The bad boy from a good family.
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
individual
underground world
street gang
unsociability
car race
parent child relationship
authority
rebel
coming of age
gay interest
based on short story
teen rebel
griffith observatory
teenager
gay subtext