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On the Road
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On the Road

2012-05-22 · 142 min · ★ 5.6

Adventure · Drama

Sal Paradise is a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou. Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience.

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Directors
Walter Salles
Production companies
Film4 Productions, France 2 Cinéma, VideoFilmes, American Zoetrope, The Jerry Leider Company, Vanguard Films, MK2 Productions, Vanguard Films (III), Nomadic Pictures, SPAD Films
Countries
Brazil, France, United Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico, Canada, Argentina
Status
Released
Budget
USD 25,000,000
Revenue
USD 8,784,318

Top Cast

Garrett HedlundGarrett HedlundDean Moriarty / Neal Cassady
Sam RileySam RileySal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
Kristen StewartKristen StewartMarylou / LuAnne Henderson
Amy AdamsAmy AdamsJane / Joan Vollmer
Tom SturridgeTom SturridgeCarlo Marx / Allen Ginsberg
Danny MorganDanny MorganEd Dunkle / Al Hinkle
Alice BragaAlice BragaTerry / Bea Franco
Elisabeth MossElisabeth MossGalatea Dunkel / Helen Hinkle
Kirsten DunstKirsten DunstCamille / Carolyn Cassady
Viggo MortensenViggo MortensenOld Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
Steve BuscemiSteve BuscemiTall thin salesman
Terrence HowardTerrence HowardWalter
Joe ChrestJoe ChrestVirginia Cop
Sarah AllenSarah AllenVicki
Kim BubbsKim BubbsLaura
Eric DavisEric DavisPaul
Giselle ItiéGiselle ItiéTonia
Giovanna ZacaríasGiovanna ZacaríasPuta Loca Roja
Coati MundiCoati MundiSlim Gaillard
Kaniehtiio HornKaniehtiio HornRita Bettancourt

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