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The Source( 1999)

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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.

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      Johnny Depp

      Jack Kerouac

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      Dennis Hopper

      William S. Burroughs

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      John Turturro

      Allen Ginsberg

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      Allen Ginsberg

      Self (archive footage)

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      William S. Burroughs

      Self (archive footage)

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      Philip Glass

      Self

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      Robert Creeley

      Self

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      Ann Charters

      Self

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      George Steade

      Self

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      David Amram

      Self

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      Ed Sanders

      Self

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      Gregory Corso

      Self

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      Kyle Roderick

      Self

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      Lawrence Ferlinghetti

      Self

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      Ken Kesey

      Self

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      Gary Snyder

      Self

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      Jerry Garcia

      Self

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      Jack Micheline

      Self

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      Michael McClure

      Self

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      Stephen Ronan

      Self

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      Philip Whalen

      Self

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      Terry Southern

      Self

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      Timothy Leary

      Self

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      Paul Krassner

      Self

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      Diane Di Prima

      Self

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      Tom Hayden

      Self

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      David Dellinger

      Self

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      John Sampas

      Self

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    360895.00

    Keywords

    • biography
    • writer
    • gay theme
    • gay artist