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The Source
54%
Movie
1h 28m
AI Analysis
The Source (1999) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Source (1999) — a movie tagged as Documentary and History with heartwarming and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American conscious… Our models also surface themes such as ai and friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~88 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Source 54% (14 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 14 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1999-01-23
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 51679
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What is The Source about?
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretati... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Source?
The official runtime for The Source is approximately 88 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Johnny Depp
Jack Kerouac
Dennis Hopper
William S. Burroughs
John Turturro
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs
Self (archive footage)
Philip Glass
Self
- R
Robert Creeley
Self
- A
Ann Charters
Self
- G
George Steade
Self
David Amram
Self
- E
Ed Sanders
Self
- G
Gregory Corso
Self
- K
Kyle Roderick
Self
- L
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Self
Ken Kesey
Self
Gary Snyder
Self
Jerry Garcia
Self
- J
Jack Micheline
Self
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