this documentary may inspire a few other souls to strike out on their own and not be 'intimidated by a bunch of jerks who don't know anything about life.'
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12/02/09
The Source (1999)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:12
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: The story of three young men who defined the "Beat Generation" in the mid '40s through poetry and prose. Jack Kerouac (Depp), Allen Ginsburg (Turturro), and William S. Burroughs (Hopper) are the... [More]
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04/30/09
Top CriticA compact but accomplished work focusing on the holy trinity of the Beats: Jack Kerouac, Allan Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.
05/26/06
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12/06/05
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08/12/05
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07/21/05
Top CriticYet another mediocre film salvaged by Depp's performance
10/23/04
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06/19/04
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03/24/02
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03/22/02
Top CriticA creative documentary which pays tribute to the crazy wisdom of three Beat Generation artists.
02/28/02
Watching it feels like whiplash, and afterwards it doesn't feel like you've benefited at all from sitting through it.
04/05/01
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03/21/01
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01/01/00
It is absolutely fascinating to see the real Kerouac here; caught on film, he is every bit as communicative, earthy and irresistibly hunky as one might have dreamt.
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