Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life with kids and a white picket fence....
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Thomas Jane | ... | Neal Cassady | |
| Keanu Reeves | ... | Harry | |
| Adrien Brody | ... | Ben | |
| John Doe | ... | Lewis | |
| Claire Forlani | ... | Joan | |
| Jim Haynie | ... | Jerry | |
| Marg Helgenberger | ... | Lizzy | |
| Lucinda Jenney | ... | Rosie Trickle | |
| Gretchen Mol | ... | Mary Greenway | |
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Pat McNamara | ... | Father Fletcher |
| Kate Williamson | ... | Nurse Waring | |
| Cristine Rose | ... | Mrs. Greenway (as Christine Rose) | |
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Meadow Sisto | ... | Sarah |
| Amy Smart | ... | Jeananne | |
| Alexandra Holden | ... | Vicky | |
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Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life with kids and a white picket fence. When his girlfriend, Joan, tries to kill herself he gets scared and runs away. But when Joan reappears will he take the chance at that happiness, or will he turn his back on it? Written by Katie
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20 June 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$12,836, 22 June 1997, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Written by James Pierpont (uncredited)
[Incorrectly credited as Traditional]
Performed by Dianne Reeves
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
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Dianne Reeves wasn't born until 1956 but her "Jingle Bells" is used in the soundtrack. See more »Quotes
Neal Cassady: You should have seen all you brought down. Sirens, ambulances, doctors, nurses, butchers, bakers. Some big fear you brought down Miss Joan.See more »
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Face/Off/Dream with the Fishes/Head Above Water/The Last Time I Committed Suicide/When the Cat's Away (1997) See more »Soundtracks
Jingle BellsWritten by James Pierpont (uncredited)
[Incorrectly credited as Traditional]
Performed by Dianne Reeves
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
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I am writing this because I am in stark disagreement with a certain editor. This little film shows excellent directing, cinematography and acting. It stands as testimony against, and is infinitely better then, most of the talentless "indie" wastes of time that you'll see in the country's smaller theaters today. Thomas Jane BECOMES a young Neal Cassady, and displays one of the finer performances you'll ever see on film. In fact, the acting is excellent overall (To which the director should be praised). Admittedly, if you are interested in the legend of Neal Cassady this movie is going to be much more interesting to you. Still, even if you are not, it is a fine story of unrequited love, with humor and the spirit of the enjoyment of life. It is a touching period piece, excellently delivered and exceptionally written. The other Cassady-driven movie (unrelated to this cast and crew) - "Heart Beat" (1980) - hits you like a stale yellow lamp on a boring Sunday afternoon by comparison. This film is vivid and beautiful. It is a shame that a film of this caliber is being ignorantly shuffled under the carpet, becoming prematurely harder to fine with each passing day, while the constant deluge of mindlessness produced by the big studios becomes marketed ad nauseam over the course of decades. Stephen T. Kay made the kind of film that inspires filmmakers.
The soundtrack - also becoming harder and harder to find - cannot be beat (It remained untouched from my CD player for months). Personally, I had never been a fan of jazz music before owning it.