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The Beat

The Beat

1988R1h 38m

Drama

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It's up to us to create the world again

A New York teacher indulges a mad high school poet who sees himself as a mythic hero.

Director: Paul Mones
Writer: Paul Mones
Music: Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Tom DiCillo
Rated: R · Under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian.

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Cast

David JacobsonRex Voorhas Ormine
William McNamaraBilly Kane
Kara GloverKate Kane
Stuart AlexanderDoug
David McCarthyDirt-Larry
Markus FlanaganVis
Reggie Rock BythewoodDanny Lambeaux
Lisa Blake RichardsAmy Kahn
John SavageFrank Ellsworth
Jack McGeeMr. Frock

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