Heart Beat

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.

Drama

Nick Nolte

(Neal Cassady)

Sissy Spacek

(Carolyn Cassady)

John Heard

(Jack Kerouac)

Ray Sharkey

(Ira)

Ann Dusenberry

(Stevie)

Margaret Fairchild

(Mrs. Kerouac)

Tony Bill

(Dick)

Mary Margaret Amato

(Waitress)

Kent Williams

(Ogden)

Susan Niven

(Ogden's Secretary)

Marcia Nasatir

(First Receptionist)

Mickey Kelly

(Second Receptionist)

Luis Contreras

(Mexican Junkie)

Sharon Lee

(Blonde in Car)

John Larroquette

(TV Talk Show Host)

Terence H. Winkless

(Youth in Bar)

Steve Allen

(Himself)

David Lynch

(Painter)

Mickey Kelly

(Second Receptionist)

Raymond Vitte

(Undercover Agent)