Pull My Daisy (1959)
"Is Holy Holy?"
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Jack Kerouac
Narrator (voice)
Allen Ginsberg
Alan
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Gregory Corso
Gregory
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Peter Orlovsky
Peter
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Larry Rivers
Milo
David Amram
Mez McGillicuddy
R
Richard Bellamy
Bishop
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Alice Neel
Bishop's Mother
S
Sally Gross
Bishop's Sister
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Pablo Frank
Pablo, Milo's Son
Delphine Seyrig
Milo's Wife
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Denise Parker
Girl in Bed
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