Beat
“Sex and Drugs before Rock and Roll”
The true story of two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the "Beat Generation."
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Cast
21 people
Kiefer Sutherland
William S. Burroughs
Known for
24
Phone Booth
Courtney Love
Joan Vollmer Burroughs
Known for
Man on the Moon
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Ron Livingston
Allen Ginsberg
Known for
Band of Brothers
Office Space
Norman Reedus
Lucien Carr
Known for
The Walking Dead
The Boondock Saints
Sam Trammell
Lee
Known for
True Blood
The Fault in Our Stars
Alec Von Bargen
Heard
Also in
El Secreto de Alejandra
A Beginner's Guide to the Presidency
Tommy Perna
Dwight
Known for
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Daniel Martínez
Jack Kerouac
Known for
Every Minute Counts
El Infierno
Kyle Secor
Dave Kammerer
Known for
The Purge: Election Year
Homicide: Life on the Street
Luisa Huertas
Maria (uncredited)
Known for
El Chema
Impossible Things
Lisa Sheridan
Sadie
Known for
Invasion
Journeyman
Patricia Llaca
Mary
Known for
The Blue Room
Casi divas
Gary Walkow Director · Ciro Cabello Cinematographer Sander Vos Editor
United States release January 29, 2000 · Produced in United States, Mexico · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Martien Holdings A.V.V.
Production
Walking Pictures
Production
Background Productions
Production
Beat LLC
Production
Millenium Pictures
Production
Pendragon Film
Production
Pfilmco
Production
Jade Films
Production
United States · Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 29, 2000
Theatrical
Czechia
April 1, 2001 · Physical
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