Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.Rebel Without a Cause lands on just about every list of the Greatest Movies Of All Time.
The story of three outcast teenagers finding love and friendship they all so desperately crave still tugs at the heartstrings 66 years after release, and also enjoys iconic status thanks to the presence of actor James Dean.
That said, we have to wonder: does a general audience realize just how gay the movie is?The plot follows three juvenile delinquents: Jim (Dean), Judy (Natalie Wood) and Plato (Sal Mineo), as they bond over their problems at home and inability to cope with the pressures of young adulthood.