What happened to Kerouac? [videorecording] / Richard Lerner presents ; produced by Richard Lerner ; directed by Richard Lerner, Lewis MacAdams ; co-producers, Lewis MacAdams, Nathaniel Dorsky, Malcolm Hart.
With Allen Ginsberg, Edie Parker Kerouac, Gregory Corso, William Burroughs, Steve Allen, William Buckley, Charlie Parker, Neal Cassady, Carolyn Cassady, Gary Snyder, Jan Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edie Kerouac Parker, Michael McClure, Herbert Huncke, Fran Landesman, Ed Sanders, John Clellon Holmes, Ann Charters, Ed White, Diane DiPrima, Father "Spike" Morissette, Steve Allen, Joyce Johnson, Robert Creeley, Lewis Yablonsky. Originally produced in 1986. DVD release date: 8/5/2003 Includes trailer.
Summary:
Investigates the personal history and creative process of Jack Kerouac, father of the Beat Generation, author of "On the road", and a pivotal figure of the fifties countercultural revolution. Shows what happened when fame and notoriety were thrust upon an essentially reticent man.
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