Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Johnny Depp

Jack Kerouac

Age : N/A | Popularity : 70%

Dennis Hopper

William S. Burroughs

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

John Turturro

Allen Ginsberg

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 42%

Philip Glass

Self

Age : 88 | Popularity : 25%

Robert Creeley

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Ann Charters

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

George Steade

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Chuck Workman
Production	Associate Producer	Mark Apostolon James Cady
Sound	Sound	David Amram Philip Glass
Writing	Writers' Production	Chuck Workman
Department	Role	Name

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