On the Road is a 2012 Brazilian-French[5] drama film directed by Walter Salles. It is an adaptation of the 1957 novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Alice Braga, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen. It was executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Filming began on August 4, 2010, in Montreal, Quebec, with a $25 million budget.
The story is based on the years Kerouac spent travelling the United States in the late 1940s with his friend Neal Cassady and several other figures who would go on to fame in their own right, including William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg.
On May 23, 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The film received mixed early reviews after it premiered at the film festival.The movie was also premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival in September.
Directed by:Walter Salles.
Produced by:Nathanael Karmitz,Charles Gillibert,Rebecca Yeldham.
Screenplay by:Jose Rivera.
Based on:On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
Starring:Sam Riley,Garrett HedlundKristen Stewart,Amy Adams,Tom Sturridge,Danny Morgan,Alice Braga,Elisabeth Moss,Kirsten Dunst,Viggo Mortensen.
Music by:Gustavo Santaolalla.
Cinematography:Éric Gautier.
Editing by:François Gédigier.
Studio:American Zoetrope,MK2,Film4,France Télévisions,Canal+,Ciné+,France 2 Cinéma.
Distributed by:IFC Films,Sundance Selects (USA,Lionsgate (UK),MK2 (France).
Release date:23 May 2012 (Cannes),12 October 2012 (United Kingdom),21 December 2012 (United States).
Running time:137 min. (Cannes),124 min. (Toronto).
Country:Brazil,FranceUnited Kingdom,United States.
Language:English.
Budget:$25 million.
Box office:$8,194,272.
Storyline
The story of Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, and Dean Moriarty, a devastatingly charming ex-con, married to the very liberated and seductive Marylou. Sal and Dean bond instantly instantly upon meeting. Determined not to get locked in to a constricted life, the two friends cut their ties and take to the road with Marylou. Thirsting for freedom, the three young people head off in search of the world, of other encounters, and of themselves.
