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The Source

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.

Release Date : 1999-01-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Calliope FilmsThirteen

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

Cast

Character Name : Jack Kerouac

Original Name : Johnny Depp

Gender : Male

Character Name : William S. Burroughs

Original Name : Dennis Hopper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Allen Ginsberg

Original Name : John Turturro

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Allen Ginsberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : William S. Burroughs

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Philip Glass

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Original Name : Robert Creeley

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Original Name : Ann Charters

Gender : Male

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Original Name : George Steade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : David Amram

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Ed Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Gregory Corso

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Kyle Roderick

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Original Name : Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Ken Kesey

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Gary Snyder

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Jerry Garcia

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Original Name : Jack Micheline

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Michael McClure

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Original Name : Stephen Ronan

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Character Name : Self

Original Name : Philip Whalen

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Original Name : Terry Southern

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Original Name : Timothy Leary

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Original Name : Paul Krassner

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Original Name : Diane Di Prima

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Original Name : Tom Hayden

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Original Name : David Dellinger

Gender : Male

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Original Name : John Sampas

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