Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

AKA:
The Source
Release Date:
Jan 23, 1999
Running Time:
1:30
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Chuck Workman
Cast:
William S. Burroughs Himself (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite Himself (archive footage)
Johnny Depp Jack Kerouac
Bob Dylan Himself (archive footage)
Steve Allen Himself (archive footage)
William F. Buckley Himself (archive footage)
Neal Cassady Himself (archive footage)
Richard Daley Himself (archive footage)
Lawrence Ferlinghetti Himself (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg Himself (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper William S. Burroughs
Brion Gysin Himself (archive footage)
Lyndon Johnson Himself (archive footage)
Producers:
Chuck Workman , Hiro Yamagata , Glen Tedham
Writers:
Chuck Workman
Language:
English
Related Programs:
Naked Lunch
Beat
What Happened to Kerouac?
Howl

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Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

In this documentary, director Chuck Workman examines the lasting cultural significance of the Beats, focusing mainly on Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Neal Cassady. Along the way, these freethinking men became friends and associates, and their writing influenced numerous generations of questioning individuals. Workman combines interviews, TV clips and archival footage in his film, in addition to dramatic readings by notable actors such as Johnny Depp.

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