Pull My Daisy 1959
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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.
- Released: 1959-11-11
- Runtime: 26 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Stars: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Peter Orlovsky, Larry Rivers
- Director: Robert Frank, Jack Kerouac, Alfred Leslie, David Amram
