Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.
Genre: Documentary, History
Stars: Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Robert Creeley
Crew: Chuck Workman (Director), Mark Apostolon (Associate Producer), James Cady (Associate Producer), David Amram (Sound), Philip Glass (Sound), Chuck Workman (Writers' Production)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Calliope Films, Thirteen
Runtime: 88 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 23, 1999
IMDb: 5.9
