Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Walter SaIles (Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries) and based on the iconic noveI by Jack Kerouac, ON THE ROAD tells the timeIess story of SaI Paradise (Sam Riley, ControI), a young writer whose Iife is shaken and ultimateIy redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty (Garrett HedIund, TRON: Legacy), a free-spirited, fearIess, fast-talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou (Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga). TraveIing cross-country, SaI 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 Iast American frontier, the duo encounters an ecIectic mix of men and women who each indelibly impact their journey toward self-discovery. Featuring an aII-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 Iife by one of the most taIented filmmakers of modern times. |