Heart Beat

An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.

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  John Byrum

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  Nick Nolte
  Neal Cassady
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  Sissy Spacek
  Carolyn Cassady
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  John Heard
  Jack Kerouac
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  Ray Sharkey
  Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
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  Ann Dusenberry
  Stevie
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  Margaret Fairchild
  Mrs. Kerouac
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  Tony Bill
  Dick
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  Mary Margaret Amato
  Waitress
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  Kent Williams
  Ogden
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  Susan Niven
  Ogden's Secretary
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  Marcia Nasatir
  First Receptionist
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  Mickey Kelly
  Second Receptionist
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  Luis Contreras
  Mexican Junkie
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  Sharon Lee
  Blonde in Car
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  Stephen Davies
  Bob Bendix
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  Jenny O'Hara
  Betty Bendix
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  Don Brodie
  Dispatcher
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  John Larroquette
  TV Talk Show Host
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  Terence H. Winkless
  Youth in Bar
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  Steve Allen
  Steve Allen