Heart Beat (film)

Heart Beat
Early 1990s VHS cover
Directed byJohn Byrum
Written byScreenplay:
John Byrum
Autobiography/source:
Carolyn Cassady
Produced byMichael Shamberg
Alan Greisman
David Axelrod
Edward R. Pressman
StarringNick Nolte
Sissy Spacek
John Heard
CinematographyLászló Kovács
Edited byEric Jenkins
Music byJack Nitzsche
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • April 25, 1980 (1980-04-25)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
Budget$3.5 million[1]
Box office$954,046[2]

Heart Beat is a 1980 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Byrum, based on the autobiography by Carolyn Cassady.[3] The film is about seminal figures in the Beat Generation. The character of Ira, played by Ray Sharkey, is based on Allen Ginsberg.[4] The film stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, and John Heard.

The movie received generally mixed reviews, although the soundtrack was met with critical acclaim. According to Box Office Mojo, its worldwide gross receipts were $954,046, making the movie a box office disappointment.

  1. ^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 90.
  2. ^ Heart Beat at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ Cassady, Carolyn (July 1976). Heartbeat: My Life with Jack and Neal. Creative Arts Book Company. ISBN 978-0916870034.
  4. ^ Brenner, Paul. "Heart Beat > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved 2010-08-30.