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.
Release Date : Jan 23, 1999
Genres : Documentary, History
Production Company : Calliope Films, Thirteen
Production Countries : United States of America
Original Language : English
Casts : Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Philip Glass, Robert Creeley, Ann Charters, George Steade, David Amram, Ed Sanders
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 360895
