Heart Beat
Drama
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.
1980-04-25
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Cast
Director
John Byrum
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
Tony Bill as Dick
Kent Williams as Ogden
Marcia Nasatir as First Receptionist
Luis Contreras as Mexican Junkie
Stephen Davies as Bob Bendix
Jenny O'Hara as Betty Bendix
Don Brodie as Dispatcher
John Larroquette as TV Talk Show Host
Terence H. Winkless as Youth in Bar
Steve Allen as Steve Allen
David Lynch as Painter (uncredited)
Raymond Vitte as Undercover Agent