When casting the documentary, the producers chose people who had a strong connection to Jack Kerouac. They fell into three categories; the “Originals”, those who knew Jack personally and were included in his Big Sur experience; the “Scholars”, who studied and researched Kerouac’s life and works; and the “Artists”, actors, writers, and musicians who were influenced and inspired by his prose.
The Artists
Sam Shepard
Tom Waits
Patti Smith
Lenny Kaye
Aram Saroyan
Donal Logue
Dar Williams
Amber Tamblyn
John Ventimiglia
Jack Hirschman
Robert Hunter
S.E. Hinton
Diamond Dave Whittaker
Ben Gibbard
Jay Farrar
Sage Francis
Herb Gold
Brenda Knight
The Scholars
John Tytell
Bill Morgan
Paul Marion
Eric Bauersfeld
The Originals
Carolyn Cassady
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Michael McCLure
Jami Cassady Ratto
John Allen Cassady
David Amram
Dana Godbe
Herb Gold
Sterling Lord
Joyce Johnson
Carolyn Cassady
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Joyce Johnson
Michael McClure
Dana Godbe
Amber Tamblyn
Aram Saroyan
Ben Gibbard
Bill Morgan
Dar Williams
David Amram
Diamond Dave Whittaker
Paul Marion
Robert Hunter
S. E. Hinton
Sterling Lord
Donal Logue
Eric Bauersfeld
Jay Farrar
John Allen Cassady
Sage Francis
John Ventimiglia
Jack Hirschman
Patti Smith
Lenny Kaye
Jami Cassady Ratto
Herb Gold
Sam Shepard
Tom Waits
John Tytell
Brenda Knight