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Beat (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 3  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 4.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Synopsis: Courtney Love stars as Joan Vollmer, the second wife of writer William S. Burroughs (Keifer Sutherland), in this picturesque look at death and travel among a group of travelling college students who would go on to become the best-known of the "Beat" writers. Leading up to her shooting death in... Courtney Love stars as Joan Vollmer, the second wife of writer William S. Burroughs (Keifer Sutherland), in this picturesque look at death and travel among a group of travelling college students who would go on to become the best-known of the "Beat" writers. Leading up to her shooting death in a bizarre William Tell-type stunt attempted by her husband, Joan spends time in Mexico with her two children, ponders her future with her philandering husband, and is visited by Allen Ginsburg (Ron Livingston), Jack Kerouac (Daniel Martinez), and UPI journalist Lucien Carr (Norman Reedus). [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Courtney Love, Ron Livingston, Norman Reedus, Kyle Secor

Director: Gary Walkow
Screenwriter: Gary Walkow

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 10, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Gary Walkow - Director

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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2/5

Put it out of it's misery, please?

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10/22/02
Christopher Null
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This failed effort would have been better served if it wasn't released.

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10/20/02
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