Heart Beat (1980)
They shocked us. They outraged us. They didn't do anything wrong. They just did it first.
110 min
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
- Release date
- April 25, 1980
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $954,029
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Neal Cassady
- Sissy Spacek as Carolyn Cassady
- John Heard as Jack Kerouac
- Ray Sharkey as Ira
- Ann Dusenberry as Stevie
- Margaret Fairchild as Mrs. Kerouac
- Tony Bill as Dick
- Mary Margaret Amato as Waitress
- Kent Williams as Ogden
- Susan Niven as Ogden's Secretary
Crew
- John Byrum · Director
- Carolyn Cassady · Writer
- John Byrum · Writer
- Alan Greisman · Producer
- Michael Shamberg · Producer
- Jack Nitzsche · Composer
- László Kovács · Cinematographer
- Eric Jenkins · Editor
- Dianne Crittenden · Casting director
- Jack Fisk · Production designer