A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.
Richard Thomas
as Jimmy J.
Susan Tyrrell
as Melba Lou
Deborah Benson
as Charlotte
Lisa Blount
as Billie Jean
Tom Hulce
as Hanley
Dennis Quaid
as Frank
Mary Kai Clark
as Pat
Dennis Christopher
as Eugene
Collin Wilcox Paxton
as Jimmy J.'s Mother
Ben Fuhrman
as Coach Haynes
Michael Lovell Farris
as Edgar
Tom Bonner
as Radio Announcer (voice)
