FrameThrower · Actors · James Dean
James Dean
3 films · 259 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1955–2024
Born 11 October 1980 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
James Dean is an independent filmmaker and founder of Monster Kid Productions, a boundary-pushing production and distribution company dedicated to creating high-quality original content that pays tribute to the golden age of genre filmmaking. Raised on a steady diet of exploitation and 80s cult classics, James developed a deep love for practical effects, creative storytelling, and the gritty charm that defined the films of that era.
His work, spanning titles such as Fountaine and the Vengeful Nun Who Wouldn’t Die, XXX-Mas, Maniac Nun On A Mission To Kill Leo Fountaine, Absolution, & the giallo film My Blade is Your Salvation showcases his passion for blending nostalgic genre sensibilities…
How their films are shot
Measured across 259 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work James takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 43% of their frames are night — the look of the work James takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 259 frames from James Dean's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.