

Heart Beat
DirectorJohn Byrum
“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.
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Cast

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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