Heart Beat

Neal Cassady

Carolyn Cassady

Jack Kerouac

Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)

Stevie

Mrs. Kerouac

Dick

Waitress

Ogden

Ogden's Secretary

First Receptionist

Second Receptionist

Mexican Junkie

Blonde in Car

Bob Bendix

Betty Bendix

Dispatcher

TV Talk Show Host

Youth in Bar

Steve Allen

Painter (uncredited)

Second Receptionist

Undercover Agent