KEROUAC’S ROAD THE BEAT OF A NATION Documentary Movie

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KEROUAC’S ROAD THE BEAT OF A NATION Documentary Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis:  KEROUAC’S ROAD: THE BEAT OF A NATION explores Jack Kerouac’s legacy through stories of modern “on-the-roaders” and those who knew or were inspired by him. Featuring Josh Brolin, W. Kamau Bell, Matt Dillon and more, it reveals a rarely seen side of Kerouac and offers a fresh take on On the Road and its lasting impact on America.   IN SELECT THEATERS FROM AUGUST 1  Universal Documentaries: Journey through powerful, award-winning documentaries that explore unmissable stories from across the world.  From athletes to artists, this channel focuses on those who achieved the pinnacle, and what it took to get them there. Join us as we journey through the highs and lows of success, the price of fame and the taste of victory in these award winning exploratory documentaries.

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00:01I'd always dreamed of going west to see the country,

00:04and the things that were to come are too fantastic not to tell.

00:09Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road,

00:11and it is a contender for the great American novel.

00:14It was the product of years of letters, diaries, drafts.

00:18It's one of the foundational texts for discovering America

00:22or discovering things outside of yourself.

00:24It's a manifesto of things that I had been feeling,

00:28and then suddenly Jack Kerouac made it real.

00:34Kerouac felt like an outsider.

00:36His family felt like outsiders,

00:38and he was always thinking, how do I fit in?

00:42Kerouac was such a figure of contradiction.

00:45There was this conservative side

00:47and this other wilder, free side.

00:50It was a constant tug-of-war.

00:52Sometimes what comes out in some of his works isn't sainthood.

00:56I don't think most women of this moment

01:00would be able to overlook the misogyny.

01:04Kerouac wanted to get out and experience something bigger.

01:07With all the savage irresponsibility that that comes with.

01:10We're so fascinated by people who live fast and burn bright.

01:14And it's not like a perfect book, but here we are all these years later

01:18and we're talking about On The Road.

01:20Hey Jack, would you compromise?

01:22Would you take it all straight on the thin white line?

01:24On The Road's message was open yourself up to experience.

01:28Take chances.

01:30Gain knowledge.

01:32He sort of laid down, this is the way I did it.

01:34Now you do it your way.

01:36Going to college, going to my future, seeing what more of the world is like.

01:46I've only seen my dad three times in 50 years.

01:50This is not an easy visit, but it's a visit that I really have to do.

01:54Home is a feeling.

01:56I like to say home is where you park it.

01:58I needed a book like On The Road to say you're okay.

02:06That's why it really resonates.

02:07It's because it's about trying to figure out your own road.

02:10Your own personal path.

02:12It's about the trip, not the destination.

02:15Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me.

02:18As is ever so, On The Road.

02:22Free to love, free to move, free to speak, free to choose.

02:27I do believe.

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