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Based on a 1950 letter written by Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac, it stars Thomas Jane as Cassady. The cast also includes Keanu Reeves , Adrien Brody , Gretchen Mol and Claire Forlani . It received a limited release on June 20, 1997.
Sep 26, 2024 · Burroughs Jr appears fairly briefly and explains that he was raised mostly by his grandparents due to a “horrible accident”, referring to the episode when Burroughs allegedly killed his mother, Joan Volmer, while trying to shoot a shot glass off the top of her head.
Jun 20, 1997 · Neal Cassady seeks a happy life with a wife and a white picket fence, but when his girlfriend attempts to take her own life, he must reevaluate his future. Watch on Prime Video Stream Now
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Hicks' death scene on the railroad tracks at the film's conclusion was directly based on Cassady's death along a railroad track outside of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in 1968. Heart Beat (1980), which portrays Neal Cassady's friendship with Jack Kerouac, stars Nick Nolte as Cassady and John Heard as Kerouac.
Neal Cassady never lived to see 1969. He died sometime on the night of February 3/4, 1968, after attending a wedding party in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He imbibed the alcoholic beverage pulque at the wedding, which may have contributed to his death as he was taking the barbiturate Seconal that day.
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Heart Beat: Directed by John Byrum. With Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard, Ray Sharkey. The life and friendship among the icons of the Beat Generation: Neal Cassady, Carolyn Cassady, and Jack Kerouac.
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Hear the story behind Neal’s most famous piece of writing, the Cherry Mary Letter (basis for the movie The Last Time I Committed Suicide) from the people who were there. Read some of Neal’s school records, a Catholic Charities assessment of the family, important new pieces of Mr. Cassady’ s writing, and even some of his father’s writing.
