Heart Beat

Director: John Byrum John Byrum

Overview

Based on a book by Carolyn Cassady, the former wife of Beat icon Neal Cassady, Heart Beat explores the couple's relationship with On the Road author Jack Kerouac, and stars John Heard as Kerouac, Nick Nolte as Neal and Sissy Spacek as Carolyn.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/23/2009
UPC:	0883316127551
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:49:00
Sales rank:	44,185

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nick Nolte	Neal Cassady
Sissy Spacek	Carolyn Cassady
John Heard	Jack Kerouac
Ray Sharkey	Ira
Ann Dusenberry	Stevie
Margaret Fairchild	Mrs. Kerouac
Tony Bill	Dick
Mary Margaret Amato	Waitress
Kent Williams	Ogden
Susan Niven	Ogden's Secretary
Marcia Nasatir	Receptionist
Mickey Kelly	Receptionist
Luis Contreras	Mexican Junkie
Sharon Lee	Blonde in Car
Stephen Davies	Bob Bendix
Jenny O'Hara	Betty Bendix
Don Brodie	Dispatcher
Tom Runyon	Seaman
Juliana Tutak	Cathy
Candy Brown	Claudia,Claudia
Steve Allen	Himself
John Larroquette	TV Talk Show Host
Ray Vitte	Undercover Agent
John Hostetter	Poet
Bill Cross	Bartender
Terry Winkless	Youth in Bar
Gary Baxley	Actor
Sunshine Parker	Gas Station Attendant
Garth Eliassen	Sleeping Yokel
Karen Landry	Actor
Jack Nitzsche	Composer

Technical Credits

John Byrum

John Byrum	Director,Screenwriter
Alan Greisman	Producer
Edward R. Pressman	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Shamberg	Producer
William Tepper	Executive Producer,Producer