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Beatnik was a media stereotype of the 1950s and early 1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s and violent film images, along with a cartoonish depiction of the real-life people and the spiritual quest in Jack Kerouac's autobiographical fiction.
Kerouac introduced the phrase "Beat Generation" in 1948, generalizing from his social circle to characterize the underground, anti-conformist youth gathering in New York at that time. The name came up in conversation with the novelist John Clellon Holmes who published an early Beat Generation novel, Go (1952), along with a manifesto in The New York Times Magazine: "This Is the Beat Generation" In 1954, Nolan Miller published his third novel, Why I Am So Beat (Putnam), detailing the weekend parties of four students.
The adjective "beat" was introduced to the group by Herbert Huncke, though Kerouac expanded the meaning of the term. "Beat" came from underworld slang—the world of hustlers, drug addicts and petty thieves, where Ginsberg and Kerouac sought inspiration. "Beat" was slang for "beaten down" or down-trodden, but to Kerouac and Ginsberg, it also had a spiritual connotation as in "beatitude". Other adjectives discussed by Holmes and Kerouac were "found" and "furtive." Kerouac felt he had identified (and was the embodiment of) a new trend analogous to the influential Lost Generation.
A know-it-all or know-all is a person who believes that he/she has an accurate comprehension of a topic and/or situation when in reality, his/her comprehension is inaccurate and limited. This belief may or may not be outwardly expressed.
The German word Besserwisser is also used in some languages, literally meaning "better knowing [person]".
I Feel Like Saying A Beatnik Poem 1950's B Movie Style
Various Artists - Beatnik Jazz Anthology (Not Now Music) [Full Album]
Mr. Know it All - How to Be A Beatnik
Mods, Beatniks, Rockers, 1965
⧫ Thursdays ⧫ 50's Beatnik Style | Throwback
Ned's Freaky BeatNik Parents
Beatnik Beauty Aka Beautiful Beatnik (1963)
The Bee Hives - Beatnik Baby (1961)
Petticoat Junction BOBBIE JO AND THE BEATNIK
Nu:Tone - Beatnik
Actors: Amy Adams (actress), Danny Elfman (composer), Christoph Waltz (actor), Barclay Hope (actor), Harvey Weinstein (producer), Tim Burton (producer), Jason Schwartzman (actor), Terence Stamp (actor), Tony Alcantar (actor), Danny Huston (actor), Bob Weinstein (producer), Derek Frey (producer), Jon Polito (actor), Tim Burton (director), Colleen Atwood (costume designer),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Ian M. Stratford (miscellaneous crew), Henry Thomas (actor), Josh Lucas (actor), Balthazar Getty (actor), Radha Mitchell (actress), Anthony Edwards (actor), Donal Logue (producer), Jean-Marc Barr (actor), Kate Bosworth (actress), Gabe de Kelaita (miscellaneous crew), Michael Polish (writer), Kris Smith (miscellaneous crew), Michael Polish (director), Michael Polish (producer), Michael E. Morales (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Sudden fame and a self-destructive lifestyle were taking a toll on Jack Kerouac's mind and body following the unparalleled success of the groundbreaking novel, On The Road. Once the handsome literary maverick and hero of the Beat Generation, Kerouac now sees only a vestige of his former self, ravaged by alcohol and drugs, aged beyond his years and tormented by self-doubt. Questioning his talent, his faith, and his mortality, Kerouac leaves New York for California, on a quest for redemption at an isolated, fog-banked cabin in the primitive landscape of the Big Sur woods. What ensues in those fateful 3 weeks of August, 1960, is both terrifying and revelatory. While Kerouac is able to find beauty and elation in his surroundings, the dichotomy of his psyche renders him unable to face his demons alone. He sets off on a visceral collision course of paranoia, sex, delirium tremens, misery and madness. His desperation culminates in an intense, hallucinatory breakdown, but the duality of his nature (again) comes into play and he emerges from his dark place - however fleeting - with a modicum of peace and optimism.
Keywords: author, based-on-novel, beach, beat-generation, big-sur, big-sur-california, cabin, california, friend, friendshipActors: Libby West (actress), Meredith Thomas (actress), Stewart Skelton (actor), Eric Lloyd (miscellaneous crew), Gregg Lawrence (actor), Amanda Pajer (actress), Dominic Conti (actor), Michael Consiglio (actor), Promise LaMarco (actress), Brian Ankrum (actor), Jeff Sutherland (actor), Heidi Valkenburg (actress), Thaddeus Anders (actor), Kris Angelis (actress), Aaron Jaeger (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Jeffrey Weissman (actor), Shannon Lark (actress), Eric Callero (actor), Eric Callero (writer), Eric Callero (director), Eric Callero (producer), Jeffery Davis (actor), Jeffery Davis (actor), Kathleen Messmer (miscellaneous crew), Brandon Hunt (miscellaneous crew), Brandon Hunt (actor), Bruce Burns (actor), Colin Thomas Jennings (actor), Melanee E. Nelson (actress), Kelly Devoto (actress),
Plot: 1957. A happy time of big fins, Rockabilly music and innocent teen love... Until the Martians come. In one night three teenagers have their world turned upside down when threatened by Zombie Beatniks, hopped up on space weed and bent on harvesting earth women for Martian demise. Only our square hero Johnny Keen, with help from his beatnik friend, Maynard, can defeat them. But can Johnny become "cool" enough in time to save his girl, Susie, and the day?! Drenched in Rockabilly music and greaser culture, "Flying Saucer Rock N Roll" is one swell ride from start to finish.
Keywords: 1950s, 57-chevy, 58-ford, atomic-weed, b-horror, bad-girl, beatnik, cool-cat, cult-film, drag-racingActors: Anna Paquin (actress), Clea DuVall (actress), Sarah Michelle Gellar (actress), Kevin Pollak (actor), Paul Walker (actor), Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones (actress), Rachael Leigh Cook (actress), Usher Raymond (actor), Alexis Arquette (actress), Milo Ventimiglia (actor), Tim Matheson (actor), Freddie Prinze Jr. (actor), Matthew Lillard (actor), Audrey Wasilewski (actress), Gabrielle Union (actress),
Plot: She's All That is your typical high school prom king and queen story and the run in defending the star status in the upcoming election. High school hottie, Zach Siler is dumped by his prom-queen girlfriend, the equally hot and extremely popular, Taylor Vaughan who fell for a second-hand world reject TV soap star who she met over the spring break. Having publicly dumped, Zach defends his discomposure by stating that Taylor is all make-up and wonder-bra and he can make any ordinary girl a prom queen with similar package. His high-school buddy, Dean Sampson, engages him in a bet following the statement and picks the geeky looking Laney Boggs out of the crowd as the girl Zach must transform into the new prom queen. Zach agrees since he has no options but as time passes and Laney begins to transform, Zach finds her to be unusually attractive. While all that falls beautifully in place, it's not your typical fairy-tale either. Throw in Dean Sampson to complicate the situation and he does since when he first made the bet, he never thought that Zach could rise up to the challenge but looking at how Laney has transformed, it just looks like Zach could be on a winning streak.
Keywords: adolescent-boy, adolescent-romance, affection, art-student, avante-garde-art, avante-garde-artist, beach, beatboxing, beeper, betActors: Rashid Nugmanov (director), Rashid Nugmanov (producer), Rashid Nugmanov (writer), Khadisha Urmurzina (editor), Aleksandr Sporykhin (actor), Lyudmila Trakhtenberg (costume designer), Farkhad Amankulov (actor), Aleksandr Aksyonov (actor), Konstantin Fyodorov (actor), Aleksandr Aksyonov (composer), Zhanna Isina (actress), Pavel Shpakovsky (actor), Viacheslav Knizel (actor), Gennadi Shatunov (actor), Konstantin Shamshurin (actor),
Plot: The Solar Children, a group of dwarves who left the circus, are trying to start a settlement in the Kyrgyzstan wilderness just after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but are harassed by a gang of bikers. With their meager savings, they hire a ragtag group of heroes to drive off the bikers.
Keywords: cardinal-direction-in-title, motorcycle, post-apocalypse, remakeActors: Paul Hunt (actor), William Rotsler (actor), William Rotsler (director), William Rotsler (writer), William Rotsler (producer), James Brand (actor), Kathy Williams (actress), Sheri Jackson (actress), Cara Peters (actress), Karen Thomas (actress), Jay Edwards (actor), Hugh Thelman (actor), Linda Stiles (actress), Don Allman (actor), Christine Thomas (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Elizabeth Montgomery (actress), William Asher (actor), William Asher (producer), William Asher (director), Don Peake (actor), Dean Torrence (actor), Arthur Julian (actor), Jack Fletcher (actor), Jan Berry (actor), Hal Blaine (actor), Gordon Connell (actor), Donna Danton (actress), Ray Pohlman (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Music,Actors: Regardt van den Bergh (actor), Gert van den Bergh (actor), Wena Naudé (actress), Dulcie van den Bergh (actress), Gordon Vorster (director), Gordon Vorster (writer), Peter Grossett (editor), Willem Loots (actor), Arthur Swemmer (actor), Jaco van der Westhuizen (actor), Ralph Loubser (actor), Elsa Fouché (actress), Douglas Fuchs (actor), Lourens Schultz (actor), George Canes (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Sann de Lange (actress), Gert van den Bergh (actor), Wena Naudé (actress), Pieter Hauptfleisch (actor), Willie van Rensburg (actor), Gordon Vorster (writer), Gordon Vorster (director), Peter Grossett (editor), Willem Loots (actor), Arthur Swemmer (actor), Ralph Loubser (actor), Willie Herbst (actor), Arthur Hall (actor), George Canes (actor), Christo Gerber (actor),
Genres: Comedy,All will be revealed before the next move
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Gimme some juice and watch me blow
Tell that joker where to go
Gimme some air and let me breathe
Wake me when it's time to leave
I was a beatnik (x4)
A shark tooth fin and a chevrolet
A wild boy takes it all the way
No more Charlie it's my throat
Send the bell-boy for my coat
I was a beatnik (x4)
I was a beatnik, beatnik, beatnik...
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I got to see you one more time
And show you to a friend of mine
A poor white man on an asian beat
An excess kid with a graceful streak
I was a beatnik (x8)
I was a beatnik!
No more from Charlie
No more from Cole
No more espresso
What a joke
I was a beatnik (x4)
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