Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner. However, the brakeman's Bohemian friends crash the party, with comic results. Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.
Directed by Alfred Leslie and Robert Frank
new york city
poetry
black and white
improvisation
beat generation
beat poetry
short film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Cast
Jack Kerouac
Narrator (voice)
Allen Ginsberg
Alan
David Amram
Mez McGillicuddy
Delphine Seyrig
Milo's Wife
Crew
Robert Frank
Director
Jack Kerouac
Writer
David Amram
Music
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
Brayden
8.0★ · 02/12/26
let’s do every movie like this where someone who has a sense of humor akin to mine narrates the whole thing
let’s do every movie like this where someone who has a sense of humor akin to mine narrates the whole thing
evaPRO
6.0★ · 09/18/25
is this good or just avant garde... i've yet to decide...
is this good or just avant garde... i've yet to decide...
diego brando
4.1★ · 06/30/25
The beatniks? The hipsters? Cool, I guess?
The beatniks? The hipsters? Cool, I guess?
Tacitus KilgorePRO
oh my godd i fell asleep lol
oh my godd i fell asleep lol
Ned
7.4★ · 03/19/25
Thank you to the Jack kerouac in my head who will be providing improvised narration for everything moving forward. Favourite part was when he just started listing off cockroaches. Allen Ginsberg is so good in this. Is the world holy? Is the basketball holy? Is the organ of man holy? Are holy flowers holy? Are glasses holy? Is time holy? Is all the white moonlight holy? What is holy? Is holy holy? Are you holy?
Thank you to the Jack kerouac in my head who will be providing improvised narration for everything moving forward. Favourite part was when he just started listing off cockroaches. Allen Ginsberg is so good in this. Is the world holy? Is the basketball holy? Is the organ of man holy? Are holy flowers holy? Are glasses holy? Is time holy? Is all the white moonlight holy? What is holy? Is holy holy? Are you holy?
