Cast (23)

Nick Nolte

Neal Cassady

Sissy Spacek

Carolyn Cassady

John Heard

Jack Kerouac

Ray Sharkey

Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)

Ann Dusenberry

Stevie

Margaret Fairchild

Mrs. Kerouac

Tony Bill

Dick

Mary Margaret Amato

Waitress

Kent Williams

Ogden

Susan Niven

Ogden's Secretary

Marcia Nasatir

First Receptionist

Mickey Kelly

Second Receptionist

Luis Contreras

Mexican Junkie

Sharon Lee

Blonde in Car

Stephen Davies

Bob Bendix

Jenny O'Hara

Betty Bendix

Don Brodie

Dispatcher

John Larroquette

TV Talk Show Host

Terence H. Winkless

Youth in Bar

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

David Lynch

Painter (uncredited)

Mickey Kelly

Second Receptionist

Raymond Vitte

Undercover Agent

Crew (17)

John Byrum

Director

John Byrum

Writer

Jack Fisk

Production Design

Eric Jenkins

Editor

Michael Shamberg

Producer

Thomas L. Roysden

Set Decoration

Patricia Norris

Costume Design

Alan Greisman

Producer

László Kovács

Director of Photography

Edouard F. Henriques III

Makeup Artist

David Axlerod

Producer

William Tepper

Executive Producer

Richard Hashimoto

Production Manager

Edward R. Pressman

Producer

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Vivian McAteer

Hairstylist

Jack Nitzsche

Original Music Composer