The Source: Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

Acclaimed documentarian Chuck Workman chronicles the 50-year history of the Beat Generation and its lasting effects on American literature, music, art and society. Rare film and TV footage, interviews, and dramatic readings by Johnny Depp (as Jack Kerouac), Dennis Hopper (as William Burroughs) and John Turturro (as Allen Ginsberg) tell the story of the rebels who laid the groundwork for the social upheaval of the '60s and '70s. 89 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.