Pull My Daisy (1959): Cast
Pull My Daisy is a 1959 short comedy drama directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, starring Jack Kerouac as Narrator (voice), Allen Ginsberg and Delphine Seyrig. It runs 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Directors
- Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Pull My Daisy About?
The premise of Pull My Daisy without spoilers.
Inspired by a real incident with Beat icon Neal Cassady and his painter wife Carolyn, it follows a railway brakeman whose wife invites a bishop to dinner, only for friends to crash the meal and spark comic chaos. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, it was adapted by Jack Kerouac from his play Beat Generation, echoing Beat ethos.
Pull My Daisy Themes & Keywords
· 27 tags- national film registry
- bishop
- marriage
- poet
- party
- beatnik
- beat generation
- philosophy
- poetry
- bathtub
- finger gun
- rocking chair
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- french horn
- mother son relationship
- russian poet
- pump organ
- tuba
- the bowery manhattan new york city
- saxophone
- cockroach
- cigarette smoking
- beat poet
- jazz music
- narration
- organ
- apartment
- based on play
Pull My Daisy Cast & Characters
Jack Kerouac leads the cast as Narrator (voice), with Allen Ginsberg as Alan and Delphine Seyrig as Milo's Wife. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie; 12 actors are credited in all.
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Co-director Robert Frank - Co-director Alfred Leslie
- Jack Kerouac as Narrator (voice)
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Allen Ginsberg as Alan -
Delphine Seyrig as Milo's Wife - Peter Orlovsky as Peter
Also Starring in Pull My Daisy
· 8 more- Gregory Corso Gregory
- Richard Bellamy Bishop
- Larry Rivers Milo
- Pablo Frank Pablo, Milo's Son
- David Amram Mez McGillicuddy
- Alice Neel Bishop's Mother
- Sally Gross Bishop's Sister
- Denise Parker Girl in Bed
Pull My Daisy Also Known As
Also known as “拔出雏菊”.
- Also known as
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- 拔出雏菊
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, Daisy Doodad’s Dial and Dinner in America.
Pull My Daisy FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Pull My Daisy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Pull My Daisy?
Pull My Daisy runs 26 minutes.
When was Pull My Daisy released?
Pull My Daisy was released on November 11, 1959.
Who directed Pull My Daisy?
Pull My Daisy was directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie.
More films by Robert Frank Who is in the cast of Pull My Daisy?
Pull My Daisy stars Jack Kerouac as Narrator (voice), Allen Ginsberg as Alan and Delphine Seyrig as Milo's Wife, among 12 credited actors.
Does Pull My Daisy have a post-credit scene?
No. Pull My Daisy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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