James Dean - Fatal Porsche 550 Spyder crash

Scene from the TV movie James Dean (2001).

[@MilesBellas]

Great acting by James Franco.

[@lindabarrow]

I named My cat Franco after James Franco when I saw him play James Dean

[@djangorheinhardt]

Linda ,why did you not name the pussy cat after James Dean,and called it Jimmy.Closer to the man himself then !

[@SteveHigginsWriterBloggerPoet]

Yes, looked a lot like Jimmy Dean too

[@ilBarbonauta]

Sad story. Really great interpration by James Franco

[@michaelsergejhelgesson7889]

James Franco deserved an Oscar for that role!

[@rongendron8705]

Dean was scheduled to do a 'three picture deal', which included , "Somebody up there likes me" ; "The Left-Handed Gun" & a third film! Because of Dean's untimely death, newcomer Paul Newman filled in, essentially bolstering his career! Marlon Brando's career was already well underway, but Dean's dying eliminated his potential competition for similar roles! I'm 76 & remember that day! R.I.P.! James!

[@fernandomaron87]

I saw both films with Newman, and both roles of Rocky Graziano and Billy The Kid were obviously taylor made to James.

[@Bobster986]

You can tell it’s made of fiberglass by the way it sounded when the old guy knocked on it. Lol 😆

[@rongendron8705]

That was Jack Warner, who ran Warner Bros.!

[@jorgevega8141]

Me he fijado en las últimas fotografías de Dean y su Spider , qué a éste le faltaba la mica y la ampolleta del intermitente izquierdo,no sé porque sí él auto era nuevo, detalle que aparece en ésta escena final, alguien sabe algo al respecto?

[@CynicalBastard511]

Couldn't they find a young German actor to play Rolf Wütherich? The man was only 27 years old when the crash happened. His life turned for the (much) worse after the crash and he died in a car accident in 1981 aged 53 when he lost of control of his Honda Civic and crashed into the wall of a residence.

[@JamesDean-ls7xz]

R.I.P James Dean 🥺

[@benchmarkcomputing2159]

Marlon Brando changed the way people acted. James Dean changed the way people lived

[@benchmarkcomputing2159]

@Jack Smith 100% He became an idol and couldn't make a bad film

[@benchmarkcomputing2159]

@Jack Smith multiple eye witnesses who he passed just before the crash testified he wasn't even the driver, and described Rolf Wutherich, his mechanic as the driver 😉

[@benchmarkcomputing2159]

@Jack Smith I'm just telling you the proof that is written down in court documents and you can still find their testimony on YT. Put the words James Dean crash witnesses into YT and hear straight from them. The people who were there

[@thedbcooperforum]

@@benchmarkcomputing2159 how did his foot get pinned between the brake and clutch?????? no drivers made that claim..Rolf did..

[@benchmarkcomputing2159]

@@thedbcooperforum everything isn't always as it seems. There's a good reason Rolf Wutherich and Donald Turn-U-Speed refused to talk publicly. There's a good reason the pics of the car after the accident are different (start with the steering wheel), there's a good reason James Dean wasn't yet dead on the scene yet the ambulance men on the scene are just casual as, yet if that's Rolf W on the stretcher what's happening to a struggling Jimmy while he's casually loaded and carried?, there's a good reason witnesses testified in court to Wutherich being the driver, etc etc. The vid called A Witness to the James Dean crash is a good starting point.

[@chasam1234]

The left side of his face took the brunt of the impact of the left side headlight which snapped his neck the car with no roll bar etc flipped up throwing the passenger out JD remains in the car sustained multiple fractures of his jaw , chest , arms etc avoiding fate can be tricky. RIP Leg !

[@kellymcclendon6601]

How in hell do you know that?

[@Daniel-sh3os]

James Dean had just past another car before the accident and had to quickly swerve back into his own lane to avoid hitting the car in front of the car he eventually hit. He did this at a speed around 60 - 70 mph. He was told earlier on the road trip by someone that his car was hard to see because of its color and being built low to the ground. Also, the guy driving the ford had just past two cars coming around the bend and had a car in front of him that probably blocked his line of sight. The car in front of the ford actually drove off the road when he saw James Dean's car approaching him.

[@realasscracka]

Ive Driven by there Hundreds of times, the 41/46 Junction at night is deadly

[@xxjark0rxx]

James Deans Auto had preference, the ford should had to wait

[@nellienell9746]

He could of went so far ! Rip James dean

[@rci30]

"Have", not "of".

[@mario.5003]

James dean = Paul Walker Porsche

[@George60027]

I like how he threw the cigarette(2:20) and then appears back in his mouth(2:28), but it still a great movie!

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

It's just to show the confusion he was feeling during that accident.. Your life flashes in front of your eyes

[@the5thmusketeer215]

MagicAyrtonforever No... it was just poor editing and inattentive continuity. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jesseruiz2698]

Lol

[@DeadBunny69]

Dean calmly lit another cigarette right before the crash. That's how cool he is.

[@1183newman]

Originally james dean had ordered a Lotus X from the Lotus car company after seeing the Lotus VIII in all the racing magazines of the time, he ordered it without an engine and planned to fit an Offenhauser to it, Colin Chapman of Lotus decided that the car would have to be fitted with drum brakes instead of disks since at the time the brits didnt want for americans getting hold of disk brakes (which were fairly new at the time). The car ended up being delayed and Dean went and bought the 550 as a car to drive until his new Lotus was ready, he didnt think much of the 550 prior to crashing it. The Lotus was eventually finished and exists today however dean never had a chance to sit in it.

[@ImYourDeath]

Oh

[@frankpotter1982]

Dean's left front wheel and door was all smashed in. So to was the left front of Turnupseed's Ford. This means that the Ford turned into Dean's Porsche pushing him out the car. It did not turn Infront of Dean as depicted in this recreation.

[@Desmo900SS]

Good attention to detail, the sidelight lens is missing as on Jimmy's car 👍.

[@douglasmiller8176]

Perhaps the straw that broke the camel's back was an ideosynchronicity of the Furman 547 flat four. They have a sort of roller Cam? Kind of early 50's motorcycle technology and I think it would have to be maintained at a high rev to not stall out?

[@atlantikav5902]

Dean says it’s got 200 HP, 1300cc, that’s incorrect, the Porsche 550 Spyder actually only had 110 HP / 136 HP max with a 1500cc engine.

[@nickday3541]

Hard to believe he'd be 90 this year. 🤔

[@rongendron8705]

When you think actors like Robert Wagner, Robert Duval, Gene Hackman, William Shatner, etc. are as old or older than Dean & still alive, it's hard to realize that he's been gone 67 years! R.I.P. Jim!

[@nickday3541]

@@rongendron8705 good point, never thought of it that way but absolutely right!

[@rahulr6381]

Posche got Dean, Porsche got Paul walker.

[@bekabeka71]

Rahul Singh and many others. It’s a satanic car

[@JamesDean-ls7xz]

Yeah😔🥺

[@LongRangeRifleSystem]

Ryan Dunn

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

Porsche himself was commissioned by Hitler to develop the little car that would one day be known as the Beetle.

[@opernsaenger1]

Asshole the car is not guilty.

[@Johnthick]

TBH James looks like Rick Astley

[@jetknight5051]

From the looks of the accident happening looks like James Dean could avoided it by going to the left side instead of trying to beat the car ..if James Dean have had the choice . you could still be alive today .? BUT WE ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED O/R HOW ???

[@the5thmusketeer215]

How can you say, “From the looks of it...” when you are looking at a Hollywood Movie scene, as though that has any bearing whatsoever on what actually happened? A lot of painstaking research and thorough forensic investigation has gone into the circumstances of the accident, and it’s clear - for example - that both drivers were speeding recklessly. There are numerous excellent KZbin videos on this subject, if you are interested to know more... Here is one of the best: kzbin.info/www/bejne/op-ue6aJn9eBq7s

[@ryantrinh6067]

RIP James Dean! BTW, the Porsche is beautiful, but it's haunted!

[@bigdaddy2158]

Vertizoid don’t blame a the car, blame the driver

[@Saltollis]

That's why it's at the bottom of the ocean

[@colleenjeffries3334]

No such thing as a haunted vehicle.

[@charliestout2815]

Its haunted

[@sheiladavis6523]

@@bigdaddy2158 My exact thought just like guns don't kill people - people kill people Take Care May 26,2021

[@joelhoward8211]

I thought they said that mechanic didn't speak a word of English, this is not accurate.

[@StrangerHappened]

*Dean was a shorty and Franco is not as much.* In this sense, he was not a good fit for the role.

[@attalaraffaananditya4819]

1:43 1955 Dodge custom royal Lancer

[@chasam1234]

He wasn’t wearing a red jacket from RWAC the cig his incorrect ... so many details wrong just lazy movie making JF as slight resemblance but really looks nothing like JD ..

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[@mcronniefreshfries2106]

huh? Find a different translator

[@amseven4597]

Dean was not wearing red shirt.thats a point think about it ;)

[@Ja14111948]

100% the other idiot's fault doing a left turn in front of James.

[@Drako1420]

I know and dude didn’t get arrested how absurd🙄

[@gabbyunique.]

I'm a little confused on one thing why he turned when he knew the other cat was trying left? Just asking

[@aminabesmilin4691]

GÄBBŸ same why didn't he go the other way

[@devinthierault]

He was trying to power steer

[@Canadiana71]

Shit that guy looks so much like him.

[@themusiclemon6652]

why the hell do you turn the same direction as the other car is turning and when he tells you he's turning you go the same way

[@DeltaSniperZRR]

Its James Dean driving! He wanted to show off, thinking he could make it like that. And he thought maybe that the Ford driver already saw him so he would break.

[@mattfraile9325]

Mojo Risin he was not the one driving the mechanic is

[@trolltrama9780]

@@mattfraile9325 that's proven to be false

[@rosefranco2319]

James Dean had the right of way Donald Turnsped was the one that should have waited. Ralphs Last words to James were "Watch out for the ford" James Deans Last Words Were "He'll see us" Donald at the trail said "I didn't see him."

[@AyeshSilva-e7e]

@@rosefranco2319 That’s what everyone says when try to make a turn. Best escape.

[@jeffinillinois]

Wrong wheel bolt pattern...

[@fastmail55]

Yes, i noticed that too. Obviously a replica.

[@mjh5437]

@@fastmail55 As if they would use a real £5 Million one in a film.

[@lizytaveras]

A small loan of a million dollars.

[@MerrittW]

I owned one of these widow makers and lived to survive it!

[@DeltaSniperZRR]

A real one or a replica?

[@MerrittW]

A very special replica, nothing like a beck or copies built in the USA or UK Mine was built from scratch by a constructor and driver who raced Indy, became rookie of the year, Can Am winner, F1 driver for (Frank Williams) and F500 gold star champion Australia - New Zealand. The famous kiwi Graham Mcrae. Mine was completely built for targa events etc, it has campaigned well winning extensively in its class. It is currently fitted with a full race spec WRX Subaru turbo.

[@DeltaSniperZRR]

Merritt Watson Aha, great story, thanks for sharing.

[@pedroantoniocuestadomenech7475]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@buddyholly3527]

Then you didn’t own one, you owned a fake one

[@Tatysa.68]

Спасибо за художественное воссоздание трагического события гибели Джеймса Дина! Очень похоже! Гримерам,актёрам и режиссёру браво!!!

[@Tiffany.1970]

The actor playing James dean say's the Porsche has a 1300cc engine when infact..... it was a 1500 cc engine so his specs are incorrect lol

[@seamusblack5876]

2:29 bad editing he just threw away the cig

[@mauricioexenberger6225]

In the last photo, James wore a white long-sleeved shirt

[@joesezzz4324]

Franco's the closest match..

[@saravallejo8254]

Richs and Poors we died

[@waqarghulam3548]

Oh jimmy

[@chillbro7]

Why he didn't turn left 😅

[@Drako1420]

Adrenaline and plus he would’ve killed his friend

[@virgiliomelendez8401]

Final wrong life and death choice

[@johnnyveganite9141]

The mechanic travelling with Dean was German and couldn't speak a word of English.

[@asmeidinalubis9729]

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[@douglasclinkscales8826]

He turned the same direction WTF

[@leejee88]

Car looks like a bond car

[@mr.c8033]

Wolf didn't speak English.

[@danbrooks3370]

Didn’t have 200hp but don’t worry about accuracy

[@ervinporopat6831]

james dean threw away his cigar and a moment before hitting the ford he had a cigar in his mouth again, a little weird

[@2000TheMarkus]

james? this was Kevin

[@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk]

Do the math..... best yet.

[@rogeeeferrari]

he should have bought a Ferrari, and of course swerved left...

[@MegaTriumph1]

Thats what bothers me he swerved right when he should of swerved left. I find that hard to believe. That car James was driving must of had a breaking system second to none yet unable to react in time I'm just not buying it. Or I have a hard time buying it.

[@Ruylopez778]

@@MegaTriumph1 I think it was quite poorly indicated here. I would assume he was already steering slightly to the right, expecting the Ford to correct and steer left, and therefore turning left would have unsettled the car, and turned them into the Ford. Of course the Ford hadn't seen them at all.

[@johnnyveganite9141]

Turnipseed tried to get back into his own lane after seeing the Porsche at the last minute but couldn't make it back, Jimmy saw this and tried to swerve right to avoid impact.

[@georgeherrera1371]

porque arroja el cigarro y luego el cigarro vuelve a estar en su boca?

[@Vic3nte69]

Porque el porsche estaba maldito

[@lordmaler1091]

Lol

[@timexironman100m]

Well if the car crash had never killed him....smoking would have.

[@mjh5437]

OK Zoomer.

[@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk]

no thanjs

[@justinboon3811]

Great car James who would of been ninety now no way near 200bhp

[@hankwilliamsfan1986]

casper van dien played a better james dean

[@alvinfernandez1307]

What movie is this?

[@benreese144]

James Dean

[@patrickcargan1193]

200 hp, 1300 engine!.. load of rubbish

[@PegasusVDK]

The Myth.

[@giuseppemanzo9076]

Di che film si tratta?

[@OldNewsNewNews]

Could this have been Murder For someone else to gain more stardom

[@vladimiralvarez1162]

Kit Kat to

[@pedroantoniocuestadomenech7475]

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[@oscarbruhn553]

Kit Kat stop urself

[@philrazzi7782]

200 HP 1300cc HAHAHAHAHAHA Nah way. Also not how he died

[@sandroglobaloficial3578]

Eu assisti o primeiro filme James jeans em domingo maior Rede Globo.no ano 1994 Eu achei sensacional,assisti mais meu velho pai meu pai era fã de James jeans o ator morreu no dia que meu pai nasceu no ano 19950.

[@renenovais32]

Caramba ele morreu muito novo cheio de fama e grana

[@ugursariusta997]

Very dumb move how james was right driving to the white car it was his own fault may he rest in peace but it was your own doing brother

[@JbrickM100A]

Just another classic example of what happens when you assume! He thought Turnupseed saw him and assumed he would stop and yield to him. That could have happened had he had his headlights on!

[@jorgecarloescobedomunoz6239]

,👿😈

[@bigbrownrooster4167]

So it was shitty driving that killed james dean. Not the accident

[@horacio7540]

It was not his fault...

[@andrewholt9332]

James Dean in 1955 - Porsche spyder 550 - he wa stopped for speeding in a 55 mph limit, he was been Followed by a 1955 Ford County Squire Station wagon pulling a trailer ! Also just watched KZbin video - James Dean's Spyder...Found? SEE 22 seconds says Serial number of car 550-0055