Rebel Without a Cause premiered in October 1955 without many parties. James Dean, its main star, had died a month earlier in a traffic accident.

Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo, would follow in her tragic wake some time later. In Spain we had to wait nine more years to see it: it premiered on February 20, 1964. Censorship was to blame for the delay: it was worrying about latent homosexuality, knife fights and the disintegration of the traditional family unit. Even Fry's outfit in Futurama is inspired by the costumes in Rebel Without A Cause.