故事设定于1955年,叙述摄影师丹尼斯·史托克和好莱坞男星詹姆斯·迪恩在一场派对上首次碰面;狄恩想透过杂志的照片来为自己添增名气,因此瞒着老板与丹尼斯一同到对方的家乡印第安纳州,途中丹尼斯除了拍下他多张美照外,还为两人产生了坚韧的友情。A snapshot in time-the film chronicles the story behind the 1955 LIFE magazine photo thread by Dennis Stock of then-rising star, James Dean, and gives us an inside look at some of Hollywood's most iconic images and into the life of a gifted, but troubled man.