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Big Sur
- Director: Michael Polish
- Writer: Jack Kerouac; Michael Polish
- Producer: Ross Jacobson; Adam Kassen
CGiii Comment
Cinematography...fantastic.
Content...absolute babble.
This is strictly for Kerouac fans...the tedium of his writing is further exacerbated by the constant, droning voice-over.
Kerouac was a drunk - who got lucky...in a time when every single person was grasping at new creative straws. They pulled the short straw with Kerouac.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Sudden fame and a self-destructive lifestyle were taking a toll on Jack Kerouac's mind and body following the unparalleled success of the groundbreaking novel, On The Road. Once the handsome literary maverick and hero of the Beat Generation, Kerouac now sees only a vestige of his former self, ravaged by alcohol and drugs, aged beyond his years and tormented by self-doubt. Questioning his talent, his faith, and his mortality, Kerouac leaves New York for California, on a quest for redemption at an isolated, fog-banked cabin in the primitive landscape of the Big Sur woods. What ensues in those fateful 3 weeks of August, 1960, is both terrifying and revelatory. While Kerouac is able to find beauty and elation in his surroundings, the dichotomy of his psyche renders him unable to face his demons alone. He sets off on a visceral collision course of paranoia, sex, delirium tremens, misery and madness.
Cast & Characters
Jean-Marc Barr as Jack Kerouac;
Kate Bosworth as Billie;
Josh Lucas as Neal Cassady;
Anthony Edwards as Lawrence Ferlinghetti;
Balthazar Getty as Michael McClure;
Patrick Fischler as Lew Welch;
Stana Katic as Lenora;
Henry Thomas as Philip Whalen;
John Robinson as Paul Smith;
Radha Mitchell as Carolyn Cassady