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Beat

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.7K
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Beat (2000)
Drama

Two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation.Two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation.Two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation.

  • Director
    • Gary Walkow
  • Writer
    • Gary Walkow
  • Stars
    • Courtney Love
    • Kiefer Sutherland
    • Lisa Sheridan
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gary Walkow
    • Writer
      • Gary Walkow
    • Stars
      • Courtney Love
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Lisa Sheridan
    • 32User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast21

    Courtney Love
    Courtney Love
    • Joan Vollmer Burroughs
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • William S. Burroughs
    Lisa Sheridan
    Lisa Sheridan
    • Sadie
    Patricia Llaca
    • Mary
    • (as Patricia De Llaca)
    Steve Hedden
    • Pharmacist
    Ron Livingston
    Ron Livingston
    • Allen Ginsberg
    Norman Reedus
    Norman Reedus
    • Lucien Carr
    Daniel Martínez
    Daniel Martínez
    • Jack Kerouac
    Kyle Secor
    Kyle Secor
    • Dave Kammerer
    Pedro Gonzalez
    • Knife Sharpener
    Georgiana Sîrbu
    • Julie
    Rene Rubio
    • Bill Jr.
    Sam Trammell
    Sam Trammell
    • Lee
    Alec Von Bargen
    Alec Von Bargen
    • Heard
    Tommy Perna
    Tommy Perna
    • Dwight
    Luis Felipe Tovar
    Luis Felipe Tovar
    • Federale Sergeant
    Khotan Fernandez
    Khotan Fernandez
    • Federale Officer
    • (as Kothan)
    Serafina De Lorca
    • Woman at Angahuan
    • Director
      • Gary Walkow
    • Writer
      • Gary Walkow
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    • Trivia
      The trailer shows scenes not in the final version of the film. These seem to include scenes with Jack Kerouac and others from New York appearing only in brief flashback in the film. As well, a scene of William Burroughs reading a newspaper story to Joan about a fire at a zoo. The phrase "and the hippos were boiled in their tanks" which comes from this story was the title of the unpublished novel by Kerouac and Burroughs about the David Kammerer murder.
    • Quotes
      • Joan Vollmer: So, do they have ruins down in Guatemala?
      • William S. Burroughs: It's all ruins. Or it all will be, given enough time.
      • Joan Vollmer: Ah, just like people.
      • William S. Burroughs: Yes. But people decay more promptly than Mayan temples.
    • Connections
      Version of Naked Lunch (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Amor de Juventud
      Music and Lyrics by Ramón Ayala
      Performed by Ramón Ayala

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 29, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ритм
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Millenium Pictures
      • Background Productions
      • Beat LLC
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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