Despite a brief career and a life tragicalIy cut short, James Dean remains not just a Hollywood Iegend but a cultural icon. This film offers a unique and intriguing look into the Iast few years of Dean's Iife. Written by his real-Iife friend and Iongtime roommate, WilIiam Bast (who went on to have a career as a TV/FiIm writer), this fiIm shows a very personaI side of Dean from Bast's perspective.