Heart Beat
Heart Beat
Release: 1980-04-25
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 5.5
Drama
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Orion Pictures
Further Productions
Cast
Sissy Spacek
as Carolyn Cassady
Luis Contreras
as Mexican Junkie
Stephen Davies
as Bob Bendix
Jenny O'Hara
as Betty Bendix
John Heard
as Jack Kerouac
Ann Dusenberry
as Stevie
Tony Bill
as Dick
Kent Williams
as Ogden
Marcia Nasatir
as First Receptionist
John Larroquette
as TV Talk Show Host
Steve Allen
as Steve Allen
Don Brodie
as Dispatcher
Raymond Vitte
as Undercover Agent
Nick Nolte
as Neal Cassady
Ray Sharkey
as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Terence H. Winkless
as Youth in Bar
David Lynch
as Painter (uncredited)
