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Beat is the true story of two murders that shaped the lives of some of the most influential writers of the "Beat Generation". Fromtheir early college years to becoming expatriates in Mexico, William S. Burroughs (Kiefer Sutherland) and his wife Joan Vollmer (Courtney Love) are haunted by the murder of a friend in college by another one of their closest friends. Their obsessive love eventually pushes them to the limits and once again murder is part of their legacy.
Original Release
01/29/2000
US Release
01/29/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Courtney Love | Joan Vollmer Burroughs |
Kiefer Sutherland | William S. Burroughs |
Lisa Sheridan | Sadie |
Patricia Llaca | Mary |
Steve Hedden | Pharmacist |
Ron Livingston | Allen Ginsberg |
Norman Reedus | Lucien Carr |
Daniel Martinez | Jack Kerouac |
Kyle Secor | Dave Kammerer |
Pedro Gonzalez | Knife Sharpener |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Courtney Love | Joan Vollmer Burroughs |
Kiefer Sutherland | William S. Burroughs |
Lisa Sheridan | Sadie |
Patricia Llaca | Mary |
Steve Hedden | Pharmacist |
Ron Livingston | Allen Ginsberg |
Norman Reedus | Lucien Carr |
Daniel Martinez | Jack Kerouac |
Kyle Secor | Dave Kammerer |
Pedro Gonzalez | Knife Sharpener |
Georgiana Sîrbu | Julie |
Rene Rubio | Bill Jr. |
Sam Trammell | Lee |
Alec Von Bargen | Heard |
Tommy Perna | Dwight |
Luis Felipe Tovar | Federale Sergeant |
Khotan Fernández | Federale Officer |
Serafina De Lorca | Woman at Angahuan |
Chano Samoana | Man at Bar |
Darren Ross | UPI colleague |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Beugg | Executive Producer |
Linda Brookover | Executive Producer |
Willi Bär | Executive Producer |
Danny Dimbort | Executive Producer |
Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
Trevor Short | Executive Producer |
Antonio Zavala Kugler | Executive Producer |
Víctor Zavala Kugler | Executive Producer |
Wendy Pier Cassileth | Producer |
Alejandra Cárdenas | Producer |
Leonardo de la Sierra | Producer |
Dave Duce | Producer |
Heidi Levitt | Producer |
Nicole M. Libresco | Producer |
Andrew Pfeffer | Producer |
Alain Silver | Producer |
Donald Zuckerman | Producer |
Celine Schultz | Producer |