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.





William Hurt
Walt McCandless

Jena Malone
Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)

Brian H. Dierker
Rainey

Catherine Keener
Jan Burres

Vince Vaughn
Wayne Westerberg

Kristen Stewart
Tracy Tatro