Pull My Daisy
Seen it?1959 | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Saturday Night or The Apartment, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie
- Jack KerouacNarrator (voice)
- Allen GinsbergAlan
- Gregory CorsoGregory
- Peter OrlovskyPeter
- Larry RiversMilo
- David AmramMez McGillicuddy
- Richard BellamyBishop
- Alice NeelBishop's Mother
- Sally GrossBishop's Sister
- Pablo FrankPablo, Milo's Son