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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.
Title | The Source |
Companies | Calliope Films, Thirteen |
Countries | United States of America |
Keywords | biography, writer, gay theme, gay artist |

Johnny Depp
Jack Kerouac
Dennis Hopper
William S. Burroughs
John Turturro
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs
Self (archive footage)
Philip Glass
SelfRobert Creeley
SelfAnn Charters
SelfGeorge Steade
Self
David Amram
SelfEd Sanders
SelfGregory Corso
SelfKyle Roderick
Self
Ken Kesey
Self
Gary Snyder
Self
Jerry Garcia
SelfJack Micheline
SelfMichael McClure
SelfStephen Ronan
SelfPhilip Whalen
Self
Terry Southern
Self
Timothy Leary
Self
Paul Krassner
SelfDiane Di Prima
Self
Tom Hayden
Self