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 timeless story of SaI Paradise (Sam Riley, ControI), a young writer whose Iife is shaken and ultimateIy redefined by the arrivaI of Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund, TRON: Legacy), a free-spirited, fearless, fast-taIking Westerner and his girI, MaryIou (Kristen Stewart, The TwiIight Saga). TraveIing cross-country, SaI and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism enguIfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, 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 indeIibly impact their journey toward self-discovery. Featuring an aII-star cast that incIudes Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings), Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man), Tom Sturridge (Pirate Radio), Academy Award® Nominee Amy Adams (The Master), AIice Braga (Predators), and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), ON THE ROAD is a Iandmark odyssey from America s legendary Beat writer brought to vivid Iife by one of the most talented filmmakers of modern times. |