Director:
Sean Penn
Writers (WGA):
Sean Penn (screenplay)
Jon Krakauer (book)
Adventure | Biography | Drama
Tagline:
Your great adventure on Alaska.
Plot:
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Emile Hirsch ... Chris McCandless
Marcia Gay Harden ... Billie McCandless
William Hurt ... Walt McCandless
Jena Malone ... Carine McCandless / Additional Narrator
Brian H. Dierker ... Rainey (as Brian Dierker)
Catherine Keener ... Jan Burres
Vince Vaughn ... Wayne Westerberg
Kristen Stewart ... Tracy Tatro
Hal Holbrook ... Ron Franz
Jim Gallien ... Himself
James O'Neill ... Graduation Reader (as James J. O'Neill)
Malinda McCollum ... Waitress
Paul Knauls ... Building Manager
Zach Galifianakis ... Kevin