The 1959 film featuring Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Gregory Corso was Pull My Daisy.
Directed by Alfred Leslie and Robert Frank, the short film was based on Kerouac’s play Beat Generation. Its story concerns a railroad brakeman, his wife, and an evening disrupted by eccentric friends, reflecting the social world associated with the New York Beat circle.
Kerouac supplied the narration, which gives the film its distinctive literary voice. The cast included members and associates of the Beat scene, while Delphine Seyrig played the wife. The film’s improvised atmosphere and documentary-like style made it an important example of Beat-related cinema.
Pull My Daisy is sometimes confused with The Beat Generation, a separate 1959 exploitation film. Despite their similar titles and release year, they are different productions with different creative teams.