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.

Nick Nolte

Neal Cassady

John Heard

Jack Kerouac

Sissy Spacek

Carolyn Cassady

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

First Receptionist

Mickey Kelly

Second Receptionist

Luis Contreras

Mexican Junkie

Sharon Lee

Blonde in Car

John Larroquette

TV Talk Show Host

Terence H. Winkless

Youth in Bar

Steve Allen

Himself

David Lynch

Painter