Summary Jack Kerouac was a Beat Generation writer who took the nation by storm upon the publication of his novel On the Road. Kerouac's legacy and influence are explained via interviews with Kerouac's friends and contemporaries such as William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, and Edie Parker. Narrator Peter Coyote reads sections of Kerouac's (mostly autobiographical) books as an actor recreates scenes from Kerouac's life. View more details
Directed : John Antonelli
Written : John Antonelli John Tytell Frank Cervarich
Stars : David Andrews Peter Coyote Jack Coulter Cindy Alwan
Genres : Drama Biography Documentary
Release date : Sep 5, 1985
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies : Daybreak Films Mill Valley Film Group
Summary Jack Kerouac was a Beat Generation writer who took the nation by storm upon the publication of his novel On the Road. Kerouac's legacy and influence are explained via interviews with Kerouac's friends and contemporaries such as William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, and Edie Parker. Narrator Peter Coyote reads sections of Kerouac's (mostly autobiographical) books as an actor recreates scenes from Kerouac's life. View more details
Genres : Drama Biography Documentary
Release date : Sep 5, 1985
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies : Daybreak Films Mill Valley Film Group