OMDB
Home Movies Series Search
OMDB

Built by Torkel Aannestad with Next.js Next.js and shadcn/ui shadcn/ui.

Data provided by TMDB.

GitHubSource code
The Movie Database
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (1985)

63% User Rating
1h 11min
Documentary

Jack Kerouac's life is examined through interviews with his contemporaries and friends including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William S. Burroughs. The film also employs dramatic recreations of Kerouac's life beginning with his early childhood.

John AntonelliDirector

Cast

View Cast & Crew
Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Reviews (2)

All Reviews
P
pancine
Rating 70%

February 10, 2019

Good documentary could have benefited from more interviews and and poetry readings, which are out there. "The Dharma Bums" barely gets mentioned. Still, an informative look at a groundbreaking figure and literary giant.

Media

View All Media
Currently no videos

Recommended

View All Recommended
The Specialists
Design for Living
Paisan
Three Colors: White
The Defiant Ones
Joy
Zombie Fight Club
Handling the Undead
Misericordia
Häxan
Fire of Love
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Chimes at Midnight
Limelight
The Cameraman
The Movie Database
Borgo
Iris Blond
One More Shot
All That Heaven Allows