Heart Beat
"They shocked us. They outraged us. They didn't do anything wrong. They just did it first."
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
John Byrum
Writer
David Axlerod
Producer
Alan Greisman
Producer
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
Michael Shamberg
Producer
William Tepper
Executive Producer
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
László Kovács
Director of Photography
Eric Jenkins
Editor
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Jack Fisk
Production Design
Thomas L. Roysden
Set Decoration
Patricia Norris
Costume Design
Edouard F. Henriques III
Makeup Artist
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Richard Hashimoto
Production Manager