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Heart Beat (1980)
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24 September 1980 (France)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Stephen Davies | ... | Bob Bendix |
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110 min
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Jack Kerouac's only child, Jan Kerouac, was an extra.
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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Heart Beat (1980)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Terrible movie, and even worse casting. | nuitscliche |
| DVD release??? | neil57 |
| DVD now available directly from Warner's webpage! | simonhowson |
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Heart Beat is an excellent little film. All of the actors manage to capture their characters. Subtle dynamic between cassidy and kerouac without a lot of 'acting'. Altho ray sharkey is a bit nuts, i suspect his ginsberg is not far off the mark. a good film & one i recommend.