Heart Beat (1980)

04/25/1980 (US) • 1h 50m

Drama

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

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Nick Nolte

Neal Cassady

Sissy Spacek

Carolyn Cassady

John Heard

Jack Kerouac

Ray Sharkey

Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)

Margaret Fairchild

Mrs. Kerouac


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$954,029.00

Keywords

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

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