Heart Beat (1980)

Name: Heart Beat
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-04-25
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard, Ray Sharkey, Ann Dusenberry

They shocked us. They outraged us. They didn't do anything wrong. They just did it first.

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

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Released 1980-04-25 · 110 min · Drama

Directed by John Byrum

Cast

Nick Nolte as Neal Cassady
Sissy Spacek as Carolyn Cassady
John Heard as Jack Kerouac
Ray Sharkey as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Ann Dusenberry as Stevie
Margaret Fairchild as Mrs. Kerouac
Tony Bill as Dick
Mary Margaret Amato as Waitress
Kent Williams as Ogden
Susan Niven as Ogden's Secretary
Marcia Nasatir as First Receptionist
Mickey Kelly as Second Receptionist
Luis Contreras as Mexican Junkie
Sharon Lee as Blonde in Car
Stephen Davies as Bob Bendix