Heart Beat 44 years old

They shocked us. They outraged us. They didn't do anything wrong. They just did it first.

An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.

Credits

Name	Character
David Lynch He was 34, now 78 years old	as Painter
Sissy Spacek She was 30, now 74 years old	as Carolyn Cassady
Nick Nolte He was 39, now 83 years old	as Neal Cassady
John Heard He was 34, 71 years old when he died	as Jack Kerouac
Steve Allen He was 58, 78 years old when he died	as Himself
Terence H. Winkless	as Youth in Bar
Kent Williams He was 18, now 62 years old	as Ogden
Ray Sharkey He was 27, 40 years old when he died	as Ira
John Larroquette He was 32, now 77 years old	as TV Talk Show Host
Tony Bill He was 39, now 84 years old	as Dick
Marcia Nasatir She was 53, now 98 years old	as First Receptionist
Ann Dusenberry She was 27, now 72 years old	as Stevie
Sharon Lee She was 17, now 61 years old	as Blonde in Car
Mary Margaret Amato	as Waitress
Luis Contreras He was 29, 53 years old when he died	as Mexican Junkie
Margaret Fairchild She was 69, 78 years old when she died	as Mrs. Kerouac

Name	Department
Thomas L. Roysden as Set Decoration.	Art
Patricia Norris as Costume Design. She was 49 (83) years old when She died	Costume & Make-Up
Jack Nitzsche as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (63) years old when He died	Sound
Richard Hashimoto as Production Manager.	Production
John Byrum as Director. He was 33 (now 77) years old	Directing
John Byrum as Writer. He was 33 (now 77) years old	Writing
Eric Jenkins as Editor. He was 11 (now 33) years old	Editing
Jack Fisk as Production Design. He was 34 (now 79) years old	Art
William Tepper as Executive Producer. He was 31 (69) years old when He died	Production
Alan Greisman as Producer. He was 33 (now 77) years old	Production
Edward R. Pressman as Producer. He was 37 (now 81) years old	Production

They shocked us. They outraged us. They didn't do anything wrong. They just did it first.