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Heart Beat (1980)
They shocked us. They outraged us. They didn't do anything wrong. They just did it first.
110 minDrama
TMDb5.6/1022 votes
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Country: United States
Director: John Byrum
Cast
Nick Nolte
Neal Cassady
Sissy Spacek
Carolyn Cassady
John Heard
Jack Kerouac
Ray Sharkey
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Ann Dusenberry
Stevie
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Margaret Fairchild
Mrs. Kerouac
Tony Bill
Dick
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Mary Margaret Amato
Waitress
Kent Williams
Ogden
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Susan Niven
Ogden's Secretary
Marcia Nasatir
First Receptionist
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Mickey Kelly
Second Receptionist
Luis Contreras
Mexican Junkie
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Sharon Lee
Blonde in Car
Keywords
Plot:husband wife relationshiplove trianglebeatnikjazz clubbiographyalcohol abuseon the roadpolyamoryaspiring writerbeat generationbohemiansfriends love same womanimpulsive driftercounterculturejack kerouacmarijuana use
Time:post world war ii1950s
Place:san francisco, california
