The read
Audiences rate it 37 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 37 points higher than critics do.
22 audience votes
Key crew
- John ByrumDirector
- John ByrumWriter
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nick NolteNeal Cassady
- Sissy SpacekCarolyn Cassady
- John HeardJack Kerouac
- Ray SharkeyIra (based on Allen Ginsberg)
- Ann DusenberryStevie
- Margaret FairchildMrs. Kerouac
- Tony BillDick
- Mary Margaret AmatoWaitress
- Kent WilliamsOgden
- Susan NivenOgden's Secretary
- Marcia NasatirFirst Receptionist
- Mickey KellySecond Receptionist
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Themes
husband wife relationshiplove trianglesan francisco, californiabeatnikjazz clubbiographyalcohol abuseon the roadpolyamorypost world war iiaspiring writerbeat generation