
Beat
2000, Drama, 1h 29m
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Movie Info
The true story of two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Gary Walkow
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Producer: Donald Zuckerman, Andrew Pfeffer, Alain Silver
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Cast & Crew

Courtney Love
Joan Vollmer Burroughs

Norman Reedus
Lucien Carr

Ron Livingston
Allen Ginsberg

Kiefer Sutherland
William S. Burroughs

Daniel Martínez
Jack Kerouac

Kyle Secor
Dave Kammerer

Sam Trammell
Lee

Lisa Sheridan
Sadie

Rene Rubio
Bill Jr.

Georgiana Sirbu
Julie

Tommy Perna
Dwight

Alec Von Bargen
Heard

Donald Zuckerman
Producer

Andrew Pfeffer
Producer

Alain Silver
Producer

Avi Lerner
Executive Producer

Willi Bär
Executive Producer

Danny Dimbort
Executive Producer

Trevor Short
Executive Producer

Gary Walkow
Director
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Feb 05, 2009I didn't know what to expect going into the film, but I was able to keep an open mind and actually appreciate what the production team was trying to get across. What could have been a great film about William S. Burroughs and his literary influence instead seems to be a slice-of-life picture about a married couple. The script suffers terribly from virtually no uniqueness to these people. How Courtney Love continued to make her way into any spotlight is beyond me, and Kiefer Sutherland attempting to portray Burroughs is like Keanu Reeves portraying Laurence Olivier. What a piece of shit <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view¤t=william_s_burroughs.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/william_s_burroughs.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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