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Heart Beat

John Byrum

1980 • 1h 50m

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

Heart Beat

Cast

Nick Nolte

Nick NolteNeal Cassady

Sissy Spacek

Sissy SpacekCarolyn Cassady

John Heard

John HeardJack Kerouac

Ray Sharkey

Ray SharkeyIra (based on Allen Ginsberg)

Ann Dusenberry

Ann DusenberryStevie

Margaret FairchildMrs. Kerouac

Tony Bill

Mary Margaret AmatoWaitress

Kent Williams

Kent WilliamsOgden

Susan NivenOgden's Secretary

Marcia Nasatir

Marcia NasatirFirst Receptionist

Mickey KellySecond Receptionist

Luis Contreras

Luis ContrerasMexican Junkie

Sharon LeeBlonde in Car

Stephen Davies

Stephen DaviesBob Bendix

Crew

John Byrum

John ByrumDirector

Alan Greisman

Alan GreismanProducer

Edward R. Pressman

Edward R. PressmanProducer

Michael Shamberg

Michael ShambergProducer

Jack Nitzsche

Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer

László Kovács

László KovácsDirector of Photography

Jack Fisk

Jack FiskProduction Design

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