Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

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1985 PG-13 1h 11m
6.3 /10
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Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Genre
Documentary
Plot

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.

Director
Writers
John AntonelliFrank Cervarich
Stars
Peter Coyote

Cast & Crew

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Narrator
User Reviews
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tmdb76622195
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27 Sep 2023

The King of the Beats gets a rather standard documentary treatment, complete with badly done reenactments, but it is hard to screw up such a strong su...

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pancine
7
10 Feb 2019

Good documentary could have benefited from more interviews and and poetry readings, which are out there. "The Dharma Bums" barely gets mentioned. Stil...

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