Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1979)

After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City. Associated through mutual friendships, these cultural dissidents looked for new ways and means to express themselves. Soon their writings found an audience and the American media took notice, dubbing them the Beat Generation. Members of this group included writers Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg. a trinity that would ultimately influence the works of others during that era, including the "hippie" movement of the '60s. In this 55-minute video narrated by Allen Ginsberg, members of the Beat Generation (including the aforementioned Burroughs, Anne Waldman, Peter Orlovsky, Amiri Baraka, Diane Di Prima, and Timothy Leary) are reunited at Naropa University in Boulder, CO during the late 1970's to share their works and influence a new generation of young American bohemians.

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Allen Ginsberg
as Self

Peter Orlovsky
as Self

Timothy Leary
as Self

Amiri Baraka
as Self

Gregory Corso
as Self

William S. Burroughs
as Self

Diane Di Prima
as Self

Trogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
as Self

Meredith Monk
as Self

Anne Waldman
as Self

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Costanzo Allione
Director

Costanzo Allione
Producer

Fernanda Pivano
Other

Allen Ginsberg
Other

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