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Really? I'm the first one? Does anyone know what the title refers to?

posted 14 years ago by homerj2us
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Or what the script was based off of? How fictionalized is this and who are the (apparent) two Dean lovers represented in this movie?

[–] ldddhunter 14 years ago

well i can't see this movie being any better than the one that stars james franco, who in my opinion actually became james dean, jf performance was so haunting and he had jd's mannerisms to the tee !! i can't see anybody outperforming james franco. i always thought if they did a biopic movie about jamdes dean about 10 years ago Brad Pitt would definitely be the one to portray him bc they look so much a like. they could still do it, but have brad pitt play james dean in his later years like right before he died and til the end.

[–] rizzo79 13 years ago

I've been very curious in this title for quite a while now. I'm very curious to get more information. The trailer looks, interesting, compelling if anything. I just wonder if it'll be a movie that's more for the art and less for the story it's telling.

Intrigued nonetheless.

[–] coflorida 13 years ago

The trailer looks good

[–] Cube_Brick1138 12 years ago

I don't think this will be on par with the Franco film. That one had a charm that seems missing in this. Maybe it's as simple as the costumes being slightly off. The actors hair is a lot longer than Deans too. A trivial concern but it's important to get the iconic Dean look to enable the audience to see past the actor.

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