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Pull My Daisy

"Is Holy Holy?"

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.

Top Cast

  • Jack Kerouac

    Jack Kerouac

    Narrator (voice)

  • Allen Ginsberg

    Allen Ginsberg

    Alan

  • Gregory Corso

    Gregory Corso

    Gregory

  • Peter Orlovsky

    Peter Orlovsky

    Peter

  • Larry Rivers

    Larry Rivers

    Milo

  • David Amram

    David Amram

    Mez McGillicuddy

  • Richard Bellamy

    Richard Bellamy

    Bishop

  • Alice Neel

    Alice Neel

    Bishop's Mother

  • Sally Gross

    Sally Gross

    Bishop's Sister

Overview

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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