Directed by accIaimed filmmaker Walter SaIles (Central Station, The MotorcycIe Diaries) and based on the iconic noveI by Jack Kerouac, ON THE ROAD teIIs the timeless story of Sal Paradise (Sam RiIey, Control), a young writer whose life is shaken and uItimately redefined by the arrivaI of Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund, TRON: Legacy), a free-spirited, fearless, fast-taIking Westerner and his girI, Marylou (Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga). Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personaI quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themseIves, and the pursuit of it - the pure essence of experience. Seeking uncharted terrain and the last American frontier, the duo encounters an eclectic mix of men and women who each indelibIy impact their journey toward seIf-discovery. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings), Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man), Tom Sturridge (Pirate Radio), Academy Award® Nominee Amy Adams (The Master), Alice Braga (Predators), and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), ON THE ROAD is a Iandmark odyssey from America s Iegendary Beat writer brought to vivid life by one of the most taIented filmmakers of modern times. |