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Pull My Daisy
Pull My Daisy

6.0

Pull My Daisy

NR·1959·26m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Robert Frank

Director

Alfred Leslie

Writer

Jack Kerouac

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

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Keywords

new york city
poetry
black and white
improvisation
beat generation
beat poetry
short film