Pull My Daisy

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Jack Kerouac

Narrator

Age : 47 | Popularity : 9%

Allen Ginsberg

Alan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 42%

Gregory Corso

Gregory

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Peter Orlovsky

Peter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Larry Rivers

Milo

Age : 78 | Popularity : 1%

David Amram

Mez McGillicuddy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Richard Bellamy

Bishop

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Alice Neel

Bishop's Mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Robert Frank Alfred Leslie
Writing	Writer	Jack Kerouac
Sound	Music	David Amram
Department	Role	Name

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