"Keep it up," director Elia Kazan privately told James Dean after co-star Raymond Massey complained about the newcomer's acting style. The kid knew how bring heat to a scene, how to get under people's skin. That story and others shape this sharply focused American Masters look at the meteoric, star-making last year of Dean's life. One year. Three films (East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, Giant). Unending impact. Via film clips, behind-the-scenes footage, archival photos, and on-camera interviews with colleagues (including Mark Rydell, Martin Landau, Eartha Kitt, Lois Smith, Dennis Stock, and Corey Allen) who shared that year with him, "James Dean: Sense Memories" reveals the man, the movies, and his timeless mystique. After 50 years, the kid who is the archetypal rebel for every generation still brings heat.

Saturday, 3/29/08 from 1-2 a.m. ET