Gunther's Tap Room, Northport, LI. Drew Keil as Jack Kerouac. Sophie Vanier asJan Kerouac and Drew Keil as Jack Kerouac. Jack O'Connell (facing) as Leo Kerouac with Drew Keil as Jack Kerouac. Director Ed Dennehy as Neal Cassady. Sonya Tannenbaum as Gabrielle, Kerouac's Mother, Drew Keil as Kerouac. Narrator Michael Newman. Patrick Fenton and Larry Smith, friend of JK in Northport. Drew Keil as Kerouac center stage in Gunther's Tap Room.