John Byrum Director, Screenwriter Nick Nolte Neal Cassady Actor Sissy Spacek Carolyn Cassady Actor John Heard Jack Kerouac Actor Ray Sharkey Ira Actor Ann Dusenberry Stevie Actor Margaret Fairchild Mrs. Kerouac Actor Tony Bill Dick Actor Mary Margaret Amato Waitress Actor Kent Williams Ogden Actor Susan Niven Ogden's Secretary Actor Luis Contreras Mexican Junkie Actor Steve Allen Self John Larroquette TV Talk Show Host Actor Ray Vitte Undercover Agent Actor David Axlerod Producer Alan Greisman Producer Michael Shamberg Producer Edward R. Pressman Producer William Tepper Executive Producer László Kovács Cinematographer Eric Jenkins Film Editing Jack Nitzsche Original Music Jack Fisk Production Design Thomas L. Roysden Set Decoration Patricia Norris Costume Design Dianne Crittenden Casting