Pull My Daisy
6
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1959-11-11
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Comedy
Drama
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.
Featured Crew
| Robert Frank | Director |
| Jack Kerouac | Writer |
| Alfred Leslie | Director |
| David Amram | Music |
