The Road

The Road (2009)

Timing: 1:51 (111 min)

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Release date

2009-11-25

Country

United States

Production

Dimension Films, Nick Wechsler Productions, Chockstone Pictures, 2929 Productions

Genre

Adventure, Drama

Budget

$25 000 000

Revenue

$27 635 305

Website

http://www.theroad-movie.com/

Director

John Hillcoat

Actors

Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garret Dillahunt, Bob Jennings, Buddy Sosthand
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Scenario

Producer

Nick Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz, Mark Cuban

Operator

Javier Aguirresarobe

Composer

Nick Cave

Artist

Audition

Francine Maisler

Editing

Jon Gregory
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• The film is based on Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Road" (2006), which earned its author the Pulitzer Prize in 2007.
• Charlize Theron, who played the role of the protagonist's wife, admitted in an interview that she agreed to star in the film largely because she really liked Cormac McCarthy's book.
• Most of the film's scenes were shot in Pennsylvania. Filming also took place in Louisiana and Oregon.
• Initially, Brad Pitt was considered for the role of the boy's father, but the actor declined the offer. The role went to Viggo Mortensen.
• This film greatly inspired Naughty Dog in the development of the game The Last of Us.
• The director insisted on removing from the film an episode where cannibals roast a decapitated child's body on a spit.
• At the 92nd minute, it is visible that a father and son are walking along the coast, with the sea on their right. However, according to the main character's map, to walk south the sea should be on their left.
• The film is based on Cormac McCarthy's novel 'The Road' (2006), which earned its author the Pulitzer Prize in 2007.