Pull My Daisy (1959)

Milo is a railroad brakeman, his wife a painter. They have some poet friends who spend a good bit of time hanging out at their apartment. When Milo and his wife are visited by their bishop,... See full summary »

Directors:

Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie

Writer:

Jack Kerouac

Stars:

Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Larry Rivers

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Allen Ginsberg	...	Allen (as Alan Ginsberg)
Gregory Corso	...	Gregory
Larry Rivers	...	Milo
Peter Orlovsky	...	Peter
David Amram	...	Mezz McGillicuddy
Richard Bellamy	...	Bishop
Alice Neel	...	Bishop's mother
Sally Gross	...	Bishop's sister
Pablo Frank	...	Pablo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Kerouac	...	Narrator
Delphine Seyrig	...	Milo's wife (as Beltiane)

Storyline

Milo is a railroad brakeman, his wife a painter. They have some poet friends who spend a good bit of time hanging out at their apartment. When Milo and his wife are visited by their bishop, they naturally would like their friends to be on their best behavior. But poets will be poets.

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Plot Keywords:

poet | apartment | party | beatnik | 1950s | 

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 November 1959 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1996.

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Connections

Referenced in Glorious Caravan (2009)

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Soundtracks

"The Crazy Daisy"
Lyrics by Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac
Performed by Anita Ellis

User Reviews

On the Road--Again

Various "Beat Generation" luminaries hang out in a New York apartment. I usually couldn't care less about the Beats, but this short film is fairly absorbing, thanks mostly to Jack Kerouac's vibrant narration. It makes me nostalgic for the '50s, and I wasn't even around back then.