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7.2/10   209 votes
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Writer:

Jack Kerouac (writer)

Release Date:

11 November 1959 (USA) more

Genre:

Short more

Plot:

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... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win more

User Comments:

A Historical Piece... more (10 total)


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)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

30 min | Argentina:30 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A | Argentina:Unrated


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mr. Hoover and I (1989) more

Soundtrack:

The Crazy Daisy more


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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
A Historical Piece..., 28 November 2005
8/10
Author: glsabatier from United States

Although this "short" is very hard to find - you are most likely going to have to hunt for a bootleg copy somewhere - it is worth the hunt for anyone who understands the historical context of the picture. It was the only film the beats ever made, and the highlights can are to be found in the narration by Jack Kerouac and the musical score (classical / be-bop / jazzy) done by David Amram. The themes are typical of the beats and of Kerouac - railroad brakemen, beer, poetry, pot.. etc, but in all seriousness this is a rare gem and gives a brief look into the consciousness of the beat poets / writers. Kerouac sounds drunk and probably is drunk, but that just adds to the aura and humor of the film.

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