| Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 23 January 1999 | (Sundance Film Festival) |
| New Zealand | 18 July 1999 | (Wellington Film Festival) |
| USA | 15 October 1999 | (limited) |
| Argentina | 15 April 2000 | (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema) |
| USA | 31 May 2000 | |
| Japan | 7 April 2001 | (Tokyo) (theatrical release) |
| Finland | 21 November 2001 | (TV premiere) |
| American Masters: A Fonte (#14.7) | Brazil (cable TV title) |
| American Masters: Beat-kulturens källa (#14.7) | Sweden (TV title) |
| American Masters: Beatin alkutahdit (#14.7) | Finland (reissue title) |
| American Masters: Die Beat Generation - Wie alles anfing (#14.7) | Germany |
| American Masters: Hipit ja muut beatnikit (#14.7) | Finland (TV title) |
| American Masters: Hippier och andra beatnikar (#14.7) | Finland (TV title) (Swedish title) |
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