The Beat Generation

1959

Crime / Drama / Thriller

2
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 482 482

poetry beatnik rapist subculture beat generation beatnixploitation

Plot summary

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.

Director

Charles F. Haas Photo
Charles F. Haas

Top cast

Louis Armstrong Photo
Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong
Ray Danton Photo
Ray Danton as Stan Hess
James Mitchum Photo
James Mitchum as Art Jester
Gerry Cohen Photo
Gerry Cohen as Joseph Baron
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867.66 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1.57 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by marlene_rantz 5 / 10

Trashy, but interesting!

I watched this movie with some hesitation, because it really received awful reviews; however, because I like Ray Danton and Steve Cochran, I decided to give it a chance. Ray Danton and Steve Cochran both gave very good performances, as did Mamie Van Doren, Fay Spain, Jackie Coogan, and Jim Mitchum, and the plot, though trashy, was interesting, and as pointed out by Martin Teller, this movie was weirdly compelling, mainly due, I think, to Ray Danton's very menacing and interesting performance as a killer, and Steve Cochran's performance as a complex cop. I am, therefore, recommending this movie, but only if you like any of the actors in it, since they all gave good performances, and, I think, one can bear with the worst movie if one is a fan of an actor!
Reviewed by shepardjessica-1 7 / 10

Needs More Mamie Scenes But Well-Done!

Reviewed by RanchoTuVu 6 / 10

one for the collection

Stereotyped and clichéd exploitation film about a serial rapist known as the Aspirin Kid (Ray Danton), who hangs out with a group of beatniks while continuing to victimize attractive suburban housewives. Set in beatnik bars and on the beaches of LA, with some humorous dialog and a misogynistic cop played by Steve Cochran who tracks down the Kid after his own wife becomes a victim, the film has a refreshing originality, though generally it is laughably ridiculous, with its goateed beatniks staring off into space while listening to recorded car crashes, jazz, and the worst Beat poetry ever recited. With Mamie Van Doren, and a cast of several familiar faces that would crop up in Beach Party films, its nearly done in by what is now referred as camp, though there is enough of a story there to keep it moving along.
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