Heart Beat

  • Drama
4/25/1980
110
R

They shocked us. They outraged us. They didn't do anything wrong. They just did it first.

An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.

Director:
John Byrum
Writer:
John Byrum
Revenue:
$954,029
    • husband wife relationship
    • love triangle
    • san francisco, california
    • beatnik
    • jazz club
    • biography
    • alcohol abuse
    • on the road
    • polyamory
    • post world war ii
    • aspiring writer
    • beat generation
    • 1950s
    • bohemians
    • friends love same woman
    • impulsive drifter
    • counterculture
    • jack kerouac
    • marijuana use

    Cast

    • Nick Nolte
      Neal Cassady
    • Sissy Spacek
      Carolyn Cassady
    • John Heard
      Jack Kerouac
    • Ray Sharkey
      Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
    • Ann Dusenberry
      Stevie
    • Margaret Fairchild
      Mrs. Kerouac
    • Tony Bill
      Dick
    • Mary Margaret Amato
      Waitress
    • Kent Williams
      Ogden
    • Susan Niven
      Ogden's Secretary
    • Marcia Nasatir
      First Receptionist
    • Mickey Kelly
      Second Receptionist
    • Luis Contreras
      Mexican Junkie
    • Sharon Lee
      Blonde in Car
    • Stephen Davies
      Bob Bendix
    • Jenny O'Hara
      Betty Bendix

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