Heart Beat (1980)
They shocked us. They outraged us. They didn't do anything wrong. They just did it first.
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
- Date of release
- 1980-04-25
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John Byrum
Casting
- Nick Nolte — Neal Cassady
- Sissy Spacek — Carolyn Cassady
- John Heard — Jack Kerouac
- Ray Sharkey — Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
- Ann Dusenberry — Stevie
- Margaret Fairchild — Mrs. Kerouac
- Tony Bill — Dick
- Mary Margaret Amato — Waitress
- Kent Williams — Ogden
- Susan Niven — Ogden's Secretary
- Marcia Nasatir — First Receptionist
- Mickey Kelly — Second Receptionist
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