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Imagining America is a 1989 anthology film consisting of four shorts with the central theme being life in the United States. It was originally broadcast on the PBS television series American Playhouse.
Original Release
11/19/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marianne Bergonzi | (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Howard Deere | Jazz bassist (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Christopher Fleming | (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Mary Pat Gleason | (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Sean Heyman | Hipster (segment "This Ain't Bebop") / Hipster |
| Dean HILL | Neal Cassidy (segment "This Ain't Bebop") / Neal Cassidy |
| Margaret Howell | Beat Poetess (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Ray Johnson | Jazz pianist (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Harvey Keitel | (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Maurice Miller | Jazz drummer (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
Directors
Mustapha Khan, Edward Lachman, Matt Mahurin, Ralph Bakshi
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marianne Bergonzi | (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Howard Deere | Jazz bassist (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Christopher Fleming | (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Mary Pat Gleason | (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Sean Heyman | Hipster (segment "This Ain't Bebop") / Hipster |
| Dean HILL | Neal Cassidy (segment "This Ain't Bebop") / Neal Cassidy |
| Margaret Howell | Beat Poetess (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Ray Johnson | Jazz pianist (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Harvey Keitel | (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Maurice Miller | Jazz drummer (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Dennis Nanney | |
| John Nesci | Narrator |
| Curtis Peagler | Jazz saxophonist (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Kara Sachs | Street Walker / Actor |
| Craig Stark | Young Harvey Keitel (segment "This Ain't Bebop") |
| Ron Thompson | Beatnik Poet (segment "This Ain't Bebop") / Beatnik Poet |
| Rick Singer | Neal Cassady / Neal Cassasdy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rick Singer | Producer |
| Mark Bakshi | Producer |
| Robert Moreland | Producer |
| Alex Papas | Producer |
| Richard Singer | Producer |
