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Summary:
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.
| Runtime: | 88 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | WNET Channel 13 New York |
| Genres: | Biography, History, Documentary |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jul 5, 2000 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Chuck Workman | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Chuck Workman | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Dennis Hopper | William S. Burroughs |
| John Turturro | Allen Ginsberg |
| Johnny Depp | Jack Kerouac |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Allen Ginsberg | Himself |
| Ann Charters | Herself |
| David Amram | Himself |
| Ed Sanders | Himself |
| George Steade | Himself |
| Gregory Corso | Himself |
| Ken Kesey | Himself |
| Kyle Roderick | Himself - Corso Biographer |
| Lawrence Ferlinghetti | Himself |
| Philip Glass | Himself |
| Robert Creeley | Himself |
| William S. Burroughs | Himself |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Chuck Workman | Producer |
| Hiro Yamagata | Executive Producer |
| James Cady | Associate Producer |
| Mark Apostolon | Associate Producer |
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