Full Cast & Crew
Cast (23)
Nick Nolte as Neal Cassady
Sissy Spacek as Carolyn Cassady
John Heard as Jack Kerouac
Ray Sharkey as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Ann Dusenberry as Stevie
Margaret Fairchild as Mrs. Kerouac
Tony Bill as Dick
Mary Margaret Amato as Waitress
Kent Williams as Ogden
Susan Niven as Ogden's Secretary
Marcia Nasatir as First Receptionist
Mickey Kelly as Second Receptionist
Luis Contreras as Mexican Junkie
Sharon Lee as Blonde in Car
Stephen Davies as Bob Bendix
Jenny O'Hara as Betty Bendix
Don Brodie as Dispatcher
John Larroquette as TV Talk Show Host
Terence H. Winkless as Youth in Bar
Steve Allen as Steve Allen
David Lynch as Painter (uncredited)
Mickey Kelly as Second Receptionist
Raymond Vitte as Undercover Agent
Directing (1)
John Byrum · Director
Writing (1)
John Byrum · Writer
Production (7)
Alan Greisman · Producer
David Axlerod · Producer
Dianne Crittenden · Casting
Edward R. Pressman · Producer
Michael Shamberg · Producer
Richard Hashimoto · Production Manager
William Tepper · Executive Producer
Camera (2)
Gary B. Kibbe · Additional Photography
László Kovács · Director of Photography
Editing (1)
Eric Jenkins · Editor
Art (2)
Jack Fisk · Production Design
Thomas L. Roysden · Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up (3)
Edouard F. Henriques III · Makeup Artist
Patricia Norris · Costume Design
Vivian McAteer · Hairstylist
Sound (1)
Jack Nitzsche · Original Music Composer