Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

Name: Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation
Genre: Documentary
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Rating: 88

1999, Documentary, 1h 30m

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Movie Info

In this documentary, director Chuck Workman examines the lasting cultural significance of the Beats, focusing mainly on Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Neal Cassady. Along the way, these freethinking men became friends and associates, and their writing influenced numerous generations of questioning individuals. Workman combines interviews, TV clips and archival footage in his film, in addition to dramatic readings by notable actors such as Johnny Depp.

Genre:

Documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Chuck Workman
Producer:

Chuck Workman
Writer:

Chuck Workman
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 15, 1999 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 3, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA):

$360.9K
Runtime:

1h 30m
Distributor:

Winstar Cinema
Production Co:

WNET Thirteen, Beat Productions, Calliope Films
Sound Mix:

Stereo

Cast & Crew

Chuck Workman
Director

Chuck Workman
Writer

Mark Apostolon
Associate Producer

Chuck Workman
Producer

Hiro Yamagata
Executive Producer

Glen Tedham
Co-Producer

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Critic Reviews for Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

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Audience Reviews for Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

Oct 31, 2006

It's strength lies in the great plundering of archive material that doesn't restrict itself to the usual photos and clips. Having actors doing dramatic readings from key texts (Dennis Hopper as Burroughs doing Naked Lunch for eg) doesn't always work. I also think it fails to fully support its thesis that the Beat Generation is the key source for post-50s youth movements. At the end of the day, though, it's probably the best film introduction to the Beats.

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