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Beat
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1hr 29min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
2000
Director:
Gary Walkow
Distributor:
Lions Gate
Starring:
Courtney Love, Norman Reedus, Ron Livingston  ...more
Synopsis: William S. Burroughs' ill-fated performance of his "William Tell act" -- resulting in his wife Joan Vollmer getting a bullet in the brain with a shot glass atop her head -- soon became the stuff of Beat legend. This film, directed by Gary Walkow, traces this doomed romance from its inception to its bloody end. The movie opens in 1944 New York, where Columbia journalism student Vollmer is already living a bohemian life filled with pharmaceuticals and a host of future beatniks, including hunky Jack ... Full Synopsis
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Buzz McClain, AMG Review
It's easy to see why this star-riddled, frequently fascinating glimpse into the tragic (two murders) lives of the Beat Generation's influential writers sat on the shelf before emerging on video two years after it was made. The pretentious dialogue recited by chain-smoking intellectuals trying to have sex with each other amid exotic Mexican scenery has only so much appeal, and even at 80 minutes, die-hard ... Full Review
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Courtney Love
Joan Vollmer
Norman Reedus
Lucien Carr
Ron Livingston
Allen Ginsberg
Kiefer Sutherland
William S. Burroughs
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