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The Source
Directed by
Chuck Workman
1999
88m
Documentary
,
Biography
,
and more
7.2
88%
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Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
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Cast of The Source
Johnny Depp
Jack Kerouac
Dennis Hopper
William S. Burroughs
John Turturro
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs
Self (archive footage)
Philip Glass
Self
Robert Creeley
Self
Ann Charters
Self
George Steade
Self
David Amram
Self
Ed Sanders
Self
Gregory Corso
Self
Kyle Roderick
Self
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Self
Ken Kesey
Self
Gary Snyder
Self
Jerry Garcia
Self
Jack Micheline
Self
Michael McClure
Self
Stephen Ronan
Self
Philip Whalen
Self
Terry Southern
Self
Timothy Leary
Self
Paul Krassner
Self
Diane Di Prima
Self
Tom Hayden
Self
David Dellinger
Self
John Sampas
Self
The Source Ratings & Reviews
Kansas City Kansan
Steve Crum
Yet another mediocre film salvaged by Depp's performance
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
this documentary may inspire a few other souls to strike out on their own and not be 'intimidated by a bunch of jerks who don't know anything about life.'
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
A compact but accomplished work focusing on the holy trinity of the Beats: Jack Kerouac, Allan Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A creative documentary which pays tribute to the crazy wisdom of three Beat Generation artists.
Matinee Magazine
Chuck Rudolph
Watching it feels like whiplash, and afterwards it doesn't feel like you've benefited at all from sitting through it.
Film Journal International
David Noh
It is absolutely fascinating to see the real Kerouac here; caught on film, he is every bit as communicative, earthy and irresistibly hunky as one might have dreamt.
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