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61% Critic Match
Pull My Daisy
“Is Holy Holy?”
6.1 / 10• 1959• 26m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner. However, the brakeman's Bohemian friends crash the party, with comic results. Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.
Cast & Crew
Jack Kerouac
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Allen Ginsberg
Alan
GC
Gregory Corso
Gregory
Peter Orlovsky
Peter
LR
Larry Rivers
Milo
David Amram
Mez McGillicuddy
RB
Richard Bellamy
Bishop
AN
Alice Neel
Bishop's Mother
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Frank's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pull My Daisy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
