Heart Beat (1980)
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Director: John Byrum
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Nick Nolte as Neal Cassady |
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Sissy Spacek as Carolyn Cassady |
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John Heard as Jack Kerouac |
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Ray Sharkey as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg) |
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Ann Dusenberry as Stevie |
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Margaret Fairchild as Mrs. Kerouac |
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Tony Bill as Dick |
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Mary Margaret Amato as Waitress |
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Kent Williams as Ogden |
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Susan Niven as Ogden's Secretary |
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Marcia Nasatir as First Receptionist |
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Mickey Kelly as Second Receptionist |
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Luis Contreras as Mexican Junkie |
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Sharon Lee as Blonde in Car |
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Stephen Davies as Bob Bendix |
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Jenny O'Hara as Betty Bendix |
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Don Brodie as Dispatcher |
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John Larroquette as TV Talk Show Host |
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Terence H. Winkless as Youth in Bar |
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Steve Allen as Steve Allen |
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David Lynch as Painter (uncredited) |
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Mickey Kelly as Second Receptionist |
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Raymond Vitte as Undercover Agent |
| Directing | John Byrum | Director |
| Writing | John Byrum | Writer |
| Production | Alan Greisman | Producer |
| Production | Dianne Crittenden | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist |
| Production | David Axlerod | Producer |
| Production | Edward R. Pressman | Producer |
| Production | William Tepper | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Eric Jenkins | Editor |
| Art | Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Production | Michael Shamberg | Producer |
| Sound | Jack Nitzsche | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edouard F. Henriques III | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Production | Richard Hashimoto | Production Manager |
| Camera | László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jack Fisk | Production Design |
| Camera | Gary B. Kibbe | Additional Photography |
