Pull My Daisy (1959)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1959-11-11
Runtime: 26 minutes
Director: Robert Frank
Top Cast
- Jack Kerouac as Narrator (voice)
- Allen Ginsberg as Alan
- Gregory Corso as Gregory
- Peter Orlovsky as Peter
- Larry Rivers as Milo
- David Amram as Mez McGillicuddy
- Richard Bellamy as Bishop
- Alice Neel as Bishop's Mother
- Sally Gross as Bishop's Sister
- Pablo Frank as Pablo, Milo's Son
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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