Pull My Daisy
6
1959-11-11
Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner. However, the brakeman's Bohemian friends crash the party, with comic results. Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.
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Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner. However, the brakeman's Bohemian friends crash the party, with comic results. Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.
Released
1959-11-11
Runtime
26
Director
Robert Frank
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Language
English
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Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Gregory Corso
Gregory CorsoPeter Orlovsky
Peter OrlovskyLarry Rivers
Larry Rivers
David Amram
David AmramRichard Bellamy
Richard BellamyAlice Neel
Alice NeelSally Gross
Sally GrossPablo Frank
Pablo Frank
Delphine Seyrig
Delphine SeyrigDenise Parker
Denise Parker