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.

Garrett Hedlund
Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady

Sam Riley
Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac

Kristen Stewart
Marylou / LuAnne Henderson

Amy Adams
Jane / Joan Vollmer

Tom Sturridge
Carlo Marx / Allen Ginsberg

Kirsten Dunst
Camille / Carolyn Cassady

Viggo Mortensen
Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs

Danny Morgan
Ed Dunkle / Al Hinkle
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Release Date
May 22, 2012
Runtime
2h 22m
Rating
R
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Director