After graduating from Emory University in 1992, 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.
Emile Hirsch
as Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp
Marcia Gay Harden
as Billie McCandless
William Hurt
as Walt McCandless
Jena Malone
as Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)
Brian H. Dierker
as Rainey
Catherine Keener
as Jan Burres
Vince Vaughn
as Wayne Westerberg
Kristen Stewart
as Tracy Tatro
Hal Holbrook
as Ronald "Ron" Franz
Thure Lindhardt
as Mads
Signe Egholm Olsen
as Sonja
Jim Gallien
as Jim Gallien
