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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-04-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (21 votes)
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- love triangle
- san francisco, california
- beatnik
- jazz club
- biography
- alcohol abuse
- on the road
- polyamory
- post world war ii
- aspiring writer
- beat generation
- +7 more
Cast & crew

Nick Nolte
as Neal Cassady

Sissy Spacek
as Carolyn Cassady

John Heard
as Jack Kerouac

Ray Sharkey
as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)

Ann Dusenberry
as Stevie
- MF
Margaret Fairchild
as Mrs. Kerouac

Tony Bill
as Dick
- MA
Mary Margaret Amato
as Waitress

Kent Williams
as Ogden
- SN
Susan Niven
as Ogden's Secretary
Directed by John Byrum