Source, The

USA 1999, 89 minutes
Dir. Chuck Workman
Genres: Documentary / Arts & Artists

Feat. Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Dennis Hopper

Aroview: Superb chronicle of the ‘Beat’ movement and the work of its founding fathers – Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs – and their influence on subsequent movements of the counter-culture as well as the literary and cultural landscape at large. Features interviews with all the remaining key figures (incl. Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary) and contemporary readings by Johnny Depp, John Turturro and Dennis Hopper, but this is especially impressive in its broad assemblage of archive material and its inspired mode of presentation.

NZ International Film Festival 1999

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4 stars (Very Good) Original footage. 5 US writers change English-speaking world view of itself. Basis for Dylan's obscure lyrics. Big impact on 60s & 70s pop culture. "Road trips" became about experience, not travel. Were they the 1st middle-class kids to rebel? ~Sandy