On The Road
– Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced,..
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.
23 May 2012
English, French
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Walter Salles
Jack Kerouac (based on the novel by), Jose Rivera (screenplay by)
Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams
Shaken by the death of his father and discouraged by his stalled career, writer Sal Paradise goes on a road trip hoping for inspiration. While traveling, he is befriended by charismatic and fearless Dean Moriarty and Moriarty's free-spirited and seductive young wife, Marylou. Traveling across the American southwest together, they strive to break from conformity and and search the unknown, and their decisions change the very course of their lives.
2 wins & 4 nominations.
$665,094
IFC Films/Sundance Selects