Pull My Daisy

"Is Holy Holy?"

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.

Director: Robert Frank

Cast

Jack Kerouac

Narrator (voice)

Allen Ginsberg

Alan

G

Gregory Corso

Gregory

P

Peter Orlovsky

Peter

L

Larry Rivers

Milo

David Amram

Mez McGillicuddy

R

Richard Bellamy

Bishop

A

Alice Neel

Bishop's Mother