"Pull My Daisy" is an American 26-minute short film from over 55 years ago. It is in black-and-white and has sound. Directors are Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie and both are still alive around the age of 90 and above today. Writer is Jack Kerouac and he is also the narrator. And Allan Ginsberg is in the cast here too. I guess the inclusion of these two is the main reason why this little movie got picked up for the National Film Registry. I don't think it is deserving though as this was not a particularly great watch in terms of acting or storytelling. It was fairly forgettable in fact. It never really decides between comedy and drama and, as a consequence, is underdeveloped in terms of both. Also I found almost all the characters pretty boring and the way the narration went against the action was a pretty weak creative decision I think. It only hurt the overall outcome instead of setting it apart from the big amount of mediocre films from the 1950s. I do not recommend "Pull My Daisy".
Review of Pull My Daisy
