| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC ; Region 1 ; Dolby digital. |
| Note |
"Matted" widescreen format. |
| Performer |
Readings: Johnny Depp (Jack Kerouac), Dennis Hopper (William S. Burroughs), John Turturro (Allen Ginsberg). |
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Interviews: Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Timothy Leary, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Michael McClure, Ken Kesey, Gregory Corso, Ed Sanders, Amiri Baraka, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Robert Creeley, Phillip Glass, David Amram, Jack Kerouac, Mr. Dylan, Shirley Clark, Diane DiPrima, Robert Motherwell, Norman Mailer, Terry Southern, Neal Cassady. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, documentary sequences, Tom Hurwitz, Don Lenzer; directors of photography, performance sequences, Andrew Dintenfass, Jose Luis Mignone, Nancy Schreiber; film editor, Chuck Workman; original music, David Amram, Philip Glass; associate producers, Mark Apostolon, James Cady. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. |
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Features: Filmographies & awards; DVD-ROM access to weblink. |
| Summary |
Filmmaker Chuck Workman explores the lives, works and influence of four leading lights of the "Beat Generation" of the 1950s: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Neal Cassady. Cutting back and forth between archival footage of his subjects and readings of selections from the authors' works, he creates a fast-paced collage of images that show how the Beats became the dominant counter-cultural movement of the last half of America's 20th century. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
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Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
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Cassady, Neal.
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Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. (OCoLC)fst00032398
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Cassady, Neal. (OCoLC)fst00011495
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. (OCoLC)fst00042980
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Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. (OCoLC)fst00052352
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Beats (Persons) -- Biography.
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Beats (Persons) -- Interviews.
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Beat generation. (OCoLC)fst00829327
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Biographical films. (OCoLC)fst01710277
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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| Added Author |
Workman, Chuck. Director. Screenwriter. Producer.
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Yamagata, Hiro. Producer.
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Depp, Johnny. Actor.
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Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010. Actor.
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Turturro, John, 1957- Actor.
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Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
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Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
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Apostolon, Mark.
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Calliope Films.
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Beat Productions, Inc.
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Genius Entertainment.
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| Standard No. |
720917522524 |
| ISBN |
1572528710: $11.21 |
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9781572528710: $11.21 |
| Music No. |
FLV5225 Genius Entertainment |
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FLV5225WRP1 Genius Entertainment |
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