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  • Kerouac, the Movie (1984)
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    78 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Kerouac, the Movie (1984)
Not Rated
78 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Jack Kerouac was a Beat Generation writer who took the nation by storm upon the publication of his novel On the Road. Kerouac's legacy and influence are explained via interviews with Kerouac's friends and contemporaries such as William S. ...See moreJack Kerouac was a Beat Generation writer who took the nation by storm upon the publication of his novel On the Road. Kerouac's legacy and influence are explained via interviews with Kerouac's friends and contemporaries such as William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, and Edie Parker. Narrator Peter Coyote reads sections of Kerouac's (mostly autobiographical) books as an actor recreates scenes from Kerouac's life. Written by Ken Miller See less
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Director
Writers
John Tytell (screenplay) | Frank Cervarich (screenplay) | John Antonelli (screenplay) | Jack Kerouac (works "Visions of Gerard", "Dr. Sax", "Vanity of Duluoz", "The Town and the City", "On the Road", "Desolation Angels", "Dharma Bums" and "Big Sur and others")
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Updated Sep 21, 1984

Release date
Sep 6, 1985 (United States)

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Jack Coulter
Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac   See fewer
Cindy Alwan
Actress Actress   See fewer
David Andrews
Dean Moriarty Dean Moriarty   See fewer
Leon Benedict
Father Father   See fewer
William S. Burroughs
Self (novelist) Self (novelist)   See fewer
Carolyn Cassady
Self (novelist) Self (novelist)   See fewer
Ann Charters
Self (Kerouac biographer) Self (Kerouac biographer)   See fewer
Sam Charters
Self (jazz historian) Self (jazz historian)   See fewer
Robert Creeley
Self (poet) Self (poet)   See fewer
Michelle DeFors
Actress Actress   See fewer
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Self (poet) Self (poet)   See fewer
Allen Ginsberg
Self (poet) Self (poet)   See fewer
Seth Goldstein
Young Kerouac Young Kerouac   See fewer
John Clellon Holmes
Self (novelist) Self (novelist)   See fewer
Herbert Huncke
Self (writer) Self (writer)   See fewer
Joyce Johnson
Self (novelist) Self (novelist)   See fewer
Seymour Krim
Self (writer) Self (writer)   See fewer
Michael McClure
Self (poet) Self (poet)   See fewer
Gilbert Millstein
Self (writer, book reviewer) Self (writer, book reviewer)   See fewer
Armand Morissette
Self (priest, friend) (as Rev. Armand "Spike" Morissette) Self (priest, friend) (as Rev. Armand "Spike" Morissette)   See fewer
Edie Kerouac Parker
Self (wife) Self (wife)   See fewer
Jerold Pearson
Henry Morley Henry Morley   See fewer
Diane Potter
Actress Actress   See fewer
Patti Potter
Actress Actress   See fewer
John Rousseou
Japhy Ryder Japhy Ryder   See fewer
Carl Solomon
Self (poet) Self (poet)   See fewer
Patrick Turner
Lucian Carr Lucian Carr   See fewer
Stanley Twardowicz
Self (artist) Self (artist)   See fewer
Michael Warner
Ship Mate Ship Mate   See fewer
Ron Wills
Actor Actor   See fewer
Adam Wolf
Actor Actor   See fewer
Steve Allen
Self - Kerouac Interviewer (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Kerouac Interviewer (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
William F. Buckley
Self - Interviews Kerouac (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Interviews Kerouac (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - Reports Death of Kerouac (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Reports Death of Kerouac (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kerouac
Self (reads 'On The Road' to Steve Allen) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (reads 'On The Road' to Steve Allen) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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