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The Source (1999)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:12
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.5/10
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... 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 subject of this insightful documentary by Chuck Workman (SUPERSTAR: The Life And Times Of Andy Warhol) who utilizes interview footage, feature film and television clips, performances of fellow beat artists, and dramatized readings to further examine the story of these cultural icons. [More]
Starring: Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro
Starring: Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro
Director: Chuck Workman
Director: Chuck Workman
Composer: Philip Glass, David Amram
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Reviews for The Source
A compact but accomplished work focusing on the holy trinity of the Beats: Jack Kerouac, Allan Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.
A creative documentary which pays tribute to the crazy wisdom of three Beat Generation artists.
...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.'
Watching it feels like whiplash, and afterwards it doesn't feel like you've benefited at all from sitting through it.
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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