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Cast
Johnny Depp | As: Jack Kerouac | |
Dennis Hopper | As: William S. Burroughs | |
John Turturro | As: Allen Ginsberg | |
Allen Ginsberg | As: Self | |
Philip Glass | As: Self |
Storyline
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.
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Cast
Johnny Depp |
Jack Kerouac |
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Dennis Hopper |
William S. Burroughs |
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John Turturro |
Allen Ginsberg |
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Allen Ginsberg |
Self |
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Philip Glass |
Self |
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Robert Creeley |
Self |
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Ann Charters |
Self |
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George Steade |
Self |
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David Amram |
Self |
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William S. Burroughs |
Self |
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Ed Sanders |
Self |
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Gregory Corso |
Self |
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Kyle Roderick |
Self |
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti |
Self |
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Ken Kesey |
Self |
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Gary Snyder |
Self |
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Jerry Garcia |
Self |
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Jack Micheline |
Self |
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Michael McClure |
Self |
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Stephen Ronan |
Self |
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Philip Whalen |
Self |
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Terry Southern |
Self |
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Timothy Leary |
Self |
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Paul Krassner |
Self |
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Diane Di Prima |
Self |
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Tom Hayden |
Self |
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David Dellinger |
Self |
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John Sampas |
Self |
Directed By
Chuck Workman |
Director |
Writing Credits
Chuck Workman |
Writers' Production |
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Production Crew
Mark Apostolon |
Associate Producer |
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James Cady |
Associate Producer |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
David Amram |
Sound |
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Philip Glass |
Sound |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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