The imaginative, young Danny Strode had drawn a prophetic picture of the Strodes: Mommy, Uncle Tim, Grandma and Grandpa, all with bloody knives sticking into them, as they stood next to a black object labeled "THORN.Plot SynopsisBehind the credits, the film opens in Los Angeles with one of the three teenagers, the major character, lone troublemaker Jim Stark (James Dean) seen tipsy-drunk in the darkness, lying contentedly (in a fetal position) on a sidewalk curb with a beatific smile on his face.The question is, are you the right guy? Aw, real bonanzas are few and far between that take a lot of finding.The title also referred to the awakening of an uncommitted, ""sleeping"" Rip Van Winkle (or Lazarus) character to a dystopic world 200 years into the future in the year 2173, who faced being ""woken up"" emotionally and politically to aid in a revolutionary rebellion against authoritarianism (in the form of a lobotomized Leader).