05 Apr 2004
Beat Angel
Jack Kerouac returns to earth as an angel with the goal of changing the life of a struggling writer.
Big Sur
Some souls never stop searching.
Big Sur is a film adaptation of the Jack Kerouac autobiographical novel of the same name.
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Jean-Marc Barr Jack Kerouac
Josh Lucas Neal Cassady
Kate Bosworth Billie
Anthony Edwards Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Henry Thomas Philip Whalen
Patrick Fischler Lew Welch / Dave Wain
Radha Mitchell Carolyn Cassady
Stana Katic Lenora
Balthazar Getty Michael McClure
Nora Kirkpatrick Alyson
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