Pull My Daisy (1959)
Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner. However, the brakeman's Bohemian friends crash the party, with comic results. Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.
Directors: Alfred Leslie, Robert Frank.
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Jack Kerouac as Narrator (voice) |
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Allen Ginsberg as Alan |
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Gregory Corso as Gregory |
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Peter Orlovsky as Peter |
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Larry Rivers as Milo |
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David Amram as Mez McGillicuddy |
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Richard Bellamy as Bishop |
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Alice Neel as Bishop's Mother |
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Sally Gross as Bishop's Sister |
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Pablo Frank as Pablo, Milo's Son |
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Delphine Seyrig as Milo's Wife |
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Denise Parker as Girl in Bed |
| Writing | Jack Kerouac | Writer |
| Directing | Alfred Leslie | Director |
| Directing | Robert Frank | Director |
| Sound | David Amram | Music |
