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5.6An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Released: 1980-04-25110 minDir: John ByrumDramaBox office: $954,029
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Neal Cassady
- Sissy Spacek as Carolyn Cassady
- John Heard as Jack Kerouac
- Ray Sharkey as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
- Ann Dusenberry as Stevie
- Margaret Fairchild as Mrs. Kerouac
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- love triangle
- san francisco, california
- beatnik
- jazz club
- biography
- alcohol abuse
- on the road
- polyamory
- post world war ii
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