1997·Drama·1h 34m
7.0
★
Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life with kids and a white picket fence. When his girlfried, Joan, tries to kill herself he gets scared and runs away. But when Joan reappears will he take the chance at that happiness, or will he turn his back on it?
Directed by Stephen Kay
suicide
suicide attempt
1940s
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Cast
Thomas Jane
Neal Cassady
Keanu Reeves
Harry
Adrien Brody
Ben
John Doe
Lewis
Claire Forlani
Joan
Jim Haynie
Jerry
Marg Helgenberger
Lizzy
Lucinda Jenney
Rosie Trickle
Gretchen Mol
Mary Greenway
Pat McNamara
Father Fletcher
Kate Williamson
Nurse Waring
Cristine Rose
Mrs. Greenway
Crew
Stephen Kay
Director
Stephen Kay
Writer
Tyler Bates
Original Music Composer
Bobby Bukowski
Director of Photography
Robert L. Levy
Executive Producer
Donald Kushner
Executive Producer
Lawrence Mortorff
Executive Producer
Laurel Smith
Casting Director
Neal Cassady
Book
Mark Weingarten
Sound Mixer
Dale Robinette
Still Photographer
Pilar Savone
Second Second Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Makayla
2.0★ · 01/14/26
“it’s in your eyes, brother. it's in your soul.”
wow. this movie not only absolutely sucked but it also agitated me. i started watching this last night and i was fully considering not finishing it, but decided to see it through.
what do you mean the main character ditches his girlfriend after she attempts suicide and proceeds to just fuck around and do random shit, including sleeping with an underage girl? and i’m meant to like him? girl, i nearly fucking clapped when he got arrested. i get that he was scared or whatever he says, but come on. and she forgives him way too fast; girl, you deserve better.
i only watched this for Keanu and i think he did a pretty good job, especially with the scene of him and Neal in the bathroom. i didn’t really like Harry as a character though. actually, the only character that i recall even slightly liking was Ben. Adrien Brody was very good in his 5 seconds of screen screen time. this one star is for my boys and nothing else.
wow. this movie not only absolutely sucked but it also agitated me. i started watching this last night and i was fully considering not finishing it, but decided to see it through.
what do you mean the main character ditches his girlfriend after she attempts suicide and proceeds to just fuck around and do random shit, including sleeping with an underage girl? and i’m meant to like him? girl, i nearly fucking clapped when he got arrested. i get that he was scared or whatever he says, but come on. and she forgives him way too fast; girl, you deserve better.
i only watched this for Keanu and i think he did a pretty good job, especially with the scene of him and Neal in the bathroom. i didn’t really like Harry as a character though. actually, the only character that i recall even slightly liking was Ben. Adrien Brody was very good in his 5 seconds of screen screen time. this one star is for my boys and nothing else.
“it’s in your eyes, brother. it's in your soul.”
wow. this movie not only absolutely sucked but it also agitated me. i started watching this last night and i was fully considering not finishing it, but decided to see it through.
what do you mean the main character ditches his girlfriend after she attempts suicide and proceeds to just fuck around and do random shit, including sleeping with an underage girl? and i’m meant to like him? girl, i nearly fucking clapped when he got arrested. i get that he was scared or whatever he says, but come on. and she forgives him way too fast; girl, you deserve better.
i only watched this for Keanu and i think he did a pretty good job, especially with the scene of him and Neal in the bathroom. i didn’t really like Harry as a character though. actually, the only character that i recall even slightly liking was Ben. Adrien Brody was very good in his 5 seconds of screen screen time. this one star is for my boys and nothing else.
wow. this movie not only absolutely sucked but it also agitated me. i started watching this last night and i was fully considering not finishing it, but decided to see it through.
what do you mean the main character ditches his girlfriend after she attempts suicide and proceeds to just fuck around and do random shit, including sleeping with an underage girl? and i’m meant to like him? girl, i nearly fucking clapped when he got arrested. i get that he was scared or whatever he says, but come on. and she forgives him way too fast; girl, you deserve better.
i only watched this for Keanu and i think he did a pretty good job, especially with the scene of him and Neal in the bathroom. i didn’t really like Harry as a character though. actually, the only character that i recall even slightly liking was Ben. Adrien Brody was very good in his 5 seconds of screen screen time. this one star is for my boys and nothing else.
Maddie
3.0★ · 01/01/26
it HAD potential to be good
it HAD potential to be good
Jimena
3.0★ · 08/31/25
BORING 🗣️ (Ben is so cute)
BORING 🗣️ (Ben is so cute)
Ava
0.5★ · 06/30/25
boring and tasteless except I wouldn’t mind a taste of pathetic twink adrien brody
boring and tasteless except I wouldn’t mind a taste of pathetic twink adrien brody
Jude
0.5★ · 06/27/25
The one star is for gay Adrien Brody as an Allen Ginsberg stand in who was my favorite part of the movie.
Genuinely makes me sad how such an interesting person’s life inspired such a dull and lifeless movie. There’s so many interesting and crazy Neal Cassady and Beat writer stories they could have told instead of this one…and it just makes me sad
Genuinely makes me sad how such an interesting person’s life inspired such a dull and lifeless movie. There’s so many interesting and crazy Neal Cassady and Beat writer stories they could have told instead of this one…and it just makes me sad
The one star is for gay Adrien Brody as an Allen Ginsberg stand in who was my favorite part of the movie.
Genuinely makes me sad how such an interesting person’s life inspired such a dull and lifeless movie. There’s so many interesting and crazy Neal Cassady and Beat writer stories they could have told instead of this one…and it just makes me sad
Genuinely makes me sad how such an interesting person’s life inspired such a dull and lifeless movie. There’s so many interesting and crazy Neal Cassady and Beat writer stories they could have told instead of this one…and it just makes me sad