal of not one but all eight members of the aristocratic D'Ascoyne family. Kind Hearts and Coronets is a black comedy filmed in bright sunshine, a cool piece of heartlessness played for laughs, with a subplot preoccupied by love. Its elegant surface ? even homicide does not challenge Louis's sartorial ?clat ? masks uglier motives and truths: the film dares us to disapprove. It is a work of immense sophistication that combines the startlingly modern and the obviously old-fashioned. Hamer, who Alec Guinness remembered as looking and sounding like a scornful frog, had wanted to make a film that used "this English language which I love in a more varied and, to me, more interesting way than I had previously had the chance of doing". He wrote the script himself, in a style frequently indebted to Oscar Wilde. "While I never admired Edith as much as when I was with Sibella," Louis confesses, "I never longed for Sibella as much as when I was with Edith." Unlike the Tennyson poem that provided its title, Kind Hearts and Coronets is not much preoccupied with either goodness or kindness. Hamer set out to make a "picture which paid no regard whatever to established, although not practised, moral convention", and in this he succeeded. Kind Hearts and Coronets is about the fluidity of moral concepts in the face of personal desire. It is this that makes it a film for all time. Moral ambiguity, Wildean flippancy, appearance masking reality ? these were the concerns not merely of a single black-and-white Ealing comedy but its gifted and flawed creator, who shared Louis's attraction to taboos. Robert Hamer was born into provincial prosperity in 1911. After public school, he won a scholarship to Cambridge but failed to take his degree after a homosexual affair cut short his university career. At this point, he appears to have decided to cut loose. He turned his back on the mathematics and economics for which he had shown such early promise and became instead a clapper boy in films. Six years later, in 1940, he moved to Ealing Studios as an editor. The Ealing Studios of the Forties had the atmosphere and internal conflicts of a family concern. Studio boss, producer and self-appointed guardian angel Michael Balcon emphasised team spirit and a team ethos. Balcon liked moral clarity and an idealised "best of Britishness" that included residual dregs of the Victorian philanthropist's idea that art possessed the power to instruct and improve the working classes. More than that, according to The Daily Express movie critic in 1949, he was "the most temperamental personality in British film". All of this might have been expected to set him on a collision course with the youthful Hamer, but there is scant evidence for this. Hamer's early ascent through the ranks at Ealing was quick. In 1948, Balcon may have disliked the idea of a comedy based on multiple murder, but the film was made nevertheless. Original publicity posters trumpeted not only Balcon's own part in the creation of Kind Hearts and Coronets but those very areas of moral greyness within the film that were furthest from his preferred territory: "The life history of a debonair gentleman with strictly dishonourable intentions, a story of murder with eight aristocratic corpses, a shocking exposure of low life in high places, a film that is witty, thrilling, provocative, daring." Perhaps it was a case of Balcon making the best of a bad deal in the face of what he was forced to recognise as a remarkable piece of moviemaking. Balcon would later describe Hamer as "engaged on a process of self-destruction". The younger man's hard drinking seems to have begun early. By the end of his film career, which terminated ingloriously with his forcible removal from the 1959 Terry-Thomas vehicle, School for Scoundrels, Hamer's alcohol consumption had reached epic proportions. Pre-breakfast lager was followed by white wine until lunchtime. From lunchtime he drank brandy, switching at about 5pm to whisky, which he would drink for up to 12 hours. In the early hours of the morning, he returned to his flat in Tite Street. Blown off course into Battersea Park on one such occasion, the erstwhile genius of Ealing Comedy found himself pursued by the first of those no-good lobsters. Valerie Hobson, who played Louis's second love interest, Edith D'Ascoyne, afterwards remembered Hamer as "a genius ? a very sophisticated man". In its eloquence and mordant wit, its combination of cynicism and high chic, its visual bravura and inspired storytelling, Kind Hearts and Coronets is a worthy legacy for that "very sophisticated man" who, 60 years ago, bequeathed British cinema one of its most sparkling and enduring comedies.

*James Dean: 54 years after his horrible death, he continues to rake in the buck$* July 7, 2009 It was just 1,734 days from James Dean?s first on-screen appearance to his death. Fast life, faster death. This September 30 marks the 54th anniversary of the icon?s death, at age 24, in a car crash. So what better way than to crash out a two-disc collector?s set, James Dean: The Fast Lane (Infinity Entertainment Group). The two-time Academy Award-nominated actor?s enduring fame and popularity rests on just three roles as leading man (only one of which was released prior to his death), but the brooding Dean?the personification of restless mid-?50s American youth ?also appeared in four other films and on popular television shows of the era. Although his life abruptly ended decades ago, Dean remains one of the world?s most beloved and celebrated Hollywood icons. And one of the most profitable. Dean?s licensed image and name brings in million$ of bucks each year. So why stop now? James Dean: The Fast Lane is an unprecedented and comprehensive look at the little-known aspects of the legendary star?s spectacularly brief career. Includes rarely seen footage of his on-air debut at just 19 years old, a 1950 commercial for Pepsi, as well as his final work, ironically a 1955 highway safety PSA filmed with Gig Young during the making of Giant, just 13 days before he died behind the wheel of his Porsche 550 Spyder. ?The lives you might save might be mine,? he quips. The two-time Academy Award-nominated actor?s enduring fame and popularity rests on just three roles as leading man (only one of which was released prior to his death), but the brooding Dean?the personification of restless mid-?50s American youth ?also appeared in four other films and on popular television shows of the era. Although his life abruptly ended decades ago, Dean remains one of the world?s most beloved and celebrated Hollywood icons. And one of the most profitable. Dean?s licensed image and name brings in million$ of bucks each year. So why stop now? James Dean: The Fast Lane is an unprecedented and comprehensive look at the little-known aspects of the legendary star?s spectacularly brief career. Includes rarely seen footage of his on-air debut at just 19 years old, a 1950 commercial for Pepsi, as well as his final work, ironically a 1955 highway safety PSA filmed with Gig Young during the making of Giant, just 13 days before he died behind the wheel of his Porsche 550 Spyder. ?The lives you might save might be mine,? he quips.