Heart Beat
5.5
|Drama
1980-04-25
110 mins
The Plot
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Cast and Crew
Nick Nolte
Neal Cassady
Sissy Spacek
Carolyn Cassady
John Heard
Jack Kerouac
Ray Sharkey
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
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
Jenny O'Hara
Betty Bendix
Don Brodie
Dispatcher
John Larroquette
TV Talk Show Host
Terence H. Winkless
Youth in Bar
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
David Lynch
Painter (uncredited)
Mickey Kelly
Second Receptionist
