: The characters are proxies for real Beat figures: Sal represents Jack Kerouac, Dean represents Neal Cassady, and supporting characters like Old Bull Lee (Viggo Mortensen) and Carlo Marx (Tom Sturridge) are based on William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, respectively.
The film features a star-studded cast portraying real-life figures from the Beat movement: Garrett Hedlund : Dean Moriarty (based on Neal Cassady). : Sal Paradise (based on Jack Kerouac). Kristen Stewart : Marylou (based on LuAnne Henderson). Kirsten Dunst : Camille (based on Carolyn Cassady). Tom Sturridge : Carlo Marx (based on Allen Ginsberg). Viggo Mortensen : Old Bull Lee (based on William S. Burroughs). : Jane (based on Joan Vollmer). Critical Reception The film received mixed reviews movie on the road 2012 new
: Shot by Eric Gautier, the film uses handheld cameras and natural lighting to mimic a documentary-like, "on-the-fly" aesthetic consistent with the spontaneous prose of the novel. : The characters are proxies for real Beat
, who executive produced the 2012 version, spent years trying to make it, at one point envisioning a cast featuring Brad Pitt and Ethan Hawke . : Sal Paradise (based on Jack Kerouac)
No article about the is complete without the music. Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla ( Brokeback Mountain ), the score is a minimalist plucking of banjos and acoustic guitars that sounds like a lonely hitchhiker on an empty highway.