On the Road

"The best teacher is experience."

May 23 2012 R 2h 4m
Adventure, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Jack Kerouac, Jose Rivera

Directed by

Walter Salles

Production Countries

Brazil, France, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

American Zoetrope, Jerry Leider Company, Vanguard Films, France 2 Cinéma, Ciné+, Videofilmes, K & S Films, Nomadic Pictures, Film4 Productions, Canal+, France Télévisions, SPAD Films, MK2 Films

Languages

Français, English

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
44,634
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
NA