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.
| Directing | Nicholas Ray | Director |
| Production | David Weisbart | Producer |
| Editing | William H. Ziegler | Editor |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | William Wallace | Set Decoration |
| Art | Malcolm C. Bert | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Writing | Nicholas Ray | Story |
| Writing | Irving Shulman | Adaptation |
| Writing | Stewart Stern | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Don Alvarado | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Farfan | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Burke | Stunts |
| Crew | Rod Amateau | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Bill Hickman | Stunts |
| Crew | Carey Loftin | Stunts |
| Crew | Mushy Callahan | Stunts |
| Crew | Faye Michael Nuell | Stunt Double |
