Rebel Without a Cause (1955) - Stand Up For Me! Scene (8/10) | Movieclips

[@willmolinar]

Not only is Dean amazing as an actor in this scene, he directed some of it as well; telling the mom to stand at the top of the stairs and the dad to remain below to demonstrate their positions in his life and their own potential power. We really lost an incredible talent when he died in 1955.

[@Wolfrage76]

If he hadn't died, not only he would be the best actor, but also the best director when it comes ta drama and other genres.

[@caryn9561]

I never got a chance i was born late 50's but looks amazing.

[@YO-vv8ee]

What do you mean we? Half of our grandparents weren’t even alive when he died. Your acting as if you experienced his talent when he was around. I’m not trying to be hateful but you didn’t experience him.

[@lucathesadman]

@@YO-vv8ee half of our grandparents bruh how old are you LOL

[@YO-vv8ee]

@@lucathesadman Well mines were alive but most of y’all’s probably weren’t.

[@RHINOSAUR]

Dean's performance is riveting. He's so iconic it's hard not to see him as anything other than nearly mythological.

[@cybernautadventurer]

Dean had such a presence about him. He barely needed to act at all.

[@windstorm1000]

mythological--but the sensitive mythological--like Apollo come to life--

[@richardmell299]

Far ahead of his time or any time, quite unique.

[@thesprawl2361]

It's weird, I've never seen him act before. I just knew him as this iconic, mythological figure from Hollywood history. So I never had an idea in my head of what he was like as an actor. I guess I thought of him just as this beautiful young guy - but Christ he's a magnetic actor.

[@laurenmarie52391]

@@thesprawl2361 Same here !!! I finally watched his films last weekend and I’ve been hooked ever since...it’s like I just met him and already lost him.

[@TearYouApart360]

It's the moment in many teen/young adult's life when you realize your parents aren't as morally upstanding as they may have made themselves out to be.

[@deepad4546]

I've witnessed that

[@bullsnap2950]

Every moral lessons I was taught as a kid, I judged my parent against it. When I look at other adult, it turns out my parents are genuinely rare good human beings.

[@59spadesofalife52]

Well in some ways yes and in other ways you realise how good your parents can be compared to some other parents even though my mom and dad were always a bit crazy from the world around them they always tried to set a good example and teach me important lessons about the world but sometimes the weight of the world was just too much to handle and they would break and sometimes yell and scream before apologizing the next day

[@trunkmonkey81]

True, Jim's dad seems to be more the meek type. Work at his nice middle class job, probably doesn't want to deal with confrontation much. Obviously, it's a character flaw in him that we're not supposed to find appealing, but you'd also have to fast forward 30 years when Jim has a teenager of his own. What if Judy turns out like Jim's mother, and now Jim has obligations and a family to support? You can't just knock her cold, as he said in the beginning....

[@nenecitosart1405]

@@trunkmonkey81 Obviously now if a man argues with his wife for not cooking or keeping the house clean (keep in mind I'm talking about men who work 10 hour shifts hard labor including overtime. While the wife stays home all day watching tv or on the phone. Only to spend his money) is considered to be a male shovanist pig. If the roles were reversed we be called lazy deadbeats.

[@dj__alien]

“You better give me something. You better give me something fast.” I love that quote.

[@JJard-vq9ml]

I lived a long life. Saddens me that James Dean lost his life at age 24. No doubt Dean would had surpassed Brando, Newman and Hopper with Oscars. They all wanted to learn from Dean. Dean accomplished so much in such a short time. The driver in the other car, Mr. Turnipseed, who killed Dean should had been charged for murder on September 30, 1955. Yet, Mr. Turnipseed was not even ticketed for making that left turn which Dean had no chance to maneuver his auto out of the collision. In a flash we lost a Hollywood Legend who was ahead of his time. Dean's movies, East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant are Golden on the Silver Screen.

[@artdecotimes2942]

@@JJard-vq9ml everything about your comment is idoitic I hate to say that, but frankly the ahead of its time phrase is dumb and lousy to say, you weren't from the time you wouldn't even know. Its such a damn insult to hear that, after a war, and you can only praise the highest of actors, calling them ahead of their time, and then harassing a decade. Mr Turnipseed (you've got to be kidding me.. who named their family?) should not be charged for murder, as he didn't plan to hit Mr Dean. A ticketed arrest, yes, but not charge of murder, you are overexaggerating your position as a child you can say something that might seem reasonable, but is far from it. As on the last part..or I suppose what you said first. Acting isn't a competition, you shouldn't hold one over the other, saying that someone would surpass the others if he had survived...I think he'd rather enjoy just being alive in general then starting a new film in 1956. However I will say that if you have not watched the pictures of 1951s selection "A streetcar named desire"..your missing more than the simplistic nature of 1950s happy time leads you on to believe, we had a wide range of talent, not everything was a smile and a giggle with rich clothing needed to make the actors hot or elegant. You can just sweat chills when you hear the opening to a streetcar named desire, compared to some other pieces, no matter the grand Orchestral tune or horror echoed drum start up to a scary film.

[@JJard-vq9ml]

@@artdecotimes2942 Stop your drinking and refill your psycodic meds. You are socially disturbed, redundant, a danger to yourself and to others and you are socially broke...you have no friends, and perhaps are financially broke too. You are a weak little man. Just go away!!!

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@JJard-vq9ml Murder? You may want to consider how fast Dean was going in his new fast sports car on the public road, and ask yourself, "Would he have crashed if he were following the laws of the road?". The guy in the truck thought he could make it is my bet. But I would have waited. No doubt Dean was speeding, and my bet is there is a big chance that was as fast as the car can go.

[@alexcarratu5554]

Such a raw scene, James Dean was perfect for Jim Stark. You feel for him because his parents didn't understand. This scene sums up how so many young people feel.

[@Citadin]

young boomers were brainwashed, movies and popular culture told them family was bad, drugs were cool, men/fathers are evil figures etc. Most of our social problems today stem from this social programming.

[@Liamnerfdude1]

@@Citadin How is this movie saying drugs are cool and fathers are evil? You got it all wrong.

[@alexcarratu5554]

@@Citadin have you even seen this film? How is this film saying that drugs are cool and dads are evil? It's not about any of those themes.

[@alexcarratu5554]

@@Citadin, well I've not seen any problems today stemming from this film, so I'm afraid I'm not buying that. Rebel Without a Cause is a classic and a classic for a reason. James Dean still talks to teenagers today, 65 years later.

[@Citadin]

@Clink Roslam OK Boomer.

[@BugVlogs]

One of the coolest actors in the history of cinema.

[@victorutu3324]

Ryan Grille Except yourself

[@victoriabrown546]

Teddy300 read about his life. Hollywood really did get to him back then. Really sad stuff

[@Citadin]

@@victoriabrown546 yeah he went through the casting couch, pretty much slept his way to the top. His character here is a pretty toxic one, implanting the seed of rebleion on boomer teens who went on to buy the whole counterculture psyop a decade later.

[@Liamnerfdude1]

@@Citadin ??????

[@Citadin]

@@Liamnerfdude1 it's hard to see the world as it really is if you're high...

[@Bluemgwes]

2:39 I like how you can see the word "Dad" barely escaping his mouth and he just gives up on the realization that his dad isn't the man he hoped he would be.

[@Genevieve0880]

I kinda think that he brought the feelings he had for his father for this movie. You can kinda tell how raw the emotions are, and how he really feels. Even when he talks to his "mom" you can see the emotions.

[@nenecitosart1405]

This is the main factor in today's society of why many kids turn to drugs and gang life. The absence of a male father figure. And I'm not only talking about the one's who walk out . I'm also talking about the one's who are their physically but not emotionally. Pull up your pants, talk properly in front of your child and do better. Act like the fool on your own time. We need more Denzel Washington's as father figures and less offset's.

[@wqkangarooisland1553]

Thanks 😊 🫂 🙏 😊 🫂 🙏 😊 🫂 🙏 😊 🫂 ffffff

[@JRec-ql5fc]

omg, you're right. i've watching this film my whole life and never noticed. it's so incredibly subtle. wow.

[@windstorm1000]

this scene is the heart of the movie--its powerfully written/directed and acted. Dean is so compelling and compassionate--he ratches up his own somewhat mumbling acting style into the articulate....he's sensitive yet strong...and frustrated dealing with parents whose feet are all made of clay--he wants them to change but they can't...atleast not yet...

[@oldrocker74]

What I see about his film: It's about a son who is frustrated by a domineering mother, and a father that can't stand up as a man.

[@ajaybhathire]

It is sad that he died so young. His acting seems so effortless but still his performance is so brilliant. I wish we could seen more of him

[@carl_anderson9315]

His juvenile fresh image feels so current that it contrast with the fact that he died so incredibly long ago (almost 70 years) it blows my mind. He never knew about Kennedy, or Vietnam, or Cuban Revolution, The Beatles or men going to space.

[@tomrb2297]

Watching this film - or any starring James Dean - makes me so sad. He had so much more to give. RIP James.

[@sklingen21]

This man was never an actor he was so much more advanced than that. He was speaking from the heart in every scene. He spilled so much genuine hurt and pain from his spirit. To this day you can feel it. A tremendous young man gone too soon.

[@ejrundt]

The kid has more balls than the adults to do what is right.

[@Citadin]

how is beating up your dad for no reason whatsoever "doing what is right"? This movie is a great example of how Hollywood distorts reality and brainwashes people...

[@Liamnerfdude1]

@@Citadin he wasnt beating him up lol .

[@Wolfrage76]

@@Citadin He's more like shakin' him in order ta remove his wimpiness and awaken ta his senses and stop bein' a henpecked wuss.

[@michaelsnotreal3592]

@@Citadin you dont understand the point of this scene

[@Citadin]

@@michaelsnotreal3592 there was no point to his rebeliousness, "Rebel Without a Cause". The movie promoted teenage rebellion for its own sake.

[@egb50000]

James was just getting started with his acting career, the fact that we may have missed several decades of what he would have brought to the fold for Hollywood is both a wonder and tragedy. RIP James Dean.

[@tiagoribeiro885]

MAn, dean was so ahead of it's time. And what a tour de force

[@holamoco]

One of the greatest actor of all time.

[@victorutu3324]

Its too late to say that

[@TheRealNeil-kc7si]

holamoco17 eh, no

[@sharynstover1823]

Yes

[@ubeman401]

It's never late idiot.

[@theresea.k5749]

He really could have been😢 He died way too soon.

[@psychonaut1502]

This is some amazing acting. Dean's emotions just feel so raw and real.

[@rocketyank]

Jimmy is so brilliant in this scene and it will always serve as a reminder of the pure talent he had and what he was capable of.

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

The golden age of Hollywood can never be replicated. These movies set the standard for all films today. RIP James Dean. A true gem in the film industry for what short time we had him.

[@lw3646]

Not to mention they look great restored in high definition now on blu ray.

[@havenspringer]

The new wave set the standards too.

[@Kai88988]

nostalgia nerds really think that just because a movies old that makes it an untouchable masterpiece

[@musicme141]

Wow the script was so good written, especially in the controntation in that scene! Played greatly on top of that!!

[@windstorm1000]

absolutely---I think its the heart of the movie

[@DeuceSF]

It's funny cos Jimmy barely ever learned his lines and improvised most of them

[@ygjdhoj9900]

😍👏👏👏👏👏

[@imhuman213]

Even though "Your tearing me apart!" is an iconic moment, IMO this scene really exemplifies the theme of the film, showing Jim's generational conflict with his parents at its most heated. My favorite all time movie ever!!!!

[@bbslabaugh]

Perhaps the MOST powerful scene in the history of cinema. A truly classic movie!

[@aisha02a]

that slight tilt of the camera... the energy change was so subtle

[@RWAC685]

A True Legend, An Icon. RIP James “Jimmy” Dean. RIP River Phoenix. RIP Luke Perry. The Rebel Trio.

[@kailaharris341]

man the camera tilts make the film more dramtic

[@Madara946]

Kaila Harris I love it

[@danbam3411]

Kaila Harris I love how it purposely helps create tension.

[@CharlieTooHuman]

It’s called a dutch angle, originates from German cinema during wartime (WWI)

[@Varth_Dader.Twitch]

Dutch angle

[@theofficialphoenixtv5765]

@@CharlieTooHuman so its a German Angle then

[@nancydemoss8421]

"You're tearing me apart!!!" Great line, greatly acted, greatest actor! 👏🕶🎥😢

[@mrblue8439]

65 years later and it is still mind blowing. Thank you James Dean for everything

[@chenyanhao676]

Love how James camera angle is slanted showing an imbalance in his psyche while his father’s camera angle is straight, not sure if its intentional, not a cinephile or anything but it does add a lot of tension to the scene

[@megancastillo2750]

It's called Dutch/Tilt angle and its purpose it to emphasis a lot of emotions such as distortion, confusion etc...

[@germanicelt]

c. yan h you have it all wrong. thats him being in balance doofus

[@germanicelt]

@@megancastillo2750 yeah confused by his idiot father

[@Bluemgwes]

That’s pretty much a Cinephile analysis 😂 Good eye. It was also one of the first films in the 50s to be done in Color CinemaScope. Combined with a Dutch angle, it would bring a lot of attention to the dramatic tension and uneasiness in the scene making it very effective since the aspect ratio was very fresh.

[@BrandyH-eh9up]

I noticed that too

[@EvaFariou]

He is a real star.... Always...

[@muffs55mercury61]

The film that changed youth culture forever. It has been said that in scenes like this that Jimmy wasn't acting but was releasing his torment that he carried in his private life.

[@paraskevisavvidou6241]

His acting was amazing 😍

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

The acting in this film makes it seem like a late 60's or early 70's film, not mid 50s

[@fernandomaron87]

Yeah, he made school with Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino and all those cats. His performances really set the style for the next decades

[@jaimeeiswriting]

not to mention the video quality and color!

[@kylereese5869]

@@fernandomaron87 pretty sure he influence them

[@artdecotimes2942]

@@zyxw2024 exactly, they didn't even know what 1950 even meant, to them its just a description of sexism and racism with pretty pinks and light blues, saturated automobiles, and broken housewives. The atomic family does that about settle it? Yes that what I thought they thought of the time period, without ever experiencing it or near to it, they can determine everything about it..magic isn't it. If you tell them they are wrong, then you "must have rose colored glasses". And frankly James Dean, however great an actor he certainly is..no one compares to the work of Marlon Brando in "a streetcar named desire".

[@jaimonjohn2516]

70s actors like pacino & deniro were inspired by dean

[@waukivorycopse2402]

0.55 "That's nothing..." The spite and disgust in that utterance. Chilled me 30 years ago when I first heard it, chills me more now...now I know it's true.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

In that scene, the rebel has better morals than his parents.

[@mastergfunkdeniro4300]

I like The Music tension rises as Jimmy Say to his dad Say sumthin And stand up, jimmy s gestures And body movements like no other, icon.

[@positivityandpeace3548]

James Deans performance in this was ahead of his time he would’ve gone on to be very successful in acting no doubt about that

[@LM085]

Far out that’s insanely great and intense acting for that day and age. No wonder he was considered an icon of his generation.

[@mrsandmrhankerson4797]

REST IN PEACE JAMES DEAN REST IN PEACE GOOD ACTOR 24 WAS NOT ENOUGH YEARS TO LIVE😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@windstorm1000]

Jimmy you were the greatest. Your tender brilliance is never to be forgotten. We love you wherever you are!!!!

[@alexcarratu5554]

Jimmy didn't tolerate rubbish. He said exactly what he felt and thought and that is such an admirable quality - because much of the time, he was right. It would have been amazing to see what he would have gone on to do, he had such great talent. Jimmy was himself throughout and many have said he wasn't really acting. Such a genius, he made acting look all too easy. Jimmy did what Jimmy liked and didn't give a damn what others thought about him. That is rare and so admirable imo. It sometimes got him into trouble, but it doesn't change the fact he was a great talent. He was a great, sensitive talent.

[@victorutu3324]

Yes thats the trueth James Dean.dont tolleratte the Rubbish

[@alexcarratu5554]

@@victorutu3324 absolutely not. He was a simple man who many took the piss out of and wrote him off as nasty. Deep down though, he was a very sensitve person. That's the real James Dean; a sensitve person who surrounded himself with people who took him for him.

[@memesouls8653]

Literally the definition of ahead of its time. For me a lot of early acting from the 30s-50s and even 60s felt very wooden at times which I mean I get because acting was technically a new thing, but people like James Dean and Marlon Brando brought it a step up in their performances. There’s such raw emotion when they act and feels so much more real which I think we as a society have grown too accustomed too.

[@Tulip607]

I still believe that James Dean is one of The most beautiful actors ever.Forever young❤

[@inspiredfandoms7233]

James Dean, the greatest actor of all time. 💕

[@chasam1234]

Hair ! Camera was in love with him ! Magnetic and Magnificent RIP JD.

[@hosaepalvin9795]

i love that in response to his father stepping down, Jim sits down as well to try to maintain the dynamic they should have, where a father leads his son on what to do between right and wrong.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP James Dean (1931-1955).

[@SubaitahAmin]

oh my gosh! James Dean did so brave thing.

[@SubaitahAmin]

RIP, my favourite actor.

[@efmtl76]

Such a tragedy that James Dean died so young. He was a superb actor. ❤

[@andohish27]

James' hair was just immaculate.

[@frankgraham1996]

It never got messed up...even after a fight scene. Strange?

[@gamebot8593]

My favourite scene from rebel without a cause right along with the "you're tearing me apart" scene.

[@somdutroy]

The scene is so intense, especially considering James himself did not have "10 more years" to learn.

[@fernandomaron87]

Yeah, he died only a few months after shooting that scene 😢

[@dangroz03]

0:10 James dean Saying It Doesn’t matter had me dead 😂 talking with your parents be like this whole scene

[@GOATAli]

An amazing actor was Dean. So natural and believable.

[@mrrocknroll5284]

This brother of ours should have won a Oscar

[@joemadden4160]

The kicking in of the portrait. One of my favorite scenes.

[@hosaepalvin9795]

1:15 i love that in response to his father stepping down, Jim sits down as well to try to maintain the dynamic they should have, where a father leads his son on what to do between right and wrong.

[@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821]

I can relate to Jim. There are just times I feel like this about my family.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Just like a new bird flying from the nest, that means you are ready to use your own mind. It is your mind after all, right? :)

[@OofusTwillip]

Ann Doran (who plays the mother) was in all sorts of movies, from slapstick comedies with the 3 Stooges and Charley Chase, to commercial films, like NCR's "The Magic Wheel" (in which she plays Betty the Bookkeeper, who needs an NCR accounting machine).

[@jimbobjimjim6500]

"Staaand up!!"

[@LillianGriffin-zj8ut]

What is so groundbreaking about this movie is, It shows the first crack of exposing the dysfunctional families to the masses. Both young teenagers and the older millennials that are teenagers at heart can relate to Jim. Like all of us, he has to take matters into his own hands because his unhappy dysfunctional parents will never understand. Like John Hughes, The creator of this movie really understood what teenagers are going through. And is finally breaking the mold on the definition of “perfect family.” Yes, your family is together in one roof, But they are invisible walls that still divide in the home. I’m an early millennial going to my 40s, And my parents will never understand me like I understand myself. I am literally alone, just like Jim.

[@JohnnylMr]

Dean was electrifying. He improvised his own lines. Dennis Hopper was mesmerized by him.

[@freddyrichards878]

One of the best scenes in the movie!

[@shaunbang]

This movie is truly so amazing. Such an incredible deep look into the minds of the youth during this time period

[@JRec-ql5fc]

the desperation of "Mom, just once i wanna do something right!" ugh, gets me.

[@Sodhi.jaspreet]

RIP james dean RIP painting

[@nozzer2002]

such a powerful scene...

[@meganluminais3586]

He’s dramatic I love it

[@agalelei4673]

Only watching this now 2020 🤩 phenomenal acting

[@donhatter159]

I love his red jacket

[@Ishbu101]

Love his hair

[@chris55529]

Funny thing about KZbin: people just wander on, wander away. No one has left a comment since two years ago!! These days, film and music stars are *manufactured* by managers and producers. James Dean turned that whole system upside down, and he did it in his twenties!! Based on the paucity of recent comments here, I'll venture to say that too many people have forgotten too much.

[@jjrj8568]

Brando, Dean, and Elvis, the original game-changing rebels; if you think about it, we still live in the same era, culturally speaking, that they kickstarted; only technology has changed, but the same life: existential angst against a backdrop of popular music.

[@eliranpinhasov5940]

What a loss!!

[@TheShamanOfShank]

24 Forever. RIP James

[@Indieguitarist2007]

This movie was far ahead of its time.

[@rogercrosby9019]

Great movie awesome I got to see James Dean on the big screen it was awesome back in 1992 May of 1992 I got to see him in the movie rebel without a cause in color on the big screen in Albuquerque New Mexico, I was 19 years old at the old historic lobo movie theater 🎭 🍿.

[@joeldecoster8816]

this is real life.....familiy life.....its so rare to find the peerfect family...... life sucks

[@valentinemj8611]

James Dean , what a man !

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

One of the coolest actor that ever lived!👌😎👍 rip 🙏

[@jayess8714]

Fun fact: this outfit is the inspiration for Fry's outfit in Futurama

[@emiliohernandez7224]

Just imagine if James survived the car crash

[@BAB00215]

Is it me or does this remind u of back of the future bc of good old 1955

[@Yeldineyintun]

Good lord this kid could act

[@emilianoortega-guerrero2925]

JAMES DEAN I LOVE YOU

[@emilianoortega-guerrero2925]

AWESOME

[@truecrime_addict0319]

I love him more

[@thelegendofthem6120]

Makaylah Dixon No sorry

[@jinak5671]

Dean is an icon

[@emerybayblues]

Jim Bakus was great as the dad. Too bad people only remember him as Thurston Howell III.

[@RHINOSAUR]

And Mr Magoo!

[@Nick-ty9us]

Yes, Mr. Magoo is in this movie as the father

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@RHINOSAUR people know Jim Backus as Mr. Magoo. And Thurston Howell the third.

[@Quinn2win]

This is what Tommy Wiseau was going for in The Room. The gulf of quality is incomprehensibly vast, but strangely you actually can hear it - watch the "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!" scene, then come back and watch this one.

[@maxineespinoza7022]

🤣yep, he loved jd

[@rhondahunt8080]

It's a damn shame that he was only in 3 movies.

[@fernandomaron87]

He had more than 15 TV appearances, and honestly he delivers same level of acting that he gave in his movies in some of these. There are a few of them on youtube, check them out.

[@rhondahunt8080]

@@fernandomaron87 thanks for that information!

[@kiran387]

The German camera tilt, and the then back to a straight shot of them while on the stairs.

[@タンジロ-x4v]

永遠の憧れジミーディーン

[@ComissarFandango]

Best president we've ever had.

[@shadow.banned]

it doesn't matter it doesn't matter it doesn't matter it doesn't matter it doesn't matter

[@henryjsteen2166]

Him and Brando were the first true naturalistic actors.

[@henryjsteen2166]

on screen at least.

[@RHINOSAUR]

True, but have you seen Brando’s screen test for the role of Jim in Rebel? A total embarrassment, which makes me so grateful he didn’t get the role, and Dean did.

[@billycostigan1247]

One of my favorite scenes ever! I hate when people exaggerate the dead and make legends out of normal people, but Dean was truly a legend. What an artist the world lost in him.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Do you want to know what we lost when congress destroyed Tucker? Look what Honda did in Japan. Not sure who really won WW2 now.

[@ayaankilar146]

The fashion of 50s to 70s everything was fine and sensible!

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Respectable, dignified.

[@francoismarkantoni5959]

Dean wasn't acting.His eyes did it for himself

[@kazzkazzie6822]

It is interesting to see that in this movie both James Dean and Natalie Wood's characters are wearing a bright red jacket and coat while going through the utmost turmoil.

[@craigjow]

great scene from a legend who died way too soon

[@karenfan010]

boy fry’s life in the twentieth century was ruff

[@meganluminais6527]

This movie is way before my time but I love it.

[@omarm317]

In my opinion, this film least deserves to be classified as one of the 10 best films of the 1950s