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Heart Beat is a 1980 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Byrum, based on the autobiography by Carolyn Cassady. The film is about seminal figures in the Beat Generation. The character of Ira, played by Ray Sharkey, is based on Allen Ginsberg. 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.




Plot


The film explores the love triangle of real-life characters Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, and Carolyn Cassady in the late 1950s and the 1960s. It chronicles Kerouac writing his seminal novel On the Road, and its effect on their lives.




Cast


Nick Nolte as Neal Cassady
Sissy Spacek as Carolyn Cassady
John Heard as Jack Kerouac
Ray Sharkey as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Ann Dusenberry as Stevie
Margaret Fairchild as Mrs. Kerouac
John Larroquette as TV Talk Show Host
David Lynch as Painter
Tony Bill as Dick
Don Brodie as Dispatcher




Production


It was one of the first movies from the newly formed Orion Productions.




Critical reception


Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2½ out of 4 stars and praised certain aspects of the film:

[T]here were long stretches of Heart Beat during which I found myself wishing instead for a film version of On the Road... The movie's a triumph of art direction, all right; the locations, clothes, lighting, moods, music and whole tone of the performances are designed to lower a kind of nostalgic dropcloth over the story... This movie treats its events as so long ago, so finished and done with and bathed in a yellowing afterglow, that we don't sense the very passion and rebelliousness it's supposed to be about. What an irony for the first serious film about the Beats.




Musical score and soundtrack



The score was composed by Jack Nitzsche, and included the song "I Love Her, Too" co-written by Buffy Sainte-Marie and sung by Aaron Neville. The soundtrack prominently featured saxophonist Art Pepper and other West Coast jazz musicians, with the soundtrack album released on the Capitol label.




= Track listing

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All compositions by Jack Nitzsche except where noted.

"On the Road" – 3:16
"Carolyn's Theme" – 1:53
"Adagio for Strings" – 1:58
"Three Americans" – 1:19
"Jack's Theme" – 1:39
"The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Ernest Seitz, Gene Lockhart) – 2:10
"I Love Her Too" (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, John Byrum) – 3:50
"Carolyn" – 3:18
"Jam" – 2:28
"Neal's Theme" – 1:55
"901" – 3:01
"Heart Beat" – 1:42




= Personnel

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Art Pepper – alto saxophone solos (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 9–11)
Conte Candoli – trumpet
Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone, oboe
Pete Jolly – piano
Max Bennett – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
Shorty Rogers – arranger
Bob Enevoldsen – trombone
Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Frank Capp – drums
Emil Richards – percussion
Aaron Neville – vocals (track 7)
Les Paul and Mary Ford – guitar and vocals (track 6)
Unidentified Orchestra conducted by Alan Broadbent




References






External links


Heart Beat at IMDb
Heart Beat at Rotten Tomatoes
Heart Beat at AllMovie
Heart Beat at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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