As Bick’s friends restrain him, Jett hits him several times, then drives off. After Jett makes a rude sexual remark to Leslie, Bick punches him. He drives to the Benedict front yard to assert himself and proclaim to the family and guests that he will be richer than the Benedicts. He hits his first oil gusher|gusher and is covered in the spouting oil. Jett discovers traces of oil in a footprint left by Leslie and he drills in the spot. Leslie eventually gives birth to twins, Jordan “Jordy” Benedict III (Dennis Hopper) and Judy Benedict (Fran Bennett), and a younger daughter named Luz II (Carroll Baker). Jett keeps the fenced off waterhole as his home and names the property Little Reata. Bick tries to buy back the land, but Jett refuses. Luz dies after War Winds bucks her off, and as part of her will, Jett is given a plot of land within the Benedict ranch. Luz expresses her hostility for Leslie by cruelly digging in her spurs while riding Leslie’s beloved horse, War Winds. Jett Rink (James Dean) works for Luz and hopes to find his fortune by leaving Texas he also has a secret love for Leslie. Luz resents Leslie’s arrival and tries to intimidate her. They return to Texas to start their life together on the family ranch, Reata, where Bick’s sister Luz (Mercedes McCambridge) runs the household. There he meets and courts the socialite Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor), who breaks off her engagement to a diplomat (Rod Taylor) and becomes Bick’s wife. Jordan “Bick” Benedict (Rock Hudson), the head of the rich Benedict ranching family of Texas, goes to Maryland to buy a stud horse, War Winds.
In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. Nick Adams (actor) was called in to do some voice-over dubbing for Dean’s role. ”Giant ” was the last of James Dean’s three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination he was killed in a car accident before the film was released. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean and features Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor, Elsa Cardenas and Earl Holliman. ”Giant” is a 1956 United States|American drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from the novel by Edna Ferber.
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Note: We’ve included a basic Wikipedia entry on the movie below, but for those interested in reading about the movie and how it really impacted Marfa and the greater West Texas area, we suggest reading this article which appeared in the Big Bend Quarterly originally in 1995.