Beat 24 years old

Sex and Drugs before Rock and Roll

Beat

The true story of two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the "Beat Generation."

Credits

Beat Cast

Name Character
Kiefer Sutherland He was 33, now 57 years old as William S. Burroughs
Ron Livingston He was 32, now 56 years old as Allen Ginsberg
Norman Reedus He was 31, now 55 years old as Lucien Carr
Courtney Love She was 35, now 59 years old as Joan Vollmer Burroughs
Sam Trammell He was 31, now 55 years old as Lee
Alec Von Bargen He was 27, now 52 years old as Heard
Kyle Secor He was 42, now 66 years old as Dave Kammerer

Beat Crew

Name Department
Sander Vos as Editor. He was 32 (now 57) years old Editing
Celine Schultz as Producer. Production
Jeroen Damen as Sound Designer. Sound
Hein Verhoeven as Sound Editor. Sound
Ernest Troost as Music. He was 46 (now 70) years old Sound
Donald Zuckerman as Producer. Production
Andrew Pfeffer as Producer. Production
Gary Walkow as Director. He was 47 (now 71) years old Directing
Gary Walkow as Writer. He was 47 (now 71) years old Writing
Alain Silver as Producer. He was 99 (now 123) years old Production
David Verbeek as Editor. He was 20 (now 44) years old Editing
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Beat (24 years)

Sex and Drugs before Rock and Roll

  • Release day: Saturday, January 29, 2000
  • Runtime: 93 minutes