
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Cast

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

Raymond Vitte
Undercover Agent
Crew

John Byrum
Director, Writer
Eric Jenkins
Editor

László Kovács
Director of Photography

William Tepper
Executive Producer

Michael Shamberg
Producer

Alan Greisman
Producer
David Axlerod
Producer

Edward R. Pressman
Producer

Jack Fisk
Production Design
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Patricia Norris
Costume Design
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Edouard F. Henriques III
Makeup Artist

Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
Thomas L. Roysden
Set Decoration
Richard Hashimoto
Production Manager















