 
        
     
                                    Nick Nolte
Neal Cassady
 
                                    Sissy Spacek
Carolyn Cassady
 
                                    John Heard
Jack Kerouac
 
                                    Ray Sharkey
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
 
                                    Ann Dusenberry
Stevie
Margaret Fairchild
Mrs. Kerouac
 
                                    Tony Bill
Dick
Mary Margaret Amato
Waitress
 
                                    Kent Williams
Ogden
Susan Niven
Ogden's Secretary
 
                                    Marcia Nasatir
First Receptionist
Mickey Kelly
Second Receptionist
 
                                    Luis Contreras
Mexican Junkie
Sharon Lee
Blonde in Car
 
                                    Stephen Davies
Bob Bendix
 
                                    Jenny O'Hara
Betty Bendix
 
                                    Don Brodie
Dispatcher
 
                                    John Larroquette
TV Talk Show Host
 
                                    Terence H. Winkless
Youth in Bar
 
                                    Steve Allen
Steve Allen
 
                                    David Lynch
Painter (uncredited)
Mickey Kelly
Second Receptionist
 
                                    Raymond Vitte
Undercover Agent
Heart Beat
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