Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Jack Kerouac's life is examined through interviews with his contemporaries and friends including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William S. Burroughs. The film also employs dramatic recreations of Kerouac's life beginning with his early childhood.
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (1985)
John Antonelli
Ratings
TMDB users
6.5/10
10 votes
Rating consensus
65/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~65/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Peter Coyote
Narrator
Community Ledger
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Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (1985)
John Antonelli
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