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Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

73 minutes | 17 or older | 1985 | United States of America

Art / Documentaries / Dramas

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Tagline

Award winning documentary about the author of the classic novel "On The Road".

Synopsis

Jack Kerouac and his cohorts, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, were the the embodiment of the spirit of the Beat Generation of the fifties. Kerouac's writings coined the term "beat" to refer to way that his friends carried themselves at a time when most of America was focused on buying a suburban tract home and raising a family. The film traces his roots to his early Catholic upbringing in Lowell, Massachusetts, through his discovery of "spontaneous composition" that rocked the literary world, up through his tragic premature self-destructive death. The film includes interviews with many of his cronies including, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Ferlinghetti, and McClure. It also includes rare footage of Kerouac reading from "On The Road" and being interviewed by William F. Buckley.

Directed by: John Antonelli
Written by: John Tytell, John Antonelli
Produced by: John Antonelli, Will Parrinello

Cast

 Narrator: Peter Coyote
Jack Kerouac: Jack Coulter
Neal Cassady: David Andrews

Crew

 Director of Photography: Jerry Jones
Editor: Will Parrinello

This handsome, well-made documentary drama on the short-lived but prolific writer of the Beat Generation stands as one of the best films of its kind. -San Francisco Chronicle

It's like being in the car with Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady as the pair barreled back and forth across the country. Denver Post

  • John Antonelli

    Director

    John Antonelli

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